The Gender Based Violence Indicators Study Botswana

Over two thirds of women in Botswana (67%) have experienced some form of gender violence in their lifetime including partner and non-partner violence. A smaller, but still high, proportion of men (44%) admit to perpetrating violence against women.

Nearly one third of women (29%) experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in the 12 months to the prevalence survey that formed the flagship research tool in this study. In contrast, only 1.2% of Batswana women reported cases of GBV to the police in the same period. Thus the prevalence of GBV reported in the survey is 24 times higher than that reported to the police. This suggests that levels of GBV are far higher than those recorded in official statistics and that women have lost faith in the very systems that should protect them as well as offer redress.

Download : Foreward, executive summary
Download : Chapter 1: Introduction
Download : Chapter 2: Methodology
Download : Chapter 3: Extent of GBV
Download : Chapter 4: Patterns and drivers of GBV
Download : Chapter 6: Response and support
Download : Chapter 7: Prevention
Download : Chapter 8: Integrated approaches
Download : Chapter 9: Conclusions and recommendations