He, however, explains how the violence can drive a woman into sex work. That was the case with Jane Anyango, 29, who began sex work in 2017 after she escaped a physically abusive marriage. As a result, most people who do not recover from their experiences are unable to look for a job in the normal sense, hence sex work. Ask for helpThe ICRH Kenya also runs a gender-based recovery centre in partnership with the Ministry of Health that provides comprehensive, quality care for survivors of rape, sexual violence and sexual exploitation. Nearly two in five women (41 percent) experiencing violence neither ask for help nor tell anyone when harmed, according to KDHS 2014.

Source: Daily Nation November 30, 2019 20:15 UTC