Overview
The Challenges
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a form of violence which includes physical, sexual, and/or psychological violence perpetrated by men against women and girls. GBV is a gross violation of human-rights and universal values, as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international documents, and unfortunately remains prevalent worldwide, cutting across national and socio-cultural boundaries.
Gender inequality persists in South Sudan as well, including negative gender stereotypes, limited representation, and participation of women in decision-making spaces, in social, and economic life. Traditional views on gender roles are widespread, lowering women’s participation in higher education and encouraging child marriage, especially in rural areas (UNICEF global databases, 2021).
Our Goal
Aiming in raising awareness on women rights and GBV, strengthening civil society to support victims and prevent rights violations, training independent media workers to exercise their fundamental freedoms and promote gender equality, strengthening policy dialogue and links between relevant stakeholders, and enhancing democratic dialogue in the digital sphere.
Our Objectives
- Increase community participation and involvement to promote access to quality welfare of both children and adolescents, eliminate all forms of SGBV and provide psychosocial support to the victims.
- Effective advocacy with relevant stakeholders and parties to conflict to promote adherence to and human rights law, with emphasis on humanitarian concerns.
- Capacity building at all levels for effective prevention of and response to protection challenges, with a particular focus on the most vulnerable.
- Human-rights based approaches are mainstreamed in the program design and delivery of all BHECO programs.
- Enhancement of Community capacity for protection of the most vulnerable.
Approach
- Identify and understand the root causes of domestic violence in Soutth Sudan, based on the perceptions on the topic of the general population
- Raise general and legal awareness of women and girls regarding their rights, and of society in general on domestic violence
- Strengthen and improve the skills of staff through capacity building activities
- Train journalists and media professionals in promoting gender equality through their work
- Strengthen the dialogue and networking links between CSOs and other relevant national stakeholders for the development of a strategy on combatting GBV
- Promote and enhance communication and dialogue on the topic via social media
Our Impact
The Impact of What We Do
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Adolescent girls aged 12-16 years and 734 Women aged 16-44 who need multiple forms of psycho-social, educational and legal support
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Persons equipped with knowledge and skills through capacity building activities on human and women rights
Partnerships
Partners and Funders
