NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE & FEMICIDE
NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ONGENDER-BASED VIOLENCE & FEMICIDEHUMAN DIGNITY AND HEALING, SAFETY, FREEDOM & EQUALITY IN OUR LIFETIME
Copyright NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE & FEMICIDEAll rights reserved.First published in 2020.The Gender-based Violence and Femicide National Strategic Plan (GBVF-NSP) was producedby the Interim Steering Committee established in April 2019 to respond to the gender-basedviolence and femicide crisis following the historic 2018 Presidential Summit on this subject.The NSP aims to provide a multi-sectoral, coherent strategic policy and programmingframework to strengthen a coordinated national response to the crisis of gender-basedviolence and femicide by the government of South Africa and the country as a whole. Thestrategy seeks to address the needs and challenges faced by all, especially women acrossage, sexual orientation, sexual and gender identities; and specific groups such as elderlywomen, women who live with disability, migrant women and trans women, affected andimpacted by the gender-based violence scourge in South Africa.For any additional information about the NSP, please visit the government website atwww.gov.za or contact the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities(DWYPD) office:Website: www.women.gov.zaEmail: info@women.gov.zaMail: Private Bag, X931, Pretoria, 0001Tel: 012 359 0000Fax: 012 326 0473Communication Office:Tel: 012 359 0224Facebook page: @dypdzaTwitter handle: @ DWYPD.ZAInstagram: @dwypdzaThe material in this National Strategic Plan may be freely reproduced and used on conditionthat a) the source is acknowledged and b) it is not used for profit or personal gain.Photographs by GCIS,Cover design by Kwambele Social Marketing - finalised by Debi LeeText design and layout by Kwambele Social Marketing - finalised by Debi LeePrinted by Big Brand Novelties Trading
AcknowledgementsThis National Strategic Plan on Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) was madepossible by the Interim Steering Committee (ISC) on GBVF, a collaboration of civil societyand government, under the stewardship of Advocate Brenda Madumise-Pajibo and Dr OliveShisana, respectively. In addition, we acknowledge the financial, technical and overall supportfrom the following groups:Development partners - The Ford Foundation, GIZ, The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa,National Lottery Commission, UNAIDS, UNICEF, UNFPA and UN Women.Government stakeholders - Department of Social Development, Department of Women,Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.Civil society organisations that hosted public consultation meetings, including the administrative and facilitation support from Masimanyane Women’s Rights International and SoulCity Institute for Social Justice.The many South Africans who participated in the public consultations, including civil societyorganisations, that contributed to the document.Last but not least, we are incredibly indebted to the women in the ISC, its secretariat, technicalworking teams, and co-drafters, whose professional contributions, from fundraising tointellectual contributions on this strategy, including their dedication and commitment toending GBVF brought us to this point.NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE & FEMICIDE 2020 – 2030 1
ForewordMatamela Cyril RamaphosaPresidentThe unacceptably high levels of genderbased violence and femicide in South Africaare a blight on our national conscience, anda betrayal of our constitutional order forwhich so many fought, and for which so manygave their lives.South Africa holds the shameful distinctionof being one of the most unsafe places inthe world to be a woman. We have amongstthe highest rates of intimate partner violence,and recently released data from Statistics SAshow that rape and sexual violence havebecome hyperendemic. This is a scourge thataffects us all: young and old, black or white,rich and poor, queer or cis, rural or urban. Itpervades every sphere of our society.Women and girls are being abused, assaultedand murdered in our country every day - atthe hands of men. We are in the throes of adeep crisis that must be brought to a decisiveend.2 Credit: GCISIn response to mounting calls from women’sgroups, civil society and the public at largefor urgent action to be taken to address thisproblem, on the 1st and 2nd of November2018 we convened the first PresidentialSummit on Gender-Based Violence andFemicide. This was a landmark summit inseveral respects.For the first time since the formation of theWomen’s National Coalition in 1992, individuals and organisations representing a broadswathe of society united behind a commonvision.The Summit was also instrumental in identifying key interventions to address, not justgender-based violence and femicide, but thewider challenges women and children facewith regards to safety and security, poverty,access to economic opportunities, and thecontestation of their rights in a climate wherepatriarchy and chauvinism is widely prevalentand all-pervasive.NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE & FEMICIDE 2020 – 2030
