Violence Against Women and Girls
SOHAY mainstream gender-related issues in all its work. SOHAY influences the community and people to reduce gender-based violence and discrimination in society. SOHAY strongly believes this is possible to empower women and girls by ensuring transformative leadership and their equal and active participation in society. SOHAY uphold sexual and reproductive rights, it is women who will decide what she will do with her body, men can suggest but cannot force her to follow their decisions. SOHAY empowers women and girls in Bangladesh to enjoy the freedom to make meaningful and purposeful decisions in life and livelihood. SOHAY is part of the women networks at both local and national levels. SOHAY works with men and boys and creating spaces for women and girls to have their own voice, choices, and control of their own lives.
Gender equality and women’s rights remain a crosscutting priority for SOHAY. SOHAY believes that the elimination of violence against all women and girls cannot be achieved without dedicated and comprehensive political and judicial efforts, in addition to targeted prevention programs that can change public attitude. It is necessary to hold perpetrators accountable and to put an end to impunity. As long as the systematic discrimination of women and girls remains embedded in the social fabric of our societies, it is not possible to effectively prevent and respond to the violence against them. SOHAY will continue and ensure to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
SOHAY team stopped a child marriage:
20200416 SOHAY Stopped Early Child Marriage
20200623 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN – SOHAY Experience
Reference documents and websites:
https://plan-international.org/ending-violence/16-ways-end-violence-girls
https://www.oxfam.org/en/violence-against-women-and-girls-enough-enough
https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/16173_en08.pdf
http://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women