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Parenting for Respectability

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  • Hon. Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi, Minister of State for Youth and Children Affair.

The Parenting for Respectability (PfR) in Uganda (2013-2016) is a community based pilot project to reduce sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) and child maltreatment. It is 16 session parenting programme with a core of 10 single sex and 6 mixed sex group sessions led in a semi-participatory way by a trained facilitator. The goal of this programme is to modify four familial processes that predict child maltreatment and SGBV in Uganda:

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Parenting practices characterized by frequent use of punishment in which physical force is used and intended to cause some degree of pain or discomfort, however light, involving but not limited to hitting and/ or the use of non-physical forms of punishment which are also cruel and degrading.

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Wilberforce Semombwe

Wilberforce Semombwe

LCl chairperson

LCl chairperson of Lukose village in Bulwanyi parish, Wakiso district used to believe that a man had no place in the daily running of a home.

James Sentongo

James Sentongo

Pastor

I learnt that being tough does not yield good results. I used to think children had to only be ordered around, but I have learnt...

Irene Sentongo

Irene Sentongo

used to be tough with the children. I would also subject my husband to the silent treatment. I never thought of the implications of
my behaviour. However, the training...

Paul Balikwa Tamale

Paul Balikwa Tamale

he training is what I needed to change my ways since I used to drink a lot and mistreat my wife and children.l am now a better
husband. We now communicate better;

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