Domestic and gender-based violence (GBV) was a global pandemic long before the COVID-19 outbreak. Uganda government imposed lockdowns to contain the coronavirus, implored residents to stay home to protect themselves and others from coronavirus disease, but it has increased domestic and GBV especially for women and children in homes. In April 2020 alone, in Uganda over 3500 GBV cases were reported ; the project shall avail GBV awareness, prevention and mitigation tools in Uganda.
During the COVID -19 lockdown in Uganda domestic and gender-based violence has surged in Uganda over 3500 GBV cases reported in April 2020 alone; women, children are most affected. Rising numbers of sick people, growing unemployment, increased anxiety, financial stress, resource scarcity have set the stage for exacerbated domestic violence and GBV crisis. The project will support 200 vulnerable families, 1000 people with tools to reduce, avoid stress and conflicts among intimate partners.
The project shall provide domestic and gender-based violence awareness, prevention, support, and referral mechanism text messages, WhatsApp, radio, TV and digital content to parents, intimate partners and children to avail support to the families and stress management strategies
200 families with 1000 members shall directly benefit on prevention, reduction in domestic and gender-based violence in Uganda. This intervention will indirectly benefit and impact 10,000 people. Avoid COVID-19 crisis from causing social and family breakdown and overwhelming of psychiatric hospitals in Uganda.
