by Esnart Priminta
Communities in Mulanje
district have condemned the tendency of some men who sleep with their step and
biological daughters.
This was revealed during
roadshows that Youth Net and counseling-YONECO conducted in the district in
raising awareness on gender based violence during the 16 days of activism
against gender based violence.
According to one Mr Jabu who
patronized one of the shows, men threaten their daughters to stop giving them
support if they refuse to have sex with them.
On the other hand, women
conceal the truth when they find their husbands sleeping with their daughters
for fear of losing their marriage and the support they get from them.
Another girl from Mathambi
in the district confessed of a certain family where the man sleeps with his
15-year-old step daughter but threatened the woman not to reveal to anyone
saying this might lead to his arrest and the family will suffer which she
obliged to.
However, this behavior is
risking the lives of many girls said Mary Deston.
Deston therefore commended
YONECO for conducting the awareness campaigns for this has made them to
understand the gravity of the behavior and know where they can report the
cases.
The shows were conducted
in different parts of Mulanje including, Mathambi, Namphungo, mwanakhu,
Namphungo, Mkando, Chinyama, Likhubula and Chinyama among other places.
Different artists performed during the shows as one way of entertaining the
audience and keeping them active throughout the shows. The artists were Blaze,
Stich Fray, Phil Jay and Katelele Ching’oma.
YONECO conducted the
roadshows with financial support from Action Aid through Christian Aid under
the project Adolescent Girls and Young Women-AGYW.
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