CIVICUS discusses South Africa’s recent declaration of gender-based violence (GBV) as a national disaster with Cameron Kasambala, student and spokesperson for Women for Change, a South African civil society organisation that works to raise awareness of violence against women and children.
Following sustained pressure from feminist movements, the government of South Africa declared GBV and femicide a national disaster in November. The declaration was a milestone in a long campaign to secure coordinated state action and emergency funding to address the crisis.
