Health workers, social workers and association staff in the East region were equipped from May 4 to 6, 2023 on gender-based violence that could occur in the implementation implementation of the activities of the Emergency Project for Territorial Development and Resilience (PUDTR).
The practical implementation of the activities of the Emergency Project for Territorial Development and Resilience (PUDTR) in the field requires the mobilization of a large workforce in the areas of intervention, particularly on civil engineering works, with the influx of a foreign population on the construction sites.
This could contribute to increasing the risks of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) against women, girls and even internally displaced persons due to their exposure to possible forms of exploitation.
View of GBV training workshop participants in Fada N’Gourma in session
To enable health workers, social workers and association staff in the project intervention areas to fully play their role in the prevention and response to GBV linked to the activities of PUDTR, the Catholic Organization for Development and Solidarity, Diocesan Executive Secretariat of Fada (OCADES SED Fada) organized a training of seventy-two (72) hours.
Capacity building focused on the risks of SEA/HS/VCEVBG related to the PUDTR, on the medical care of survivors of GBV and on the referral protocol that was adopted by the PUDTR.
Jean Thiombiano of the OCADES Fada N’Gourma section noted that this training workshop aims to prevent GBV linked to the activities of the PUDTR in the Eastern region for the happiness of the populations.
According to the trainer Dr Ousmane Soré from the Regional Directorate in charge of Health in the East, who is also a pharmacist, given the context, the actors needed to be able to strengthen their skills for these specific cases of violence (GBV, harassment sex…)
This training will enable officers to effectively deal with victims from now on, said Dr Soré.
Health workers and social workers should work hand in hand to be able to provide comprehensive care for these victims, he added.
Jean Thiombiano of OCADES Fada N’Gourma section first from the left: “This training workshop aims to prevent GBV linked to PUDTR activities in the East region”.
The trainer Clémentine Koudougou, health attaché in obstetrical-gynecological sciences in service at the regional directorate in charge of health in the East, pointed out that during this training session, several modules including those related to the medical treatment of sexual violence , management of physical violence and psychological care to promote the social integration of survivors, were discussed.
For Ramatou Nassoussi, provincial coordinator of women in Gourma, this training is to be welcomed.
She argued that the family has a key role to play in preventing GBV. So she calls on parents to play the role that is theirs.
This training session was financed by the World Bank through the PUDTR.
Source: Burkina Information Agency