Abstract:
This article is a pilot study that is part of broader research on gender based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Marondera
Urban District. Women in Marondera Urban have been on the receiving end
of GBV from time immemorial. However, the problem appears to have
increased during the COVID-19-induced lockdown in Marondera from April
2020 to February 2021. Physical, social, sexual and economic abuse were the
most common forms of violence in Marondera urban. Using the Broken
Windows Theory, this study is premised on the sad reality that GBV continues
unabated in the 21st century with the pandemic worsening the situation. This
is a qualitative study where eight participants were purposively selected. Face to-face interviews were conducted with the eight participants. The findings
indicated that before the COVID-19 pandemic, GBV was already high,
however, the situation further deteriorated during the COVID-19-induced
lockdowns as couples were confined at home most of the time.
Description:
The journal is a forum for the discussion of ideas, scholarly opinions and
case studies of community outreach and engagement. Communities are
both defined in terms of people found in a given locale and defined cohorts,
like the children, the youth, the elderly and those living with a disability.
The strongest view is that getting to know each community or
subcommunity is a function of their deliberate participation in matters
affecting them by the community itself. The journal is produced bi annually
