ACT AFRICA’S STANCE IS 365 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST ABUSE OF CHILDREN, WOMEN & MEN
What is your take? What does the 16 days of activism mean to you?
These are very pertinent questions as for many they have given up…yes given up on winning this war against Gender-Based Violence & Femocide especially as we see statistics worldwide worsening. In South Africa the latest quarterly crime statistics up to September 2022 released by our Minister of SAPS Bheki Cele is horrifying to say the least – https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/crime/crime-stats-wrap-women-and-children-november-2022/ https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/crime-stats-violent-crimes-rise-alarmingly/ar-AA14uinq https://www.2oceansvibe.com/2022/11/24/sa-has-a-new-kidnapping-capital/
So, we know, this crisis situation affects economies negatively because our society is dysfunctional which means us as human beings are dysfunctional too and thus cannot perform optimally in jobs, our businesses and our children at school.
There are a multitude of organisations fighting GBV&F, Human Trafficking and basically crime in general yet we still see the situation worsening. What are we not doing or What are we missing? Is it Governments responsibility entirely to eradicate these evils? Will the most perfect laws implemented change people’s negative mindsets and behaviour which fuel these atrocities? The worsening crime statistics could also mean though that people are breaking the silence by reporting and opening up cases against perpetrators which is good on the other hand and thus the rot is coming to the fore. However, this has to start decreasing not because of lack of reporting but because GBV&F, Human Trafficking and all other forms of crime have truly decreased and has to happen as a matter of extreme urgency.
What are the solutions? Should we as individuals not be doing introspection on our contribution towards this worsening situation and take responsibility and be accountable for our contribution as supposed to blame shifting and pointing the finger elsewhere for solutions? Scary thought right but it is fact…
In the meanwhile, whilst we are all doing introspection, finding solutions and trying to implement them we need to protect ourselves against perpetrators of violence, be it GBV& F, Human Trafficking or any other kind of violence and to do so without us ending up on the wrong side of the law as best as we can.
So, there are a few options like equipping yourself with self-defense skills, obtaining gas guns, pepper spray etc. We will not encourage obtaining a licensed gun which shoots real bullets as we support the Guns Down drive. You can however purchase a security emergency panic device which will provide you with armed security should you need it and we encourage you to invest in yourself and your family’s protection by obtaining a security panic device. ACT Africa in partnership with the Automobile Association promotes the highly rated and recommended Rem-i Amica Device and Emergency Security App – see links below
https://www.actafrica.org.za/act-africa-in-partnership-with-the-automobile-association-of-south-africa/ https://www.actafrica.org.za/news/ https://my.aa.co.za/promo/act https://aa.co.za/emergency-services-act/
Please do what you can to keep yourself and your family safe in these very dangerous times we are living in and do whatever you can to prevent and stop GBV&F, Human Trafficking, Kidnapping and all forms of violence from escalating, keeping us hostage and stopping all of us especially our children from leading normal, functional positive and prosperous lives.
“EVIL PREVAILS WHEN GOOD PEOPLE DO NOTHING”
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