GBV march to send a clear message to community
A variety of activities were held on the day to promote the GBV awareness campaign to the children and the community of Princess and the surrounding areas.
Raising awareness is key to spreading the clear message of zero tolerance of all forms of violence against women and girls, it’s also key to informing victims of their rights and the support services available to them.
Tshepang Programme for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children hosted a gender based violence (GBV) march on Wednesday, November 16 around the area.
The march started from the Tshepang Programme offices at Plot 16, 82 Rothchild Road and went into the Princess Informal Settlement.
A variety of activities were held on the day to promote the GBV awareness campaign to the children and the community of Princess and the surrounding areas.
Multiple stakeholders from the community were invited on the day including among other GBV organisations the Roodepoort police, Community Police Forums (CPF), People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA), health professionals, Ward Councillor and community leaders.
After the march everyone came back to the Tshepang Programme offices’ where the children performed and stated their views on the subject through drama and poetry.
The speakers talked about GBV and were highly appreciated by the children as they gave hope and courage to the most vulnerable.
“Today we are raising awareness around the GBV that exist in our area of Princess, basically we marched with the children holding placards and the message that we are bringing to the community is that ‘women are to be protected’ and they valuable members of the community,” said Tshepang Programme Director Susan Rammekwa.
Rammekwa pleaded with community members not to turn a blind eye when they see someone being violated and know that there is help out there.
