Africa-Press – Cape verde. The Reverend of the Church of the Nazarene, David Araújo, defended the need for civil society organizations to work together and new approach platforms to stop Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Cape Verde.
Speaking to Inforpress, the reverend of the Church of the Nazarene considered the frequent occurrence of GBV and feminicide in Cape Verde as “sad” and that the cases of death recorded last March have brought distress to Cape Verdean society.
“The situation we have been experiencing is sad and it brings distress to our society, with each death the nation becomes depressed, we all become depressed and discouraged. Together we need to have approach platforms and I believe that social organizations must be actively called upon to make their contribution”, she declared.
In his opinion, churches must also be called to, through sharing and teaching about their principles and beliefs, the importance of spiritual health in each person’s life, contribute to building a healthier and more peaceful society.
“If there is a spiritual problem, there is a lot that churches can contribute and we need to invest a lot in education from kindergarten, preschool, basic education to acquire knowledge. Unfortunately we saw that in terms of values we have lost a lot, hence the need for civil society organizations to work together in this fight”, he highlighted.
He also highlighted the importance of demonstrations taking place in the streets as a way of drawing society’s attention to the need to put an end to this scourge, having, however, considered that the issue of Gender-Based Violence currently requires a more detailed analysis. deep.
“During the month of March we heard about gratuitous violence against women, a sad situation. The marches are held, but then they are forgotten and the crime situation repeats itself. I think we must go deeper into dealing with this issue because if it is not handled well we will continue to have social problems, we will continue to have a distressed society”, she stressed.
Recently, the president of the Cape Verdean Institute for Gender Equality and Equity (ICIEG), Marisa Carvalho, considered “unacceptable” the fact that women continue to be victims of GBV in Cape Verde, informing that the reporting line will be increased. SOS for 24 hours.
At the time, he said that the crimes that occurred tarnished the month of March, which is women’s month and the month in which actions are promoted and reinforced to raise awareness about the serious gender problems that persist throughout the world, recalling that GBV is a public crime.
The president of ICIEG called, in this sense, for victims to report cases of GBV in their relationships, with the aim of avoiding tragedies and adopting measures to protect them.
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