Mataffin residents united against violence

On Saturday the Mataffin Men Forum, GRIP and community members marched against gender-based violence (GBV).

Cases of reported GBV have recently increased. According to GRIP, the safety of women and children is a great concern due to this.

As a way to bring awareness of GVB, they marched from the Shell Garage to Mataffin Square. Rhandzu Lucretia and Tsongaland Productions Artists joined this initiative.

The organisation’s programme manager, Nomshado Ndlovu, said GRIP is grateful for the support it received. “The event was a great success. It was nice to see elderly people who joined the march.” Ndlovu said were it not for the support they received, the event would not have been possible.

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“We appreciate every role player. As an organisation we need to work with various stakeholders. We are happy to collaborate with others in future, too.”

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GRIP is a non-profit, community-based rape intervention organisation that provides support in the form of counselling and crisis care facilities to rape survivors.