GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) PANDEMIC

GBV Is violence that is directed to an individual based on his or her biological gender identity. It involves physical, sexual, verbal, emotional and psychological abuse, threats, coercion and economic or educational deprivation, whether occuring in public or in private life.

GBV is not only of women violence, even the other gender gets abused but I am going to emphasis on that particular one of Violence against women(VAW) since well August is a women's month and violence against women has become a global pandemic that affect 1 in 3 women in their lifetime.

Currently we are facing a pandemic crisis of Coronavirus worldwide meanwhile on the other hand GBV has also became a pandemic crisis especially that one of violence against women, since the country has been on lockdown the number of cases reported for women violence has been excallating and not only is violence enough these women get killed. Many women had lost their lifes into the hands of those that claim to love them and also those predators that rape, violate and kill women. Nobody and I mean nobody deserves to be robbed of life in such traumatic situations, it has got to stop, Enough is enough

Everyone is having COVID-related stress of lockdowns, job losses and other limitations which is worsening an already abusive situation. But there is No Excuse for any form of abuse. It may be some are afraid to cry for help as their lifes are being threatened, some do speak out but it isn't loud enough only when those that actually do speak are killed it is now heard that is the saddest part of it all. Should any women need help when being violated the numbers below are off help, they will know one's life is in danger.

I can not emphasize this enough but Women need to stand together, unite so we can fight this battle we facing, each and everyday there is a new case a women missing then found brutally beaten, raped and killed it hurts because we now have to live our lifes in fear, am I next?, the people we trust the most turn out to be the one's who abuses us. We as Women #Imbokodo must fight, unite and break the Silence. It is really time for us to take matters into our own hands, Justice has failed many some of them are dead now due to ignorance. I still say there is #NoExcuseForAbuse

Women have had enough of violence, many campaigns have been started to empower women and to also help break the silence, we weren't born to tolerate such abuses, neither of us deserves to be robbed of life, neither of us is supposed to be deprived of their dreams and we cannot keep on allowing man to put an end to our lifes. Violence against Women has got to stop, Enough is Enough, #Abuse is not love, we will rise above hate, we are stronger when united we are Izimbokodo