Mountain View community encouraged to denounce actions of GBVF.
The Department of Community Safety and Transport Management, throughout the period of 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children is embarking on the Prevention Against Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Campaigns Against Vulnerable Groups.
The Initiative aims to coordinate stakeholders in various sectors and the public to intensify the fight against GBVF.
On Wednesday the department took the campaign to Mountain View Settlement in the Greater Taung Local Municipality.
The area is reported to have a high number of violence incidents against women, youth, children, elderly people and other vulnerable groups.
In an endeavour to mobilise community action in order to deal with all forms of GBVF, the Director for Crime Prevention Partnerships Florence Nchoe has encouraged a firm stand against deeds that perpetuate abuse.
“Our intention as government is to transform communities so that they can thrive in all aspects. However we need them on board to play their role.
“To speak out when they see wrong doing and work with authorities in order to hold perpetrators accountable. As people we must dispel practices that foster GBVF, let us go back to upholding virtues of ubuntu in our communities,” said Nchoe.
The campaign brought together stakeholders in the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster amongst others as a way to diversify their reach to communities.
“We have realised that in our most rural areas there is a need to improve access to government services and we bring those services to the doorstep of communities.
“We come as a collective because integrating services allows us to optimise service delivery. This is achieved by working together as government departments, the private sector, traditional leaders and various community structures. When people are empowered, informed and engaged in the economy GBVF and many other forms of crime will be reduced,” added Nchoe.
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