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The scourge of domestic violence, which often affects girls and women, has to be dealt with decisively by “joining hands” and reporting cases to the authorities, a Pan-African non-governmental organisation has said.
During a recent gender-based violence (GBV) educational tour in Chitungwiza, Forum for African Women Educationalists Zimbabwe (FAWEZ) representative Mrs Rujeko Chibaya indicated that men were sometimes on the receiving end of the violence.
The country joined the rest of the world in commemorating 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, which ended recently.
“We have many cases of domestic violence that are happening in our homes, but the victims are afraid to come through,” said Mrs Chibaya.
“In most cases, the victims are women and girls. We encourage victims of domestic violence to come through and report their cases as it is a serious offence that needs to be dealt with.”
Mr Blessing Mafiko, a representative from Childline Zimbabwe, encouraged people to report cases of cyber space child abuse.
“As parents, we must protect our children against online child abuse as social media is now the trending thing,” he said
Other organisations that took part in the tour include Family Support Trust, AIDS Counselling Trust, SOS Children’s Village International, Victim Friendly Unit (VFU), Shamwari Yemwanasikana, and Youth Aspire Development Trust.
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