Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a significant public health burden in Kenya, having most impact on adolescent girls and women. GBV is deeply rooted in the power of inequality, and it is estimated that 34% of women of women in Kenya have experienced physical violence, against 27% for men during the same period. Studies have shown that women who have ever been married are more likely to have experienced physical violence compared to those who have never been married.
In 2022, Busia County was among the counties in Kenya that experienced increased cases of GBV, with 87.54% of the GBV cases in the county experienced by women. During that period, defilement cases topped the statistics, followed by assault, rape, sodomy, emotional abuse, and intimate partner violence (IPV). Budalangi Sub-County is one of the sub-counties in Busia County, and it is projected that the sub-county contributes significantly to the high GBV statistics in Busia County.
It is on this basis that Legacy Education Centre (LEC) is implementing a project that seeks to prevent and respond to GBV in Budalangi Sub-County. The project targets school children, teachers, families, youth volunteers, and the broader community.
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