A Gender Based Violence (GBV) activist in Northern Province has
announced plans to improve the welfare of GBV survivors in the
area.
Kasama One Stop Centre coordinator, Bernard Mulenga, says
Gender Based Violence survivors will undergo entrepreneurship
training in the district.
Speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Kasama today Mr Mulenga
said it is important that the survivors are trained in financial literacy to
make then self-sustainable economically.
Mr Mulenga further attributed the high prevalence rate of GBV cases in
the area to high dependence on men by women. He disclosed that
UNICEF has also partnered with government to empower GBV
survivors in skills that will improve their livelihood.
Mr Mulenga said the empowerment programme is being implemented
in rural parts of the Muchinga and Northern provinces. Mr Mulenga
said survivors are taught how to save money so that they are not
subjected to torture by their spouses.
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