health, education and participation in public life, the economic costs include health care and legal services; lost productivity and potential salaries; and the costs of prosecuting perpetrators. -UNDP. Hunger & Poverty The drain on the resources of poor households has a direct impact on hunger. The inability to work and potential desertion by the male partner can often mean that household members literally starve - daily food purchases are not made, and children are left in the care of extended family or neighbours. An equally important impact of violence is its negative mental health consequences exhibiting post traumatic si undermining their ability to -realizingrights.org STOP. VIOLENCE Infeguaphic created by: lpuit Mlison urther often = omen and girls is a human rights violation — and this fo trigger dedicated action. But this widespread economic and development problems that remain Violence leads tower productivity, absenteeism and often lower earnings by survivors of violence. Each dollar in lost earnings will lead in turn to a further decline in GDP through multiplier effects. PNG Stats The % of women b en by their husbands The % of men who have engaged in gang rape The % of women who have experienced force The % of rape victims under the age of 15 Social (Capital) Costs GBV leads to: reduced physical and mental health of women, increased child malnutrition, restricted education of girls and boys, and weakened social capital of communities Women are Catalysts for Development: GBV results in lowered participation of women as agents of development which has disastrous implications for realizing safer communities and sustainable livelihoods