Exploring the Impact of Gender Based Violence on Girl Child Education in Rukungiri District of Uganda

This study explores the impact of gender-based violence on girlchild education in Rukungiri District of Uganda. Data, for the study, were collected using questionnaires and a sample of 50 respondents. The study found that primary school girls experience gender-based violence, which causes metal health problems, anxiety, increased diseases, impairment, isolation, and increased tolerance, trauma, hostile environment, stress, poor influence on girl child, and poor government policy. Based on these, the study calls for the government to monitor, control, and enforce laws favouring all human rights through headteachers and teachers to prepare its people and nation. More so, political, local leaders, civil servants like parish chiefs and sub-county chiefs, church leaders like priests, and well-wishers should also be involved in fighting gender-based violence because of their credibility in their communities and their involvement will boost community response. Given civil servants' effectiveness in fighting gender-based violence, especially probation and community development officers in central division, mobilisation and sanitization programmes should be expanded to the district and country at large. Keywords: Developing countries, Gender based violence, Girl-child, Human rights, Torture