HUMAN ACCESS in Ataq district, Shabwa Governorate, and within the framework of the Protection and Livelihoods Support Project for Women and Girls, funded by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), held a focus group discussion session. The discussion, which was attended by (21) individuals of different ages and social groups, aimed to assess gender-based violence in its various forms in the district.
The session also discussed a number of topics related to issues of gender-based violence, including the necessity of empowering women with their rights, upgrading their educational level, eliminating all forms of violence practiced against them in terms of deprivation of education, inheritance, decision-making, and offering psychological support, and holding training and rehabilitation courses, in addition to encouraging women to have their own projects and creating new sources of income to improve their social and living conditions.
