THE Government has appealed to parliamentarians to formulate polices and ?establish mechanisms that will help improve the status of women and? children in society.
Gender Deputy Minister Emerine Kabanshi said this at a sensitisation ?meeting for female parliamentarians on the Anti-Gender Based (GBV)?Violence Act at Southern Sun in Lusaka yesterday.
The minister said parliamentarians were important players in the fight? against GBV because they had the actual mandate and influence to ?foster change in their respective constituencies.
“Members of Parliament like you are very important players in the ?fight against GBV because you have the actual mandate and influence to? foster change in your respective constituencies,” she said.
Ms Kabanshi added that Parliamentarians had an important role as ?legislators to ensure that they make financial provisions for the? implementation of Anti GBV Act.
The Act provides for the establishment of shelters of excellence for ?victims of GBV, where the victims would be rehabilitated and managed? until they were able to be integrated back into the community.
And Community development, mother and child health deputy minister?Jean Kapata said there was need to make cases of defilement against? children to become non-bailable offences.
[Times of Zambia]
I can`t see chicks in the photo.
Thats were you go wrong. start by helping the abuser and the rest will fall in place. You think the man doesn’t need help? these a reason why he is being abusive too