Limpopo Gears Up For Gender-Based Violence And Femicide
Limpopo Province will host the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Summit to collectively fight the scourge that has been named the second pandemic after coronavirus. The Summit will be held under the theme “Accountability, accelerate and amplify now” on 14 October 2022 at The Ranch, Polokwane.

The summit will be a precursor to the upcoming National Presidential GBVF Summit in November 2022. The hosting follows President’s mandate earlier this year to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide to facilitate the second Presidential Summit to afford delegates to echo their voice regarding the scourge.

The GBVF summit aims to deepen the understanding of GBVF in the province with a specific focus on the impact of GBVF by target groups, namely; women, elderly children, women with disability, pregnant women, LGBTQIA + individuals and men. GBV summit will also accelerate actions and accountability by key government departments and other stakeholders; provide a space for wider collaborative engagements between all stakeholders and strengthen the overall response to the prevention of GBVF in the province amongst others.

Source: Government of South Africa