Week -4: GBVF Context
THIS BECOMES ITS OWN COURSE... GBVF in South Africa
Nadim – Maybe we can do a summary of the GBVF Guidance notes here with links for further detail
South Africa, sadly, has a fertile ground for violence
South Africa is a deeply violent society and continues to wrestle with the impact of decades of institutionalised racism, sexism, exclusion, structural violence and other factors that have continued to undermine human development and positive social cohesion.
South Africa’s global peace index ranking resembles that of a country at war, with one of the highest murder rates found globally outside of a war zone.
The Victims of Crime Survey reports year on year reveal increased crime levels.
The National Strategic Plan on GBVF was adopted in 2020 as a society-wide programme to end gender-based violence and femicide. It is organised around six pillars, which are aimed at prevention of GBV, strengthening the criminal justice response to GBV, and providing support, care and healing to survivors of gender-based violence.
Pillar detail extracted from “Get to know your NSP” produced by the DWYPD
End GBVF Collective
The End GBVF Collective is South Africa’s biggest single volunteer network in tackling the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide. The Collaborative platform was created as an informal and voluntary platform, open to all stakeholders involved in GBVF response in South Africa. It is undergirded by a strong Coordination and Communication structure. The collaborative platform creates space for stakeholders from government, civil society, development agencies, and private citizens to think and plan together. Participants find expression of their interests and skills by joining one or more of the six pillars.
Join the End GBVF Collaborative Whatsapp community and become part of a Pillar team and the Movement to End GBVF
The End GBVF 100-Day Challenges are implemented as part of localising the NSP within the Collective.
For more detail on the NSP click the links below.
Summary NSP
