A countrywide exercise to map the organizations working in the area of gender-based violence is now underway.It seeks to establish organizations working around gender-based violence (GBV), activities undertaken and geographical coverage. Information from this mapping exercise will assist the government, UN Agencies, Development Partners and Civil Society Organizations in co-ordinating, implementing, mobilising resources and monitoring and evaluating national efforts on GBV.
The mapping tool exercise seeks to identify forms of GBV, districts and wards where it is prevalent and the identification of perpetrators. It will record statistics of occurrence of each of the forms in 2008 and 2009.
The most common forms of GBV in Zimbabwe are physical abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse. Of major concern is the unreasonable disposal of household effects or other property in which the victim has an interest.
Abuse derived from cultural or customary rites or practices that discriminate against women all remain forms of GBV existing in Zimbabwe. The abuse of minors or those incapable of fending for themselves are emerging as worrying forms of GBV in the country, although these are often unreported.
The mapping tool exercise therefore seeks to establish services provided, a description of these services and HIV diagnostic testing and counselling (DTC).
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