Flawed Faith
Channel: DiBadili TV
Date: 13/02/2021

Short Film on Gender-Based Violence and the Role of Religion and Religious Leaders in changing the narrative.

35% of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence. Globally, 7% of women have been sexually assaulted by someone other than a partner.  These figures are not just numbers; they are our mothers, sisters, friends, and neighbors.

Religion is as old as humans and has been used to perpetuate various types of violence globally. Religious leaders often are not able to take a stand against SGBV cases because it sometimes conflicts with edicts or practices that have become norms. In reality, these norms do not reflect or align with the human rights of individuals further causing harm to people.

This interconnectedness of religion and SGBV becomes not only devastating for survivors of violence and their families but also entails significant costs to society. Failure to address this issue also entails a significant cost for the future. Various studies have shown that children growing up with violence are more likely to become survivors themselves or perpetrators of violence in the future.

DiBadili Institute is inviting you to join the global fight against SGBVs by starting with actions within our means. We like to start conversations on how religion and religious leaders can help play a strategic role in stopping sexual and gender-based violence in our society.

Join the fight against sexual and gender-based violence. #SpeakUp4SGBV. Learn from our short film how to contribute to the conversation.

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