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3 results foundAuthor: Grieg, Alan Title: Mobilising Men in Practice: Challenging sexual and gender-based violence in institutional settings - Tools, Stories, Lessons Summary: Gender inequalities, and the violence that maintains them, are not simply a matter of individuals and their behaviours; they are maintained by the social, economic and political institutions that structure all of our lives. So, what can men do to work with women in challenging the institutionalised nature of sexual and gender-based violence? Through exploring ways of engaging men as gender activists within their every-day contexts, the Mobilising Men programme is working to better understand what it takes to confront sexual and gender-based violence in institutional settings. Since early 2010, the Institute for Development Studies, with support from UNFPA, has partnered with implementing civil society organisations in India, Kenya and Uganda to identify, recruit, train and support teams of male activists to work with women in developing campaigns to challenge and change the policies and cultures of specific institutional settings that condone or even fuel sexual and gender-based violence. ‘Mobilising Men in Practice’ brings together stories and lessons from this work, as well as some of the tools used by the partners in India, Kenya and Uganda. It is intended to inspire and guide others who are committed to engaging more men in efforts to address sexual and gender-based violence within the institutions in which we live our lives. Details: Brighton, UK: Institute of Development Studies, 2012. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 19, 2012 at Year: 2012 Country: International URL: Shelf Number: 124191 Keywords: Crime PreventionGender-Based ViolenceIndiaKenyaSexual ViolenceUganda |
Author: Bukenya, Badru Title: ECPAT Country Overview: Uganda Summary: Uganda is a landlocked country located in East Africa with a population of approximately 41.5 million people of which 22.8 million are children. The country has one of the world youngest populations. Uganda currently hosts the third largest refugee population in the world, two-thirds of which are children. Displacement is one the factors leading to children's vulnerability to sexual exploitation. Other circumstances associated with heightened risks for children are poverty, gender inequalities and lack of adequate education due to school drop-out and pressure to financially support the family. In terms of exploitation in prostitution, victims are mostly girls and transactions are often not monetary but perceived as pathways towards more formal relationships such as 'sugar daddy' arrangements through which the men provide for basic survival needs in exchange for sex. Boys and girls also actively engage in their own exploitation in order to have access to material goods they would not be able to afford otherwise. In recent years, there has been an increase in Internet access and mobile cell phone subscriptions in Uganda. Although data on the actual number of child victims and the volume of child sexual abuse materials generated and shared in the country are not available, media reports, anecdotal evidence as well as some research on child sexual abuse online, show that Ugandan children are at risk of online child sexual exploitation and indicate the need for continued awareness-raising activities on the issue. Uganda continues to be a source, transit and destination country for children subject to trafficking for sexual purposes, including through early and forced marriage and for the production of child sexual abuse material. The risk of sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism is very important, especially in light of expanding tourism in Africa and the significant proportion of At a Glance travel and tourism in Uganda taking place through orphanage voluntourism programmes. Although the legal age of marriage is 18 years of age, Uganda continues to have one of the highest rates of child, early and forced marriage in the world. Uganda has ratified a number of international and regional instruments aimed at combating the sexual exploitation of children. However, it is worth noting that the country has yet to ratify the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (signed in 2000) and has not made any action in reference to the African Union Convention on Cyber Security. The national legislation is not fully in compliance with international standards and gaps persist to comprehensively address the sexual exploitation of children in a harmonized manner across multiple pieces of legislation. Uganda has a robust national-level legal, policy, and research framework to address sexual exploitation of children and the key drivers of children's vulnerability. A specific National Action Plan on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation has been drafted and it is due to be finalised and approved by the end of 2019. The efforts of civil society in preventing and raising awareness on sexual exploitation of children and related phenomena are praiseworthy. A number of projects focus on issues like child, early and forced marriage, and child online safety. In terms of child-sensitive justice, although guidelines on how to reduce the risk of secondary victimisation for children exist, loopholes in laws that allow child victims' identities to be disclosed put children at risk. Details: Bangkok: ECPAT International, 2019. 39p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 20, 2019 at: https://www.ecpat.org/country-reports/uganda-country-overview/ Year: 2019 Country: Uganda URL: https://www.ecpat.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ECPAT-Country-Overview-Report-Uganda-April-2019.pdf Shelf Number: 155924 Keywords: Child Abuse and Neglect Child Prostitution Child Sexual Abuse Child Sexual Exploitation Child Victims Forced Marriage Uganda |
Author: Fisher, Julie Title: Lighting the Way: Lighting, Sanitation and the Risk of Gender-Based Violence Omugo Extension Camp, Uganda Summary: Humanitarian agencies strive to provide sanitation facilities which are safe, accessible and afford users privacy and dignity. Yet in reality, women in particular have many concerns which can prevent them from using the facilities, especially after dark. This report documents field research on whether sanitation lighting reduces risks of gender-based violence in Omugo Extension Camp in northern Uganda. It explores the perceived risks - including those relating to gender-based violence - and shares camp residents' views on what would make them feel safer using sanitation facilities. It is part of wider research, with studies also taking place in Iraq and Nigeria. Details: S.L.: Oxfam, 2018. 44p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed June 3, 2019 at: https://gbvguidelines.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/rr-lighting-the-way-research-uganda-211218-en.pdf Year: 2018 Country: International URL: https://gbvguidelines.org/en/documents/lighting-the-way-lighting-sanitation-and-the-risk-of-gender-based-violence-in-omugu-extension-camp-uganda/ Shelf Number: 156152 Keywords: Facility Security Family Violence Gender Based Violence Intimate Partner Violence Risky Facilities Uganda |