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Title Covid reveals flaws in the protection of girls in Uganda: recommendations on how to tackle sexual and gender-based violence
Full text http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-2589
Date 2021
Author(s) Nyakato, Viola Nilah; Kemigisha, Elizabeth; Tuhumwire, Margaret; Fisher, Eleanor
Abstract Rates of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) are high in Uganda, by both global and African comparison, and the Covid-19 pandemic has made things even worse. Breaking the cultural, religious and social norms that perpetuate and trivialise SGBV is key to improve the situation. However, there are also other measures, such as communication channels for reporting and following up on SGBV, safe shelters and support for girls threatened by perpetrators, and improved sexual education in schools. - Writing this policy note was supported by the Belmont Forum and NORFACE Joint Research Programme on Transformations to Sustainability, co-funded by DLR/BMBF, ESRC, FAPESP, ISC, NWO, VR, and the EC through Horizon 2020 (grant number: 462.17.201).
Subject(s) Epidemics; Recommendations; Sexual abuse; Uganda; Violence against women; Gender Studies; Genusstudier
Language eng
Publisher Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Research Unit; Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda; Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda; Environmental Women for Action in Development (EWAD); Uppsala
Relation NAI Policy Notes, 1654-6695 ; 2021/5
Type of publication Report; info:eu-repo/semantics/report; text
Format application/pdf
Rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Identifier 0000-0001-6042-6706; urn:isbn:978-91-7106-880-4
Repository Sweden, Norway - NAI-DiVA-portal
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