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Our project mission is to continue building the capacity of migrant women, by providing services and support that is language specific. Thus increasing their knowledge of legal/human rights, empowering women to make their voices heard and seek help.

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Types of violence

The United Nations defines violence against women as “any act of gender-based-violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.” Violence & Abuse can come in many different forms. Domestic Violence includes abuse that is physical, sexual, emotional, economic, psychological, dating-related, focused on children and the elderly, and stalking. Learn more about the different forms below:

Physical violence

Physical violence happens when a person exerts control over another person through the use of physical force, causing or trying to cause harm to them by hitting, kicking or burning them, or using another type of physical force.

Sexual violence

Sexual Violence involves forcing a partner to engage in a sexual acts without their consent.

Psychological violence

Psychological Violence causes fear through intimidation; in threatening to cause physical harm to a person, manipulation of the person though emotional means in addition to subjecting a person to psychological abuse, forcing them to isolate themselves from friends, family, school or work.

Emotional violence

Emotional Violence is undermining a person's self-esteem through constant criticism, undervaluing their abilities, insulting them or subjecting them to other types of verbal abuse.

Digital violence

Online (digital violence) against women is any act of violence committed, assisted or aggravated, online violence can include but not limited to: Cyber bullying, Sexting or Doxing: Publication of private or identifying information about the victim.

Economic Violence

Economic violence can take the form of, for example, property damage, restricting access to financial resources, education or the labour market, or not complying with economic responsibilities, such as alimony.

Did you Know?

During the last 12 months, 243 million women and girls globally aged 15 -49 have been subjected to physical or sexual violence perpetrated by an intimate partner.

1 in 3 women and girls experience physical intimate partner violence in their lifetime.

More than 50,000 women in Suriname have experienced one or more acts of physical and sexual violence by male partners .

Emotional violence is most common in Suriname at about 35%.

Women between the ages of 25-29 were noted to be more likely than women from any other age group to currently be experiencing physical intimate partner violence.

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Recognise the signs of abuse, so that you are able to offer support or resources to a friend or loved one who may be experiencing gender-based violence.

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