SASA! PROJECT

A cause is always fruitful if all ages are involved and SASA seeks to include every woman in the society to fight against GBV.

Katswe in partnership with UN WOMEN has designed interventions of the SASA! Project to reduce gender-based violence through support for communities to effectively scale up prevention efforts in order to tackle social norms that fuel GBV as well as to ensure the provision of care and support services for survivors of GBV.

The SASA! Project carried out in Mbire located Lower District Guruve. The area is located in a deep valley around 4 hours away from Harare. The rough terrain makes it a hard to reach the area in which there are few schools and barely any clinics. Gender-Based Violence is prominent in this area making women the victims of what has been deemed as economic violence, emotional violence and rape.

The Mbire project has helped a lot in involving young girls through engagement activities that improve their writing skills through peer education. These help in boosting their confidence and communication skills. This empowerment aids to the fight against gender-based violence.