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Monowara Haque: Pro Woman, Anti Violence

Monowara Haque of East Goran in Dhaka joined the ‘We Can’ campaign after an orientation. She began distributing booklets and leaflets and holding one-to-one discussions with six neighbourhood families to dialogue on domestic violence. She found that women in almost all the families in her neighbourhood were victims of abuse. But none of them protested as they were conditioned to accept it as a part of their lives. Most women shouldered huge responsibilities at home and had to also take care of their children. Though woman have begun speaking about violence within their homes after Monowara’s intervention, it is still not discussed openly. “This is why men need to be part of this campaign,” asserts Monowara.