Gender inequality is cited as a major contributor to Swaziland’s high HIV prevalence rate. There is no routine screening for gender-based violence by health providers in Swaziland to provide statistical data relating to the incidence or prevalence of GBV. However, a national population-based household study on violence against children (mostly girls) and young women revealed an epidemic of sexual assault against girls. This case study describes Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA), which was founded and registered in 1990 as a volunteer-operated, grassroots NGO to provide counseling services to survivors of family violence and sexual abuse in Swaziland.

You can find this case study in French at this link.