WOMEN AND MEN TAKING REPONSIBILITIES TOGETHER: A KEY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNCIL OF MANJAKANDRIANA

– Women did not have the courage to express their opinions, women victim of violence did not dare to complain.
– Men dominated in all the fields, especially in governance and decision making.
– The majority of women limited their role as a housewife.
– Many couples were married according to traditional customs only; as a consequence, many children could not enjoy rights related to paternal affiliation
– There were a lot of inheritance and land conflicts
– Many women who are heads of the family were abandoned by their husbands and had to take care of their children alone.
– There were a lot of cases of violence against like rape, beating, psychological abuse …
– Men were given much more importance than women.
– Few women had the courage to take responsibility

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– The women dare to express their opinions and to speak out on violences they endure.
– Women are present in all fields: the council has municipal police women, the president of the councillors is a woman, there are women in the local security committee, there are women community heads (6)
– The number of violence cases has decreased, many couples are legally married
– Paternal affiliation has been achieved for many children
– Cases of family abandonment are fewer.
– Many women have got a permanent work / a part-time job offered by the council
– Many people have changed their way of thinking after having attended training and awareness-raising sessions

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