CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE

SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT

English Language

Candidate Name: shernica lewis

Candidate Number:
Centre Name: Diamond secondary school
Centre Number:
Teacher name:
Topic: domestic violence
Date of submission:
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Acknowledgement
Plan of investigation
Material use
Artifact one
Artifact two
Artifact three
Plan of investigation

The reason why I choose this topic is because it is in line with my career. As a student of English
I will be able to communicate on a vast level which will help me to use certain kinds of words in
a way that people can understand and this will help to improve my English language and English
writing skills. These are the ways I intended to collect my Information are; Online Journal,
Newspaper articles and Poem.

With all these material mentioned above I will be able to gain more knowledge on domestic
violence and this will help me to educate the public on what domestic violence is about and what
measures are in place to curb it.
Material use

Artifact One
Babyface - How Come, How Long - YouTube

There was a girl I used to know

She was oh so beautiful
But she's not here anymore
She had a college degree
Smart as anyone could be
Had so much to live for
But she fell in love
With the wrong kinda man
He abused her love and treated her so bad
There was not enough education in her world
That could save the life of this little girl
How come, how long
It's not right, it's so wrong
Do we let it just go on
Turn our backs and carry on
Wake up, for it's too late
Right now, we can't wait
She won't have a second try
Open up your hearts
As well as your eyes
She tried to give a cry for help
She even blamed things on herself
But no one came to her aid
Nothing was wrong as far as we could tell
That's what we'd like to tell ourselves
But no, it wasn't that way
So she fell in love
With the wrong kinda man
And she paid with her life
For loving that man
So we cannot ignore
We must look for the signs
And maybe next time
We might save somebody's life
How come, how long
It's not right, it's so wrong
Do we let it just go on
Turn our backs and carry on
Wake up, for it's too late
Right now, we can't wait
She won't have a second try
Open up your hearts
As well as your eyes
I on occasion met that guy
It's been a feeling deep inside
Something about him wasn't right
The way he proves himself a man
By beatin' his woman with his hands
Oh I wish she'd seen the light
(Hey) How can someone like that
Call himself a man (He's not a man)
Coz In reality he's far more less than that
And we cannot ignore
Whenever we see the signs
'Cause any kinda of abuse
God knows it's a crime
 Artifact Two
https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/domestic-violence

Abuse

He pulls my hair.
He slaps my face.
He kicks me on the floor.

I love him so much,

So I don't have the strength
To walk right out the door.

There's blood on my face.

Everything hurts,
And all I can do is cry.

I made him mad,

So this is what he does.
I wish I knew his reason why.

My heart won't let me leave him,

And it hurts too much to try.

I wonder if this is how my life will be

From now until I die.

He says he's sorry.

He takes me in his arms.
He even starts to cry.

I tell him I forgive him

And that everything is fine.

For now at least because I know

It will happen again in time.
 Artifact Three
https://newsroom.gy/2019/11/13/55-guyanese-women-between-15-34-years-abused-by-partners/

The Case of Domestic Violence in Guyana.

55% Guyanese women between 15-34 years abused by

partners
By Bibi Khatoon

The first comprehensive national survey on gender-based violence in Guyana revealed that more
than half (55%) of all women experienced at least one form of violence at the hands of their
partner.

The various forms of violence against women and girls examined included sexual, physical,
emotional and verbal abuse.

While the global estimates show that 1 in 3 women worldwide experiences either physical and/or
sexual violence, mostly by an intimate partner at some point in their lives, in Guyana, this is 1 in
every 2 women.

“In Guyana, 38 per cent of women [surveyed] have experienced physical and/or sexual violence,
above the global average,” the report stated.

The report titled “Guyana Women’s Health and Life Experiences Survey (WHLES)” was
launched on Wednesday at the Cara Lodge Hotel, Quamina Street, Georgetown.

The study was conducted by the Guyana Bureau of Statistics with support from the Inter-
American Development Bank (IDB), UN Women, UNDP, USAID, the Global Women’s
Institute of George Washington University and the University of Guyana.

The survey was administered among 1,498 women between ages 15 to 64 in the 10
administrative regions. Half of all women who experienced intimate-partner violence never
sought help, according to the report.

Victims, community members and stakeholders attributed this to lack of knowledge of available
help, perceptions of being blamed or stigmatized by their situation becoming known throughout
the community and inadequate support structures to ensure victim safety after reporting violence
to the Police.

At Wednesday’s launch, Minister of Social Protection Amna Ally called for women to expose
the perpetrators of violence.

“The report highlights the urgency of breaking the silence. All of us owe it to the women who
suffered from domestic violence and the women who took part in this survey to step up, speak
out and end domestic violence now,” Ally said.

One of the key issue highlighted is that women who witnessed violence against their mothers in
childhood or have a partner who witnessed such violence are at significantly higher risk,
continuing the cycle of exposure and violence through to their own children.

Andrea Heath-London, Business Development & Research Management Analyst at UNDP’s

Guyana office, noted that this issue also entails significant social and economic costs.

“Failure to address this issue also entails a significant cost for the future…one characteristic of
gender-based violence is that it knows no social or economic boundaries and affects women and
girls of all socio-economic backgrounds,” she noted.

Importantly, the report also captures information on the risk and consequences of violence for
women, their children and families and how and to what extent they seek help and extended
beyond partner-inflicted violence.

It found that 1 in 5 (or 20 per cent of) women in Guyana has experienced non-partner sexual
abuse in their lifetime and 13 per cent reported experiencing this abuse before the age of 18.

“Being young is the most significant risk factor for Non-Partner Sexual Violence (NPSV),
including rape, attempted rape, unwanted sexual touching and sexual harassment,” the report
stated.

The 15–24 age group reported statistically higher rates of NPSV of every type.

Representative, UN Women Multi-Country-Office Caribbean, Ms. Alison McLean, said:  “UN

Women, along with other UN agencies will be using the data gathered from this survey to
support national efforts to prevent intimate partner violence through school-based and
community-based initiatives; including working with men and boys through Batterer Prevention
programs; and private sector initiatives that prevent work-related spill overs of family violence to
create safe spaces at work”.

Guyana signed onto the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against
Women (CEDAW) and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Contained in the report are statistics from Help and Shelter which recorded 9,966 cases of
gender-based violence cases against women and girls from 1995 to 2018.

In many cases in Guyana, the women who ensure intimate partner violence are left dead or badly
injured before the matter is exposed.

The UN survey found that existing violence prevention initiatives are limited in Guyana.