PRESENTATION OF FRAMEWORK ON GBV by Ms. Len
Miss Len began her presentation by mentioning that the study focused mainly on the Anti-VAWC and Anti-Rape Law. She mentioned that they
look into these particular cases because we wanted to know what are the services available for the victims and survivors. They also looked at the
services provided by the LGUs by asking the following questions: Do they have enough counsellors? Do they have enough space? Are the agencies
equipped to face diverse experiences of GBV? She then recounted how they looked into the services in place that help women. They found out that there
are services available but there are still more that we can consider after the lived experiences of women. She mentioned that we should be able to look
into how different would be the experience of a woman from an IP community from an urban woman who have many access to agencies and LGUs. Or
how different are the LGUs in terms of their capability to address GBV cases?
She then recounted the point raised on LGBT and how they are given the spaces. She clarified that we alongside considering the readiness of the
victims, we should look also at the readiness of the service providers to accommodate them. We want to understand how everyone in this space would
be more ready and more open to what else should be change and understood. This is not just to examine the implementation but also to make sure that
the experiences of women are recognized and understood while also considering many factors like cultures and other differences.
She asked these series of questions for reflection:
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We highlighted what can the data tell us. What are they able to capture?
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What if the victim is not able to walk to the the place where they need to report, or talk about it to the authorities. Or articulate that they
have been violated or that something wrong has been done to them.? What if the agency or institution they approached is not equipped?
What if the VAWC desk is on the 3rd floor and there is no accessibility for persons with disability.
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What happens to them if they file the case? Or secure a service or request support? What if there is a lack of money to travel to the
barangay, then we initially shell out money. In the process u need to go to the lawyer, you need to meet your counsellor, but what if in
the middle of these process, you suddenly found yourself unable to shell out monet and continue the process? These are points we need
to consider for the point of exit.
MAKING DATA WORK FOR WOMEN: VALIDATION OF FRAMEWORK AND RESEARCH FINDINGS ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
A DOCUMENTATION REPORT
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