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TOR FOR SHOOTING A DOCUMENTARY ON SGBV AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES

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PROJECT BACKGROUND

Eastern Uganda faces extreme poverty   and tops the list on GBV compared to other regions (regional police report 2012/13). Around one in five women worldwide is a woman with disability and GBV is compounded by disability-based discrimination, and takes unique forms, causes, results and consequences due to intersection of gender and disability in patriarchal societies hence heightened risk of domestic and sexual violence among women and girls with disability.

IDIWA is implementing a project on Eliminating Sexual Gender Based Violence in Mayuge district, purposely to achieve inclusive services for WGDs who are survivors of SGBV in Mayuge district. This is achieved through: empowering WGDs to demand for disability responsive SGBV services, Strengthening mechanisms for protection and response to  SGBV among WGDs, Strengthening capacity   of  IDIWA  organs,  WGDs organizations and  Disabled  People’s  Organizations, to effectively influence GEWE, and advance progress on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls with Disabilities – EVAW/GWDs at   sub   national level;   and strengthening IDIWA and   partners’ resilience  to  sustainably respond to  COVID-19 and  other crises  while maintaining and   adapting to   existing   interventions to   EVAWGDs with focus   to   the most vulnerable women and girls with disabilities. One of the activities is to record a documentary on SGBV among WGDs.

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