[Robert]

Boy child

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[BETTY]

This is a very serious topic to tackle and talk about. This has taken shape in almost all countries in Africa and that includes Uganda of course. Men would feel that is belittling to them, showing weakness of a man just like Benedict has mentioned. In Uganda, the government has initiated a national helpline that is toll-free to report cases of child abuse and GBV but the most cases reported are still related to women and girls with a few cases of neglect against the boychild. More sensitization is still the way to go.

[Gcina]

As Activists and gender advocates, we can save a boy child by, creating safe and inclusive spaces that will acknowledge that males and boy child are also victims of gbv and partriachy, we can also do this by making sure that we mobilize males not as perpetrators but also as changemakers and service users

[Benedict]

Cases of GBV among men are increasing. First we have to accept that men and boys are violated.

After accepting we have to look for mitigations and these includes; sensitizing the communities on GBV with a focus on how many are violated in different forms, calling men to speak up for themselves whenever they experience gbv and also sensitizing the community members on how to end stigma around men GBV.

Many men hesitate to speak up because they are being stigmatized by cultural norms that men are strong and they don’t have to report

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