Dialogue key to ending GBV

A FORMER Chongwe civic leader says the increase in gender based violence cases (GBV) cases in our districts is worrying.

Beacon of Sharing Centre president Oscar Kaleya said people need to dialogue and boldly seek counselling as resorting to violence was not a civilised and human way of settling disputes.

Mr. Kaleya told the Daily Nation in an interview that Gender based violence was a primitive way of settling disputes.

"Dialogue between couples must be enhanced. Partners must learn to be loving and humble. Violence in homes inculcates bad morals in children. Children who grow up in homes where violence is rife causes them to become violent in future as well.

“Children learn from parents and if parents do not stop the vice then the vice will go on for generations to come,” he said.

Mr. Kaleya said creating one happy community begins with the family. "Families must learn to promote harmony in the homes. This impacts greatly on society.

“The family being the smallest unit of society must be a place of harmony. Families play a pivotal role in the promotion of human dignity. If homes are turned into places of violence, then violence will be the norm, but this must be stopped,

Mr Kaleya said resolving disputes in an amicable way will promote the advancement of good family values and that these values would help to shape society into a place of happiness.

"As Beacon of sharing, we strongly recommend dialogue among couples. Couples must learn to talk over issues and not allow unsettled scores to brood into violence. If you can't resolve issues as a couple, then seek counselling from marriage counsellors," Mr. Kaleya said.