Rand West City Local Municipality is rising to the occasion. Through their End GBVF 100-Day Challenges, the municipality has committed to reducing GBVF incidents in hot zones by 25%, focusing directly on dismantling the drivers of violence, namely, gangsterism and substance abuse.
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Understanding that youth are a particularly vulnerable group that is affected by gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), many End GBVF 100-Day Challenge teams are working closely with young people to address GBVF at a grassroots level.
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As a new wave of 100-Day Challenges begins, Limpopo’s courts are once again demonstrating what it means to rethink justice for survivors of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). In a recent letter to regional and district teams, Regional Court President Jakkie Wessels invited courts to take their efforts a step further, beyond improvements alone.
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In Stellenbosch, the local 100-Day Challenge team is centering their strategy around school-based interventions that are both preventative and educational. They aim to do this by reducing incidents of bullying in schools – a focus that aligns with both Child Safety and Protection Month and the broader goals of the GBVF response framework.
In many post-school institutions across South Africa, gender-based violence and harassment often unfold in silence. Learners may feel intimidated, disempowered, or unsure of where to turn. This silence, however, is not neutral – it protects perpetrators and weakens the safety net students need to thrive. That’s why the call to “break the silence” within Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges is not just symbolic – it’s urgent, strategic, and deeply necessary.
“Influencing the Narrative” at Roots to Rise got participants to discuss the role of media and communicators in supporting the movement to end GBVF and how messaging shapes public understanding of GBVF.
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