Inclusive Violence and Crime Prevention in South Africa

This project aims to reduce the vulnerability of people of all genders specifically women and girls to interpersonal violence in South Africa. Project activities include: (1) developing and rolling out of Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention toolboxes to 100 schools in three provinces (Western Cape Eastern Cape and Gauteng – provinces experiencing the highest levels of violence); (2) providing training to 100 religious leaders on the integration of GBV prevention into their community development activities; (3) providing training to stakeholders from municipalities and civil society on how to develop implement and evaluate GBV prevention measures; (4) developing a shared conceptual framework for GBV prevention; (5) building and collation of an evidence base for GBV prevention; (6) building and sustaining digital platforms for the promotion of violence prevention including GBV; (7) developing support interfaces on the translation of policy into implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation between the White Paper on Safety and Security the National Strategic Plan on Gender-bases Violence and Femicide (NSP GBVF) and the Integrated Urban Development Framework; (8) providing advisory services to the relevant custodian departments (Department of Women Youth and Persons with Disabilities and the Department of Basic Education) toward the coordinated implementation of the NSP GBVF; and (9) developing an innovative platform for addressing the prevention of GBV in urban spaces.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) enhanced collaborative action between state and non-state actors for gender-based violence prevention and gender equality at all levels in South Africa; and (2) improved implementation by state and non-state actors of the recommended actions contained in the White Paper on Safety and Security the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide and the Integrated Urban Development Framework in South Africa.