According to the United Nations Children Fund, 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 10 boys will experience gender based violence before 18. This includes sexual harassment and other related offenses. According to stakeholders, the inability to access adequate information on statistics for disabled persons who also experience sexual and gender based violence remains a key challenge. This no doubt may have informed the decision by a coalition of civil society organisations to chose gender based violence among women with disabilities as their focal point for this year’s International women’s Day celebration.
