U.N. to train Botswana traditional leaders to fight gender-based abuse

The initiative is a collaboration between Botswana's government, the tribal administration and the U.N. Development Programme that aims to equip traditional leaders with the knowledge and skills to tackle gender-based violence."If we are able to reach out to traditional leaders, they will in turn send out the message against gender-based violence to their communities," she said.

Workshops will be run with traditional leaders, who will then share the information at kgotla meetings, church services, funerals and weddings, according to the UNDP. Traditional leaders will receive training on conflict resolution, helping to resolve marital disputes and working with the police to report violent behaviour."It's important for society, particularly men, to be capacitated to unlearn the bad habits they have adopted," said activist Desmond Lunga, founder of rights charity Men and Boys for Gender Equality.

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