Varsity Jumps In To Fight GBV Battle

NEW HUB: PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, LEGAL HELP, ADVOCACY

- Masoka Dube

Activists fighting against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) and crime experts are welcoming North-West University's (NWU) launch of a GBVF Empowerment Centre.

It was recently launched at the NWU Vanderbijlpark campus to serve as a one-stop hub offering psychosocial support, legal case navigation and proactive advocacy.

Key partners include the Gauteng department of community safety, Sonke Gender Justice, Higher Health, Ikhaya le Themba Empowerment Centre and international collaborators such as University College Dublin and Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.

Dr Vedhna Dayanand-Lalla from NWU said: "The president has noted that South Africa is facing a GBVF pandemic.