Empowering communities to put an end to GBV
The Monica Gender Violence Organisation (MGVS) recently held a legal study and basic life counselling workshop in Katutura, Windhoek. The founder of the organisation, Shaanika Nashilongo says that the group held the workshop to educate and elders and the youth from the community about their rights.
According to Nashilongo Gender-based (GBV) Violence is taking its toll taking in many communities and he wanted to educate the people about their rights and how they could curb the violence. “Sometimes people only accept the violence because they do not know what to do about it. Through the workshops we are conducting we get to educate and teach people about how they can stop the violence from happening,” says Nashilongo.
He said when he initially started with the training in 2016 many members of the public did not participate but that later changed after people started seeing the impact that the workshops had in the community.
“Last year in September Monica Gender Violence organisation had started a community leadership training for people in Windhoek both youth and elders. When we started we started with only 3 participants, However, in November last year the number had increased to 20 people,” says Nashilongo.
She says the counsellors who assist victims were trained counsellors. He said the counsellors have gained training through Lifeline Childline because of the support given to them from the Office of the First Lady of Namibia. “The Office of the First Lady prepared us very well and we were trained by experts in the industry so that we can root out the evils in society and assist those who truly need our help,” she says.
The members of the community who participated in the training all received certificates for attending the workshop.
Shona Ngava
Fast Facts:
* The Monica Gender Violence organisation has handled more than 3000 cases of gender based violence since its existence.
*The organisation deals with women empowerment and regularly holds training and workshops with women
*The First Lady of Namibia, Monica Geingos is the Patron of the organisation.
*The organisation works with Police and Lawyers to solve GBV cases and many other issues in the community.
According to Nashilongo Gender-based (GBV) Violence is taking its toll taking in many communities and he wanted to educate the people about their rights and how they could curb the violence. “Sometimes people only accept the violence because they do not know what to do about it. Through the workshops we are conducting we get to educate and teach people about how they can stop the violence from happening,” says Nashilongo.
He said when he initially started with the training in 2016 many members of the public did not participate but that later changed after people started seeing the impact that the workshops had in the community.
“Last year in September Monica Gender Violence organisation had started a community leadership training for people in Windhoek both youth and elders. When we started we started with only 3 participants, However, in November last year the number had increased to 20 people,” says Nashilongo.
She says the counsellors who assist victims were trained counsellors. He said the counsellors have gained training through Lifeline Childline because of the support given to them from the Office of the First Lady of Namibia. “The Office of the First Lady prepared us very well and we were trained by experts in the industry so that we can root out the evils in society and assist those who truly need our help,” she says.
The members of the community who participated in the training all received certificates for attending the workshop.
Shona Ngava
Fast Facts:
* The Monica Gender Violence organisation has handled more than 3000 cases of gender based violence since its existence.
*The organisation deals with women empowerment and regularly holds training and workshops with women
*The First Lady of Namibia, Monica Geingos is the Patron of the organisation.
*The organisation works with Police and Lawyers to solve GBV cases and many other issues in the community.
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