Olebogeng Moemisi stands against Gender-Based Violence(GBV)
Through her movement 'Sister’s Keeper' they respond to the scourge of Gender-based violence that plagues the country.
Olebogeng Moemisi , founder and a chairperson of Sister’s Keeper Movement, a Soweto born entrepreneur, and a woman of many talents advocates against Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
Moemisi is a mother of two teenage boys and a professional chef who has recently opened up about her rape ordeal which took place at the tender age of five. The ordeal inspired her to start a movement of activism against gender-based violence. Her experience has seen her in platforms where she has been a motivational speaker to young boys and girls at school, church, and events.
The movement is also in response to the scourge of Gender-based violence that plagues the country, the murders of Tshegofatso Pule, Sanelisiwe Mfaba, and many others, paint a gruesome picture in reality.
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“This is the biggest crisis that SA as a whole is facing, we now recently have learned about the killing of Ntombifuthi( a woman who was cold-bloodedly killed by her boyfriend at Mzimhlophe and later killed himself), the little girl from Meadowlands who was raped and murdered along with her friend at Vlakfontein when she was visiting her father, as a movement we are dealing with many cases if it’s not rape, it’s femicide or women getting threats from their partners, this on its own is draining’’, said Moemisi.
Who to call if you need help:
• People Opposed to Woman Abuse (POWA)- provides counseling 011-642 -435.
• Childline South Africa which helps abused children and their families with free counseling service deals with issues such as physical and sexual abuse. 0800-055-555
• Child Welfare South Africa focuses on child protection, childcare, and family development. Neglect and child abuse can also be reported. Call 074-080-8315 or email info@childwelfaresa.co.za
• Families South Africa (FAMSA) provides counseling and education to help improve marriages and families, it helps in cases of domestic violence and trauma, divorce, and meditation 011-975-7106/7
• The trauma center provides trauma counseling and violence prevention services for people affected by violence- 021-465-7373
• Thuthuzela Care Centres ( TCCs) are one-stop facilities that have been introduced as a critical part of South Africa’s anti-rape strategy- 0800-428-428
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