What is
Safety Plan
for Survivors of Violence Against Women
Identify friends, relatives, and shelter
you can run to or call in case of VAW
Gender
Based
Violence
(GBV)
Keep VAW Hotline numbers in
your phone / address book
Keep important documents in one place;
bring them when you go (birth certificate,
IDs, marriage certificate, etc.)
Have a plan of how to leave the house in
case violence escalates (transport, etc.)
Identify nearby hospitals,
police station, shelter
Bring medicines, funds, jewelries
Text a friend when VAW begins
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'It encompasses threats of violence and coercion. It can be
physical, emotional, psychological, or sexual in nature, and can
take the form of a denial of resources or access to services.
While women, men, boys, and girls can be victims of genderbased violence, women and girls are the main victims.'
Gender-based violence (GBV) are
any acts of violence directed against
another person because of their gender.
The United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) calls it sexual
and gender-based violence; referring
to any act that is perpetrated against
a person’s will and is based on gender
norms and unequal power relationships.
It encompasses threats of violence and
coercion. It can be physical, emotional,
psychological, or sexual in nature,
and can take the form of a denial of
resources or access to services. While
women, men, boys, and girls can be
victims of gender-based violence,
women and girls are the main victims.
It is the duty of the State to protect
the dignity of all, particularly women
and girls, from violence and threats
to their personal safety and security.
Towards this end, the State shall give
highest priority to the enactment of
laws addressing gender-based violence
committed against women and girls,
whether in the private or public spheres.
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