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The Department of Social Development, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund , launched the Children’s Report on the National Strategic Plan for Gender-Based Violence and Femicide at the Mary Moodley Child and Youth Care Centre in Benoni on October 19.
Minister of Social Development Nokuzola Tolashe, stakeholders from the National Prosecuting Authority, the SAPS, the Department of Education, the Nelson Mandela Children’s Foundation, Save the Children South Africa, and the Teddy Bear Foundation attended the launch.Presenting the children’s report, child ambassador Bokamuso Kubheka said that under pillar one, children felt that in many communities, gender roles and stereotypes are contributing factors to violence.
Bokamuso noted that pillar two, which focuses on the prevention of violence and rebuilding social cohesion, is primarily concerned with violence against women, the elderly and people with disabilities but does not include children.Regarding pillar three – justice, safety, and protection – children highlighted loopholes in the justice system, citing corruption in the SAPS, tampered evidence and lost dockets.
“School social workers should be available in every school, and teachers should be empowered to handle child abuse cases.” “Pillar seven’s inclusion also demonstrates an intersectional approach to violence against women and children because children are often cared for by women, meaning both are victims of violence to varying degrees.
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