Popularizing the National Strategic Plan on GBVF
In 2018, women across South Africa delivered 24 demands to union buildings, parliament and other locations throughout the country in a bold effort demanding government action to end the scourge of gender-based violence. One of the first demands was for a Summit on Gender Based Violence and Femicide which was held November 1-2, 2018 where an agreement to install an Interim Steering Committee (ISC) on GBVF charge with the drafting of the National Strategic Plan (NSP) was solidified.
It’s no secret that South Africa is ranked globally as the most dangerous place for women to live. At the same time, South Africa is celebrated internationally for its progressive policies and legislation on equality in general yet the aspiration of this vision is yet to be realized by many women who don’t enjoy a basic constitutional right to safety.
The National Strategic Plan (NSP), articulates a vision and plan for effectively addressing GBVF with an emphasis on prevention and a victim centered approach to serving victims and survivors of GBV. The NSP is a roadmap that must be understood and internalized by all South Africa if we are to collectively end this scourge. As such a collaboration of civil society organizations that served in the ISC (2019-2020) took on a charge to contribute towards popularizing the NSP and taking steps towards ensuring it is accessible to as many South Africans as possible. Under the project management of Wise 4 Afrika, we are pleased to publish an infographic representation of the NSP, the infographic package includes graphic representation of the summary NSP as well as the representation of each pillar as follows:
Pillar 1: Accountability, Coordination and Leadership
Pillar 2: Prevention & Restoration of Social Fabric
Pillar 3: Protection, Safety, and Justice
Pillar 4: Response, Care, Support and Healing
Pillar 5: Economic Empowerment
Pillar 6: Research and Information Systems
It is our intention and hope that this is one of many efforts to come in popularizing the NSP including, but not limited to, translation in all official languages as well as availability in braille. We invite the donor community and private sector social responsibility managers to join us in this effort.