The City of Cape Town hosted a two-day educational workshop on gender-based violence in Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay. The event attracted the eighteen community members which included both men and women.
City of Cape Town organised the workshop with Community, Arts and Culture Development (CACD) Department. It mainly focused on identifying the early warning signs of gender-based violence and abuse, and also explained what to do to stop it.
Reportedly, the topics discussed included the identifying existing gender roles, stereotypes, as well as the inter-section between the gender and power.
The facilitators also led the discussions on various forms of gender-based violence, which is the legislative framework and the available support services. However, the participants had the opportunity to explain how this behaviour manifests in their homes and communities.
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Services and Health – Councillor Patricia Van der Ross said that they are glad to see such interest and participation in these types of interventions.
Education, Awareness and Honest Conversations are all part of the change, because if they know more, they can do more and do better.
Van der Ross also stated, “We hope that those who participated in the workshop will share the knowledge with their respective communities and assist the ones who are in need.”
Crimes related to gender-based violence are increasing day by day and frequently in the Cape Town. The South African Police Services team also took major strict action to curb this but results were not that effective.
So, to bring awareness among the citizens of Cape Town they organised an educational workshop which included the officials and leaders and Councillor Patricia Van der Ross, too.
The workshop mainly involved the educational sessions by the experts on identifying the existing gender roles, as well as identifying the stereotypes.
The awareness sessions also included the topics such as inter-section between the gender and power, and defining the roles of both the gender in supporting each other.