NEW WAY TO TACKLE GBV ISSUES- MYSC

The Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport, and Culture (MYSC) has unveiled ultimate plans to fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV) related issues.

As part of the Ministry’s plan to fight against GBV, they aim to commemorate International Men’s Day (IMD) and the sixteen Days of Activism against Violence on Women and Children which is staged to be between mid-November and December.

“We are now the official Gender Equality watchdog hence preserving some of the cultural issues is a challenge that we have to tackle head-on as some of them are not in alignment with the Gender Equality agenda. We have to deliver both mandates without one trampling on the other,” said MYSC Permanent Secretary, Kitso Kemoeng.

The IMD is intended to celebrate men’s achievements and contributions, their contributions to community, family, marriage, and child care. On the day, we ought to focus on Men’s and boys’ health issues, improve gender relations, and promote gender equality under the theme “Promoting a Positive Conversation about Men, Manhood, and Masculinity.” And the 16 Days Campaign will be held under the ‘UNiTE to End Violence against Women and Children, the theme calls for a concerted effort in preventing and eliminating violence against women and girls around the world.

The commemoration will be held at Salajwe Village and it will start with a march around the village at 06; 30 AM before proceedings of the day proceed at 08; 30 at the main Kgotla on the 25th of November.

Source: TheVoiceNewspaper