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:
PfR manual is undergoing copyrighting and it will be available for public sharing as soon as it is ready.
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.