The 6 Pillars of the NSP outline key focus areas with specific outcomes, namely: Accountability, Coordination, and Leadership; Prevention and Rebuilding Social Cohesion; Justice, Safety, and Protection; Response, Care, Support, and Healing; Economic Power; Research and Information Management. End GBVF Collective has self- managed working groups structured around the outcomes of these 6 Pillars with members from government, civil society, business, development agencies, and private citizens planning together to coordinate their efforts toward achieving the outcomes stated in the NSP on GBVF. Participants can join one or more pillars, as well as the communication team, according to their interests and skills. The GBVF NSP 100-Day Challenges An intervention by End GBVF Collective was brilliantly executed in the recently launched GBVF NSP 100-Day Challenges: #impactin100days. A true marvel and proof that we can work together. The purpose of the GBVF NSP 100-Day Challenges was to expedite the localisation of the NSP on GBVF as a response to GBVF by collaborating with local community stakeholders working within the GBVF sector. Ambassadors representing each of the six pillars were selected to champion this initiative which was rolled out in various districts, some of which are known to be GBVF hotspots. These included: Sol Plaatje (Northern Cape), Tshwane (Gauteng), Letaba (Bloemfontein, Free State), Lejweleputswa (Welkom, Free State), Limpopo and Mpumalanga, and Garden Route (Western Cape) At the start of the 100 Day Challenges, the district leaders designed specific challenges and selected The official Day 100 was on 9 July 2022. Whilst everyone recognises this was just the beginning, the fire that was ignited within communities holds a promising future for South Africa when is comes to combating GBVF. contributed to the escalating GBVF crisis. Together they formulated targeted interventions to counter the problems and set targets they aimed to achieve within the 100 Days. This was a resounding success as all teams not only reached their targets, but also gained deeper understanding of the barriers inherent to the GBVF problem and found new ways of working together to #endGBVF. Mentors and teams to participate in a process facilitated by Ambassadors to address identified key systemic problem areas that affected or
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