The Collective Action magazine is a unified, yet diversified space and place of sharing and support for those dedicated to the GBVF response.
EDITOR IN CHIEF NOTE FROM THE
Welcome to this inaugural edition of the Collective Action Magazine!
Much has been achieved since the 2018 Presidential Summit to address gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa.
Following the summit and the subsequent publication of the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF-NSP, 2020), a multiplexity of civil society, government, corporate and private stakeholders have coalesced to operationalise and implement the NSP. This magazine serves as a catchment and share point for all the work being conducted across our nation in response to GBV. Here we can showcase various projects and programmes, share learning from both successes and failures, reflect on experiences, improve our practices, and keep one another motivated.
My fervent hope is that the members of the End GBVF Collective use this space to grow and deepen collaborative relationships with each other and expand on the work they are doing in response to GBV. Our struggle is a marathon, not a sprint and we are reminded that "if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together".
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together
~African Proverb.
Chief Executive Officer Mental Wellness Initiative Tracey-Lee Kotzen
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