Ujamaa Pamodzi Africa has taken the initiative to get the male and female teachers trained to deal with Gender Based Violence. The organization has acknowledged that the Gender based violence has been a cause of concern for the nation.
It is the responsibility of the administration to make sure that the nation is equipped to deal with the situation. The officials have shared that the teachers were given insights on how to deal with and address various gender-based violence acts in schools.
The Ujamaa Pamodzi Africa district coordinator has made these remarks during the third phase of the training on Boys Transformation and Girls Empowerment and Self Defense. Tionge Mwanza said that the training was highly effective in tackling gender-based violence in thee communites.
“These two projects are teaching boys and girls how to protect themselves from Gender Based Violence incidents. Therefore, we are offering the skills, particularly in the event of an attack,” Mwanza stated.
“We also have an initiative called Boys Transformation or Healing that aims to improve the way males view ladies by targeting them through their male school teachers. When there is Gender Based Violence, we want the boys to step in and protect the girls,” she continued.
Mwanza revealed that they are concentrating on schools for the project. This is because the authorities believe that it is many students safe space.
According to a trainee, Elizabeth Gogoda of Kanjuwi Primary School, the Girls Empowerment and Self Defense project will give them the skills they need to teach girls in schools how to prevent gender-based violence.
Gogoda disclosed: “Students encounter a lot of gender-based violence even in the classroom, as girls would complain about being harassed by both teachers and other students.”
Godfrey Chirwa, who is a teacher at Msakhwi Primary School in Chitala Zone also commented on the Boys Transformation project. He believes that it will make boys behave differently toward females and stand up for one another against gender-based violence.