Tag: gender-based violence
Guyana’s GBV responsive programme hailed as a ‘leading Caribbean model’ – Min. Persaud
Guyana’s comprehensive response programme was hailed the ‘leading model’ in the Caribbean region by the Spotlight Initiative. This monumental achievement ... Read More
Final draft of Family Violence Bill completed
Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud has announced that the final draft of the Family Violence ... Read More
Govt drafting comprehensive bill, policies to address violence
The government is currently working on a new bill and policies to further address violence in a comprehensive manner thereby ... Read More
Bartica residents benefit from gender equality, GBV training
Residents across Bartica, Region Seven are now better able to deal with issues related to gender equality and gender-based violence ... Read More
Self-defense programme ‘Defend Her’ launched as part of 16 Days of Activism
Scores of women joined in the Human Services and Social Security Ministry's Defend Her self-defense training programme on Sunday. Women ... Read More
Human Services commemorates IMD with Scavenger hunt on Saturday
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, in an effort to promote a cohesive family environment will host ‘The ... Read More
Region Three community advocates being trained to identify, report gender-based violence
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security on Wednesday took its Community Advocates Network (CAN) programme to the Essequibo ... Read More
‘I CAN’ poster pledge campaign seeks to eliminate gender-based violence
Support for the fight against gender-based violence is heightening as the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, on Friday ... Read More
16 facilitators trained to tackle HIV and violence against women and girls
-as EU/UN Spotlight Initiative supports Foundations Programme Training of Trainers Course “We know that domestic violence is very rampant in ... Read More
Survivor gives Gov’t A grade for efforts to curb domestic violence
─ during launch of “CAN” initiative Domestic violence survivor Sabita Liddell has applauded the efforts of the Ministry of Human ... Read More