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Editor's Note In his address, President Cyril Ramaphosa encouraged the inclusion of men into GBVF conversations. He said, “... every part of society, in every workplace, in every school and college and university, in every government department, in every municipality, in every community, we need to be organising men’s dialogues. We need to reach out to boys and young men to develop masculinities that value respect, understanding, and accountability …”
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There are many forms of violence against women, Owanto, a contemporary artist features art curated by South African curators on Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting (FGM/C) a practice that affects an estimated 200 million girls worldwide to this day. Louise Nell Pollock impresses us with her 'craftivist' skills as she writes an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa. Martin Pelders, in his article, asks how we create space for male victims of childhood rape and sexual abuse. In embracing diversity, we have included translated articles in Afrikaans, and isiZulu. We conducted 14 interviews with End GBVF Collective partners that shed light on some of the work they are doing and their takes on the Summit. (see video interview section) Finally, I would like to acknowledge the Presidential Summit Planning Committee for their commitment and dedication to bringing the Summit to life, in the spirit of true multi-sectoral collaboration. Our heartfelt gratitude to UN Women not only for making this edition possible but for the role they play in South Africa when it comes to advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment.
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Spread throughout the magazine are portrait stories of survivors of GBV, “Warriors”, through a campaign called #1000gbvportraits.
Hazel Namponya Hazel Namponya- Editor
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