Meeting with: Meeting with: Subject of meeting: Adult male batwa Discussion of GBV prevention and response among the Batwa Adult female batwa Youth boys and girls communities. Child Protection Committee Item Summary of proceedings Introduction 01. The team leader introduced his team and explained the overall objective of their visit particularly on the GOU/WB project components and concluded by informing members that kisoro district is among the 13 project districts thus the need for the community consultations Issues discussed 02. Describe GBV in context of Indigenous Minority groups particularly the batwa in Kisoro? Women are the main victims of GBV due to power and gender relations between the men and the women favouring men as superior to women. Community myth exists among the non batwa e.g having sex with Batwa cures some disease ailments (HIV/AIDS and backaches) this has fueled incidences of sexual assault, rape and defilement of the batwa girls and women. 03. What are the drivers of GBV High alcohol consumption both men and women. High levels of poverty. 04. Identify any challenges to access to services The Batwa’s traditional way of life, cultural values and norms does not allow a male healthcare provider to attend to women during delivery and hence this makes them reluctant to seek medical services from the health centre. Lack of financial capacity to access GBV response services since the husband who are sometimes the perpetrators decide the mode of utilization of resources within the households. Corruption among service providers who insist for payment before accessing GBV referral services 05. What do you propose as measures to prevent GBV? Consensus building on acceptable or unacceptable Batwa community social norms and grievance redress mechanisms at family level. Support economic livelihoods specifically for the indigenous groups. Design male targeted activities to keep them busy [disinterest them from alcoholism) Date of Meeting: Venue of Meting: Record by: Innocent Rushaaga, Kashija, Byarunhanga 22nd March 2017 & 23rd March Ryabihuku, Nyabaremura 2017 [found in Rubuguri Parish, Kirundu sub-county, Mukungu; Gatera in Mabuyemeru village] Meeting with: Meeting with: Subject of meeting: male batwa Discussion of GBV prevention and female batwa response among the Batwa Youth boys and girls communities.
Subject of meeting: Discussion of GBV prevention and response among the Batwa communities. Meeting with: Meeting with: Adult male batwa Adult female batwa Youth boys and girls Child Protection Committee Item Summary of proceedings Introduction 01. The team leader introduced his team and explained the overall objective of their visit particularly on the GOU/WB project components and concluded by informing members that kisoro district is among the 13 project districts thus the need for the community consultations Issues discussed 02. Describe GBV in context of Indigenous Minority groups particularly the batwa in Kisoro? Women are the main victims of GBV due to power and gender relations between the men and the women favouring men as superior to women. Community myth exists among the non batwa e.g having sex with Batwa cures some disease ailments (HIV/AIDS and backaches) this has fueled incidences of sexual assault, rape and defilement of the batwa girls and women. 03. What are the drivers of GBV High alcohol consumption both men and women. High levels of poverty. 04. Identify any challenges to access to services The Batwa’s traditional way of life, cultural values and norms does not allow a male healthcare provider to attend to women during delivery and hence this makes them reluctant to seek medical services from the health centre. Lack of financial capacity to access GBV response services since the husband who are sometimes the perpetrators decide the mode of utilization of resources within the households. Corruption among service providers who insist for payment before accessing GBV referral services 05. What do you propose as measures to prevent GBV? Consensus building on acceptable or unacceptable Batwa community social norms and grievance redress mechanisms at family level. Support economic livelihoods specifically for the indigenous groups. Design male targeted activities to keep them busy [disinterest them from alcoholism) Date of Meeting: 22nd March 2017 & 23rd March 2017 Venue of Meting: Rushaaga, Kashija, Ryabihuku, Nyabaremura [found in Rubuguri Parish, Kirundu sub-county, Mukungu; Gatera in Mabuyemeru village] Record by: Innocent Byarunhanga Subject of meeting: Discussion of GBV prevention and response among the Batwa communities. Meeting with: Meeting with: male batwa female batwa Youth boys and girls
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