Violence against children, the voices of Ugandan ... - Raising Voices

Children’s VoicesHave you experienced sexual violence?My uncle forces me to kiss him on the mouth.12-year-old girl, IgangaMy friend’s father disturbs her [makes sexual advances] at night when her mother travels to the village.13-year-old girl, KaseseI was forced to marry with an old man of over 30 years who had raped me.16-year-old girl, NakapiripiritOur neighbour defiled his 9-year-old child. When he was got, he said, “The mother queen eats her ownants.” The man was 45 years old.14-year-old boy, IgangaWhen my mother asks my father to be quiet at night in bed, he says, “Let him hear! He will have tolearn what he has to do with a woman.”13-year-old boy, ApacA young girl got pregnant and her mother chased her away because she had ashamed them. It iscommon here for girls to get pregnant when they are in school, and their parents mistreat them andchase them away from home.12-year-old boy, WakisoOne of the teachers in my former school wanted to defile my friend. He asked her to take books to hishouse and he takes advantage of her but she escaped. She reported it to the headmaster who ignoredit. He did not take it serious.16-year-old girl, Wakiso28 Part Two Children’s Experiences