GBV remains grave concern

Makgalemele speaking at a Gender Based Violence conference held at the Ministry of Health and Wellness recently
Makgalemele speaking at a Gender Based Violence conference held at the Ministry of Health and Wellness recently

When most in the country put on their Sunday best, few will have reflected on the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence (GBV) as it comes to a close for the year. Botswana, as in the previous years continues to raise awareness against GBV. However, studies show that GBV remains a great concern in the country, as women and the girl-child mainly remain victims of abusers who continue violating them instead of offering them love and protection. Mmegi Correspondent NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE writes

* Kedibonye Molebatsi, a mother of two met her husband when they were still in high school. The two were inseparable. Theirs was a love admired by many, who described it as the kind pf love only seen on film.  Life was perfect. The couple gave their daughter and son everything that they needed.

Kedi, as her husband Oageng Molebatsi used to call her, was a very beautiful woman. The two had a perfect home up until Molebatsi got a job and later a promotion. He started associating with wrong friends. He even started drinking too much alcohol, coming home late and at times he would not sleep at home. Whenever Kedi asked him of his whereabouts, Oageng who was lost in his own little world, would get angry and beat her. The anger and the beatings would continue for days. After a while the anger and beatings would extend into months where the violence gradually escalated.

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