Patrick Makombe

Impact of gender related violence on girl child education Patrick Makombe

This study was designed to establish the impact of gender related violence on girl child education in five secondary schools in Mutasa Central in Manicaland Province; Zimbabwe. The study employed a mixed method research design. The questionnaire was the prime method of data collection though it was complemented by interviews and focused group discussions and interviews. Zimbabwe. The sample consisted of 100 girl students, 5 school heads and 5 senior women from five high schools in Mutasa central zone of Mutasa District in Manicaland. A combination of quota sampling, stratified and simple random sampling were applied to choose twenty girl students from each of the sampled schools. Purposive sampling was applied to select school heads and senior women involved in the interviews. Key findings of this study showed that the main forms gender related forms of violence perpetrated against girl children included name calling, bullying, verbal abuse corporal punishment and sexual violence which influenced girl attendance and participation in activities both in and outside class.