Mozambique: 9,000 children raped in 2017

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Mozambique: 9,000 children raped in 2017

4:54 CAT | 14 Jul 2018

Mozambique’s minister for Gender, Women, Children and Social Action, Cidália Chaúque says at least 9,000 children were raped in the country in 2017 out of 25,000 registered cases of violence. According to the official, 13,000 women were also raped during this period.

In order to change this situation, the “Chega” campaign organised by a non-governmental organisation, OXFAM and partners aimed at combating sexual violence against women and girls was launched in Maputo on Saturday.

Chaúque, says it is necessary for all and sundry to be involved in the campaign against such abuse.

“You have to denounce and hold the practices accountable so they do not go unpunished,” she said.

Oxfam says more than 40 countries are involved in the campaign, which includes South Africa, Malawi and Nigeria where victims suffer shame, depression, incontinence, impotence, miscarriages, and rejection by their families.

#CampanhaChega #EnoughCampaign

Chega! Junt@s podemos acabar com a violência contra mulheres e raparigas.

A Oxfam e parceiros lançam, na manhã desta sexta-feira, a campanha Chega, visando lutar contra a violência sexual perpetrada contra mulheres e raparigas.

— Oxfam em Moçambique (@Oxfammoz) July 13, 2018

The Chega campaign looks to encouraging and reinforcing the conviction that it is possible to end violence against women and girls by changing attitudes at the level of the individual in the family and in the community in order to eliminate offensive practices in society.

The implementation of the campaign’s actions will require the commitment of the various sectors of society, and it is hoped that all stakeholders can contribute to achieving the expected goal.

The Demographic Health Survey indicates that from the age of 15, 12 percent of women in Mozambique report having suffered sexual violence from close friends, such as boyfriends, husbands, neighbours and others.

Source: APA