Sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) is a major threat to women's participation in development efforts. This work examines the impact of displacement on gender relations and SGBV in patriarchal and post-conflict Northern Uganda. More than 20 years of civil war between the Lord's Resistance Army and the Government of Uganda have left their mark on the Acholi people. As a consequence of massive displacement, a large number of men have failed to live up to traditional notions of masculinity, whilst many Acholi girls and women have experienced sexual violence perpetrated both by soldiers and...
Sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) is a major threat to women's participation in development efforts. This work examines the impact of displacement o...