Bojanala Legal Advice Centre
Masibambisane Community-Based Survey Results: Incidences and Drivers of GenderBased Violence & Femicide 2024 What is GBVF?
Gender-based violence includes physical, sexual, psychological, and economic abuse based on someone's real or perceived gender identity. Femicide is murder based on real or assumed gender identity.
This report looks at the socio-economic conditions and levels of gender-based violence (GBV) in the community served by the Bojanala Legal Advice Centre. We gathered insights from 219 household surveys, and the results show that rates of economic GBV and physical GBV are higher than national averages, highlighting a serious issue in the area. Psychological GBV aligns with national figures, while sexual GBV is lower than the national average, indicating different challenges for each type of violence.
in 219 experienced economic GBV
in 219 experienced psychological GBV
We spoke to
youth
adults
people in the community
elderly people Bojanala Legal Advice Cente
in 219 experienced physical GBV
in 219 experienced sexual GBV