Covid-19: Kitovu Mobile field staff up sleeves for handling rising GBV cases during lockdown

Godfrey,Kitovu Mobile DREAMS project senior social worker taking field coordinators through the different service given to Gender Based Violence survivors. Photos By Moses Muwulya. 

By Moses Muwulya,Communications Officer.

Kitovu Mobile DREAMS project field coordinators in Kyotera and Rakai District, have had  a two-day training to further build their capacity to effectively handle Gender Based Violence Cases (GBV)

The development aims at  ensuring effective  handling  of the  increasing GBV cases among  Adolloscent Girls and Young Women(AGYW) under the DREAMS project in the two Districts where Kitovu Mobile implements  project.

Currently,many cases of defilement and other cases,have been reported by AGYW and need help in form of making the offenders brought to book as well as giving survivors  the very services needed by them. This depends on the nature of GBV

Field coordinators during the training. The facilitators reminded the former on how to best handle victims ensuring that they disclose.

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