{"id":94417,"date":"2023-08-16T12:07:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T12:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2023\/08\/16\/vihiga-county-steps-up-efforts-to-eradicate-gbv-kenya-news-agency\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T12:07:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T12:07:06","slug":"vihiga-county-steps-up-efforts-to-eradicate-gbv-kenya-news-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2023\/08\/16\/vihiga-county-steps-up-efforts-to-eradicate-gbv-kenya-news-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"Vihiga County steps up efforts to eradicate GBV \u2013 Kenya News Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\">Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has been a thorny challenge amongst Vihiga residents that wants collaborative efforts to be contained.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\">The violence is principally meted out to ladies and youngsters, a state of affairs that prompted the county authorities to provoke a means of developing with SGBV and Kids\u2019s insurance policies, that are at present awaiting public participation earlier than they&#8217;re adopted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\">The County Director for Social Providers and Gender (CDSG), Arthur Lisimba, mentioned the 2 paperwork could be prepared for launch in November 2023 to pave the way in which for his or her implementation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\">Mr. Lisimba, who was talking through the County Gender Sector Working Group (CGSWG) discussion board, recommended the multi-sectorial companions for organising conferences to champion ladies\u2019s and youngsters\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\">Betty Okero, from the Civil Society Organisations\u2019 (CSO) community, mentioned they&#8217;ve established ladies\u2019s, peace, and safety committees on the grassroots stage to reinforce the impression of girls\u2019s rights advocacy actions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\">She famous that by way of their efforts, the plenty have been enlightened about gender equality and justice for all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\">The Nationwide Council of Church buildings of Kenya (NCCK) Western Regional Supervisor, Mercy Ogwel, mentioned they&#8217;ve been championing ladies\u2019s participation in politics and the peace course of, which has resulted in additional ladies vying for and successful electoral positions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\">Hellen Muchunu, from UN Girls, noticed that the marketing campaign for empowering ladies is geared in the direction of the realisation of gender equality and balanced socio-economic improvement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\"><strong style=\"color: #252525;\">By Sammy Mwibanda<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Supply: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenyanews.go.ke\/vihiga-county-steps-up-efforts-to-eradicate-gbv\/\">kenyanews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has been a thorny challenge amongst Vihiga residents that wants collaborative efforts to be contained. 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