Since the beginning of mankind, women have been vulnerable to violence. History paints us a picture, from as far back as the 700’s BC where legal guidelines allowed men to physically discipline their wives, the ‘rule of thumb’ was used as a guide for the instrument of discipline. Millennia later despite all the progress made in facets of human life, the statistics globally are staggering, 1 in 3 women will face violence in their lifetime and during this pandemic, it is estimated 31 million additional gender-based violence cases will be reported. Violence against women remains constant with little progress on its eradication. We can no longer refer to it as the silent pandemic, we must roar and be heard across the world. In this week's episode, I add my voice by briefly looking at some historical recordings and justifications of violence as well as briefly list the definitions of Gender Based violence.
I have included below toll free lines and hospitals that treat survivors of gender based violence.
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/question-and-answers-hub/q-a-detail/violence-against-women-during-covid-19?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxoeOsdfe6gIVh_dRCh18nwRdEAAYASAAEgIGFvD_BwE
Some Toll Free lines in Kenya
The National GBV helpline 1195,
Police helpline 999/112,
Childline Kenya helpline 116,
UWIANO SMS Platform 10,
Kimbilio GBV helpline 1193,
LVCT one 2 one youth helpline 1190 and
FIDA SMS platform 21661Hotline Phone Number to report cases of GBV and Sexual abuse: 1195
Gender Violence Recovery Center http://gvrc.or.ke/about-us/contact-us/
LCVT Health https://lvcthealth.org/what-we-do/priority-focus-areas/sgbv
ICRH Kenya - https://www.icrhk.org/gender-based-violence-recovery-centre-gbvrc/
Nairobi Women’s hospital: Powered by GVRC https://healthmarketinnovations.org/program/nairobi-womens-hospital-gender-violence-recovery-centergvrc
COAST Provincial general hospital : Powered by GVRC https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002886
Helpline: 254 20 2179519 / 2179521
Airtel 0734 466 466 , Safaricom 0722 208 652
Website:http://icrhk.org/contact-kenya
Centre for Assault Recovery of Eldoret (CAR-E): CAR-E was established by the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in partnership with other bodies such AMPATH, Kenya Police, German Development Cooperation and the Legal Aid Centre of Eldoret.
Location: Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret
Helpline:+254 532033471, +254 53 2061005
IshtarMSM - https://www.ishtarmsm.org/
Shofco - https://www.shofco.org/approach/gender-based-violence/
Covaw - https://covaw.or.ke/our-initiative/access-to-justice/
HIAS in Kenya - https://www.hias.org/where/kenya
The CRADLE - http://www.thecradle.or.ke/
CREAW - https://home.creaw.org/
Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya - https://www.galck.org/litigation-and-advocacy/
LGBT: https://www.humandignitytrust.org/
