Gauteng Provincial Government to host Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Summit

Premier David Makhura will tomorrow, join Day 1 of the 2-day Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Summit hosted by the Gauteng Provincial Government. The Summit will be held from Monday, 29 August 2022 to Tuesday, 30 August 2022.

The GBVF Summit forms part of the provinces Women’s Month programmes held under the theme “Women’s Socio-Economic Rights, Empowerment and Resillience”.

The purpose of the Summit will be to report back on the work undertaken since the launch of the National Strategic Plan (NSP) on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide and the programmes implemented as per the pillars of the NSP.

The Summit will also provide an opportunity for wider collaborative engagement between stakeholders on strengthening the overall response to GBVF and prevention in Gauteng.

The Gauteng Provincial Government has adopted a 365 Days Programme of Action to fight the scourge of Gender-based violence. This augments the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women

and Children campaign.

Source: Government of South Africa