The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of gender based violence on girl child education in Kapchorwa Municipality. The study used both qualitative approach and quantitative approach, the study employed descriptive survey design. Descriptive survey is characterized by describing data on variable of interest and it is useful for gathering factual information, data on attitudes and preferences, belief and predictions, behavior and experiences-both past and present. This chapter mainly focuses on the effect of domestic violence, contribution of harmful cultural practices and finally the effect of Social and economic violence on girl child education in Kapchorwa Municipality. The targeted population for this study included the following category of the sample gender based violence department at Uganda police, Action Aid Uganda and Kapchorwa Civil society Organization Alliance REACH, Reproductive health, Gamatui girl’s secondary school teachers and students, Sebei college tegeres.Recommendations to solving this problem might be enhancing woman education. If a woman is well educated and independent then she will be aware of all the laws against domestic violence and take proper action when someone tries to domestically violate her.

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