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steps:
• Impact on families – Violence can lead to the loss of livelihood, shame
and sense of loss of family honour. Families can be shunned by others in
the community and devalued by friends and relatives. Children may
be unable to pursue higher education and families may be unable to
arrange for better future for their children.
• Impact on community and society – Violence against women has a
serious impact on the country’s social and economic situation. In a
community in which violence occurs, the social atmosphere becomes
abnormal; the health and well being of its members are affected;
anxiety, fearfulness and depression hinder the social harmony. Children
miss school and women and men miss work, thus losing income in
several ways. These economic losses have impacts on the development
of the community and society as a whole.
• Impact on perpetrators – Perpetrators of domestic violence may be
devalued by friends and relatives and could face criminal prosecution
(imprisonment). Their behaviour can have a significant impact on the
health, wellbeing and financial situation of their family.
10 minutes 8. Final reflection
• The facilitator will ask participants how they felt about the session.
• Finally, she will ask: What did you learn?
This allows the facilitator to respond to any last questions or to clear up
any misunderstanding.
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