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FLGTP
The Faith Leaders’ Gender Transformation Programme (FLGTP) is an innovative programme designed to equip faith leaders as institutional and social change agents. The FLGTP is run by WWSOSA in partnership with the Faith Action Collective to End Gender-Based Violence (GBV). We recognised that short trainings do not really transform individual faith leaders or the faith sector, and sending out people thereafter to do GBV work can cause harm. People need time to digest, work on personal formation, build a skills base, revisit problematic texts in their sacred texts and interrogate how GBV affects them, their communities and faith institutions. The FLGTP accompanies participants to make both personal and institutional changes through mentoring them throughout.
Faith Action Campaign and Interfaith Statement
There is urgency for the faith sector to make impact in responding effectively as well as preventing gender-based violence and femicide within South Africa, but also within our different faith communities. This movement towards a united and coordinated faith sector response to gender-based violence (GBV) has not been seen in South Africa before. It is aligned to the South African National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (NSP on GBVF). Through respecting our differences and building on our shared concerns and agreements that unite us to develop a strong faith voice against GBV, the Faith Action Collective to End GBV in partnership with WWSOSA launched joint Statement of Commitment as part of a public Signature Campaign across the country to mobilise widespread support and commitment to practical action.
Interfaith GBV Strategy Launch Highlights
In 2024, the Faith Action to End GBV Collective, in collaboration with We Will Speak Out South Africa (WWSOSA), launched the first-ever joint Interfaith Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Mitigation Strategy 2024-2030. This historic initiative marks a significant step forward in the united efforts of diverse faith communities to tackle gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide across South Africa. This comprehensive Strategy represents the culmination of years of collaboration and dialogue among various religious groups and stakeholders, committed to addressing the pervasive issue of GBV within both faith communities and the broader society. It is geared towards realisation of the National Strategic Plan to End GBV and Femicide (NSP on GBVF), The Strategy is not intended only for partners in the Faith Action Collective, but for any people of faith, faith-based organisations and places of worship.
Faith Action Summit Highlights
The Faith Action to End Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Collective, in partnership with WWSOSA, unveiled their Interfaith Joint Statement of Commitment and Signature Campaign on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) at an Interfaith Summit in 2023. It was a ground-breaking mobilisation campaign within the interfaith sector, serving as a day of commitment and a platform for shared learning and mutual support. This diverse collective, representing critical structures from each faith, has united to support the government-initiated National Strategic Plan to End GBV and Femicide (NSP on GBV), thereby contributing to a comprehensive and inclusive approach to this pressing issue.