Providing psychological and economic support to survivors of Gender Based Violence

Savanne for women victims of domestic violence in that region, thus causing a problem for delivery of service. The nearest office is situated at Rose Belle.

Violence against women is a persistent and universal problem occurring in every culture and social group. Around the world, at least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime – most often by someone she knows, including a member of her own family, an employer or a co-worker.

Gender-based violence both reflects and reinforces inequalities between men and women and compromises the health, dignity, security and autonomy of its victims. It encompasses a wide range of human rights violations, including sexual abuse of children, rape, domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment, trafficking of women and girls and several harmful traditional practices. There is no Family Support Bureau (FSB) in the region of Surinam and district of Savanne for women victims of domestic violence in that region, thus causing a Any one of these abuses can leave deep psychological scars, damage the health of women and girls in general, including their reproductive and sexual health, and in some instances, results in death.

Download : 20913_gbv-applicationpriscillabignouxsc15052015.docx