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“The situation that many women face here in Guyana is particularly bad. It seems as though every time one woman goes up another comes down. That doesn’t signal well for us,” said Executive Director of the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA),Cheap Jerseys From China, Beverly Braithwaite-Chan,Jerseys From China, of the violence perpetrated against women.However, she noted that with the legal framework in place it is expected that this state of affairs will be reduced, even as she categorically asserted that “so far there is a gap somewhere; somebody is not listening because this is getting worse when it comes to not only the violence generally, but the murders.”“This in my mind is unprecedented and we need to get a hang of this. We just cannot sit back and allow so many women to lose their lives on an ongoing basis and we have to think about what we need to do differently.”For this reason, Braithwaite-Chan revealed that the GRPA has been attempting to target small groups on a consistent basis to raise awareness on the need to reduce the spate of violence against women.As part of its effort to mark the 100th observance of International Women’s Day, a special forum was hosted at the GRPA’s Quamina Street, Georgetown,Cheap NBA Jerseys China, headquarters, for female secondary school students yesterday. Students from Tutorial High and St John’s College were among the attendees.The forum took the form of an interactive discussion mainly on sexual and reproductive health,NFL Jerseys From China, which saw a presentation, via Skype,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, from a representative of the International Planned Parenthood Federation in New York.“This is the first time that we are using this approach. Apart from this we would go out and make presentations in the schools, but we realised that we need to zero in much closer on smaller groups so that we can watch behaviour change,” Braithwaite-Chan disclosed. Addressing the issues that affect students is an ongoing process, the Executive Director stressed,Nike NFL Jerseys China, even as she noted that yesterday’s approach was designed to coincide with the auspicious Women’s Day.According to her, since last year the GRPA has been addressing the issue of sexual reproductive health and rights for young girls in the school system. Conflict resolution and management as well as violence and behavioural change are other areas that are being addressed in schools as well, Braithwaite-Chan noted.School sessions, according to her, have revealed that children are today very angry with the adult world. Students are consistently complaining about the way they are treated and often vow that “’if they treat me a particular way I will treat them back the same way’. So it is as if they feel they have the right to rebel.”Braithwaite-Chan pointed out that if the adults in the society are not modelling the right behaviour then they will be confronted with a rebellious generation.“So we at the GRPA have an uphill task to help children to see things differently…The whole process is evolving for us. Our name says the Parenthood Association, which signals the fact that we know if parents can get it right then children will do better.”People are being destroyed because they simply do not know better, because they lack the necessary resources and information,Wholesale Jerseys Store, thus the mission by the GRPA to help bridge this gap, Braithwaite-Chan added. |
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