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 16 Days of Activism: What is violence against women and children?

According to www.gov.za, violence against women and children takes many forms.

The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign will take place from November 25 to December 10.

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According www.gov.za, violence against women and children takes many forms, such as:

• Physical violence in the form of domestic violence, terrible violent crimes such as murder, robbery, rape and assault.
• Emotional abuse and trauma at many levels caused by many factors. Women and children in their homes, at work, at schools, on our streets and in our communities suffer from this form of violence.
• Another terrible blight of our democracy is poverty, starvation, humiliation and degradation, especially against women and children. Poverty, inequality and unemployment are conditions under which violence thrives.

Violence Against Women, Domestic, Abuse

 

 

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Bridget Mpande

Bridget Mpande is the editor assistant for Mpumalanga News and Lowvelder Express. She joined Lowveld Media in 2014 and covers several beats in the newsroom. She is a mentor and believes there is no community newspaper without the community.
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