INTERFAITH ACTION TO END GBVF. From Summit to Statement to Action It’s been an incredibly impactful week since we gathered at Emseni for our Summit, launching the Joint GBVF Statement of Commitment and kick-starting the Interfaith GBVF Signature Campaign. I want to extend my deepest gratitude for your active participation and unwavering commitment to advancing this…
Faith Leaders Unite in Historic Declaration against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide at Benoni Summit Bhekisisa Mncube November. 16, 2023 Johannesburg, South Africa – The Faith Action to End Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Collective, aftermonths in the making, finally unveiled their Interfaith Joint Statement of Commitment and SignatureCampaign on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) at a conference…
In societies such as South Africa, where religion predominates, it is pivotal that faith-based organisations play their part in eradicating gender-based violence and femicide, writes Joanne Joseph. I distinctly remember sitting in our Anglican church on a Sunday morning in the 1990s when the call was made for congregants to vote as to whether women ought to be…
Calling All South African Faith Leaders and Believers: Unite to End Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF)! In the heart of our diverse nation, faith serves as the guiding light for over 85% of us. It’s time for our collective beliefs to ignite change and end the rampant gender-based violence and femicide plaguing our society!…
Interfaith movement from commitment to action Against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide There is a movement in the country. A movement against gender-based violence and femicide by faith-inspired servant leaders, scholars, activists, survivors, faith leaders and concerned citizens of South Africa who are uniting to speak out and mobilise for change. The Faith Action to End…
Our Commitment to Ending Gender-Based Violence October 2023: A Month of Unseen Horrors 969 women murdered in South Africa in just three months* “It is time that men and boys recognise the role they must play in gender equality and join with the voices and actions of the women and girls who are trying to…
