Uganda region uses signed pledges to curb domestic violence

BUNDIBUGYO, Uganda — The drunken man kicked the saucepan off the fireplace, demanding to know why dinner was not ready. Then he struck his wife with a piece of firewood, triggering a fight. They grappled before being separated. The skit about domestic violence had been staged for the benefit of villagers in western Uganda. Some looked puzzled. Some were amused. But others watched in horror as drama mirrored reality. Here, in a remote farming community near the border with Congo, domestic violence mostly targets women.