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DENOSA commemorates 16 days of Activism against Women and Children Abuse
DENOSA National Gender structure is organising its official launch of 16 days of Activism against Abuse of Women and Children on November 18, 2016. The function is to be held at DENOSA Head Office, 605 Stanza Bopape Street in Pretoria at 16h00.
Our goals for the launch are simple but bold: to raise awareness on issues of abuse of women in the workplace as well as abuse of children, most of whom often end up in health facilities, the importance of Forensic Nursing and how it can assist with evidence-gathering in cases of abuse and the role of nurses in eliminating ill-treatment of LGBTI clients in Health institutions as this was a concern by the LGBTI community.
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We as DENOSA we note that Gender-based violence (GBV) crosses all levels of society including political, economic and social structures. It is recognized that the causes of GBV are complex and not associated with one single factor but attributed to an interaction between individual, relationship, social, cultural and environmental factors. (WHO 2012) Whilst it is a complex relationship between these factors, we would like to focus on the relationship between individual, social and environment and gender based violence. South Africa is a diverse country with many cultures, religions and traditions, often perceptions are that culture, religion and traditions relegate the status of women in society. We would like to explore on these factors and the extent to which these factors inclusive of individual, social and environment can play a
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The theme of the launch followed the government one which is “Count me In: Together moving a non – violent South Africa forward’.
A day prior to the event, there will be a training on Routine Screening for Intimate Partner Violence conducted to all National Gender Committee members. Routine Screening for Intimate Partner Violence: A Guide for Trainers is the first regional document devoted to building the capacity of providers to respond to intimate partner violence (IPV). The training guide is a follow-on initiative to the 6th Best Practices Forum in the Health of the East, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA) Health Community, held in August 2012. This Forum brought to
the fore research findings from the region centering on the acceptability and feasibility of IPV screening, and culminated in the passage of a resolution (in December 2012) by Health
Ministers that prescribes the integration of gender-based violence screening into health care settings in the ECSA region. This training guide responds to this resolution by providing Member States with a starting point for implementing the proposed integration of gender-based violence screening.
