GBV awareness campaign carried out in Orange Farm
Sedibeng District Cluster SAPS together with junior Commissioners in the Gauteng Province, Department of Education, Department of Community Safety and other stakeholders recently carried out a Gender-based Violence awareness campaign in Orange Farm.
MEYERTON. – The Orange Farm policing precinct is known as one of the hotspots for crimes related to GBV.
Police spokesperson Constable Tlaleng Moloi reports that the campaign was a build-up to the upcoming
Annual Police Music and Cultural Association (POLMUSCA) event to be hosted in the District soon.
“The purpose of this initiative was to increase the level of awareness among the general public on different forms of violence that women and children are subjected to. During the event, educational pamphlets and safety hints about the dangers of GBV were distributed.”
Provincial junior Commissioners together with Colonel Mosia handed out gifts to survivors of GBV.
Provincial junior Commissioner General Sipho Khubeka in his address stated GBV was declared as a pandemic in the country. Khubeka urged the community to report any form of abuse and break the silence.
“The safety of children is of most importance as they are the future of the country,” he concluded.
Criminal activities must be reported on the MySAPS APP, 10111, SAPS Crime Stop number 0860010111 and GBV helpline 0800150150.
