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((PLAYBOOK SLUG: TV COVID-Tanzania Women Boxing GBV
HEADLINE: Tanzanian Woman Learns Boxing to Fight Gender Based Violence
TEASER: Many believe that learning boxing could increase the level of self-defense against gender-based violence.
PUBLISHED AT: Wednesday, 01/05/2021 4:40 pm
BYLINE: Charles Kombe
CONTRIBUTOR:
DATELINE: Dar es Salaam
VIDEOGRAPHER: Rajabu Hassan
PRODUCER: Rob Raffaele
SCRIPT EDITORS: BR, DJoseph
VIDEO SOURCE (S): All VOA
PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO _X_
TRT: 1:59
VID APPROVED BY: BR
TYPE: TVPKG
EDITOR NOTES: A radio version will also be available))
((INTRO)) [[As cases of gender-based violence have increased in Tanzania during the pandemic, some women are learning ways to fight back -- including using their fists. Charles Kombe in Dar es Salaam explains.]]
((NARRATOR))
Leila Yusuph is learning how to box. She trains every evening at a camp – and says the sport helps keep her safe from any kind of gender-based violence.
((Leila Yusuph, Boxer (in Swahili, 18 Secs))
“If I encounter a problem such as any kind of gender-based violence or it happens to another person, this sport helps a lot in self-defense not only for me but in defending others too.”
((NARRATOR))
Data from Tanzania’s Statistics Bureau shows that 40% of Tanzanian women and girls between 15 and 49 have experienced physical violence in their lifetime. Seventeen percent have experienced sexual violence.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, reports of violence against women and girls have increased.
((Joyce Makette, Social Welfare Officer, Swahili ((20 Secs))
“When COVID-19 arrived, there were many cases of gender-based violence but there is no good way of documenting them. The cases increased and there were other general cases of violence. As COVID-19 has slowed in Tanzania, cases are still coming in, but they have not been categorized as being caused by COVID-19.”
((NARRATOR))
For the women learning to box to defend themselves, some are loving it, says a boxing coach.
((Kwame Khamis, Boxing Coach, Swahili, 19 Secs))
“There are those who come to learn only self-defense so as to be able to defend themselves when they face any challenges in our streets. But it reaches a point as they continue practicing, that they love it and come to me saying they want to make boxing their career.”
((NARRATOR))
Leila is one of those, although she doesn’t have any fights scheduled as of yet.
In the meantime, she continues to train every day and is encouraging other women to learn to box as a way to defend themselves.
((Charles Kombe, for VOA News, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Embargo DateJanuary 5, 2022 16:50 EST
Brand / Language ServiceUS Agency for Global Media