The Summit concluded with the signing of aDeclaration that government, business,labour and civil society would collaborate toconceptualise, drive and implement concretemeasures to eradicate gender-based violenceand femicide.Parties to the Declaration called for a multisectoral structure to be constituted tocoordinate the implementation of a NationalStrategic Plan on Gender-Based Violenceand Femicide.The Summit further resolved that an InterimSteering Committee be established to leadthe process of establishing structures, developing programmes, and mobilising resources.Although we still have a long way to go beforewe reach our goal of ending gender-basedviolence and femicide, there has been incremental progress since last year’s Summit.The Interim Steering Committee, in partnership with other stakeholders, has beenworking to build the capacity of the state torespond to the crisis.An Emergency Response Action Plan toaddress gender-based violence and femicidehas been developed and presented toParliament where it was approved during aspecial joint sitting on the 18th of September 2019.Government departments have rallied aroundthe plan: and an amount of R1,6 billion hasbeen sourced through budget reprioritisation.It is anchored by five key interventions to beimplemented over the next six months:I. Urgently respond to victims and survivorsof GBV.II. Broadening access to justice for survivors.III. Changing social norms and behaviourthrough high-level awareness raising andprevention campaigns.IV. Strengthening existing architecture andpromoting accountability.V. The creation of more economic opportunities for women who are vulnerable toabuse because of poverty.We are committed to galvanising supportfor this plan by creating a permanent structure to steer its implementation; as well asto budgeting for it over the next triennium.The conceptualisation of the structure of theGender-based Violence and Femicide Councilhas been developed and we desire that it beconstituted by April 2020.The National Gender-based Violence andFemicide Strategic Plan (NSP) presented herewas developed by the Interim SteeringCommittee. In line with our commitment toparticipatory democracy, the committee canvassed the views and inputs of as many keystakeholders as possible.The National Strategic Plan is a governmentand civil society’s multi-sectoral strategicframework to realise a South Africa free fromgender-based violence and femicide. Itrecognises all violence against women (acrossage, location, disability, sexual orientation,sexual and gender identity, nationality andother diversities) as well as violence againstchildren. The NSP is premised on the equality of all gender groupings including theNATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE & FEMICIDE 2020 – 2030 3
LGBTQI community - and affirms that accessing services is human rights-based.necessary resources are made available, andthat it yields concrete and tangible results.The Summit managed to coalesce differentstakeholders around a common NSP. Theinvolvement of key stakeholders in the publicand private sectors, civil society, social movements, development partners as well as multilateral agencies bodes well for accountability.It has been said that the true measure of anysociety can be found in how it treats its mostvulnerable members.The NSP centers around six pillars, namely(a) Accountability, Coordination and Leadership, (b) Prevention and Rebuilding the SocialCohesion, (c) Justice, Safety and Protection,(d) Response, Care, Support and Healing; (e)Economic Power; and (f) Research and Information Management.Gender-based violence and femicide is an illthat has left no sector of society untouched.We call upon all South Africans to be part ofthe implementation of this National StrategicPlan, to support it both materially and morally,and to be active forces for change in theirhomes and their communities. The public,the media, faith-based groups and traditionalorganisations, business and labour must allcome on board.The Interim Steering Committee deserve ourgratitude for the excellent work they havedone thus far. Your efforts and dedication tofinding solutions to this crisis are valued andappreciated.The South Africa we Want is a country whereall its citizens are able to lead their lives ofdignity and freedom, and where the vulnerable and marginalised are protected byour Constitution and Bill of Rights. We haveset ourselves a course from which we will notfalter.As we reclaim our society from the clutchesof violence, homophobia, chauvinism andmisogyny, this National Strategic Plan is bothour shield and our armour.We will spare no effort until this country’swomen and children are safe, can live, workand play in freedom, and their rights upheld.Matamela Cyril RamaphosaPresidentAs government, we will continue to supportthis NSP by ensuring that it is integrated intogovernment planning processes, that the4 NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE & FEMICIDE 2020 – 2030
Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsForewordAcronymsGlossary of TermsExecutive Summary126916Table 1: PillarsGBVF Road Map18201. Introduction212. BackgroundFigure 1: Intimate partner physical violence reported in studies in South AfricaFigure 2: Reported Cases of Rape and Sexual Offences to SAPSFigure 3: Attrition of rape cases: RAPSSA study222526313. The National Strategic Plan on GBVF 2020-2030Figure 4: Facets of GBVF Crisis in South AfricaFigure 5: Overview of national strategic responseTable 1: VISION: Women, A South Africa free from gender-based violence directedat women, children and LGBTQIA personsTable 2: Five Year Outcomes3535364. Strategic PillarsFigure 6: Layered Approach for Effective Prevention43455. Institutional Arrangements & Implementation ModalitiesFigure 7: Overview of roles and responsibilities of the structureFigure 8: Proposed Organogram of the NCGBVF5758606. Implementation627. Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the National StrategicPlan on Gender Based Violence and FemicidePillar 1: Accountability, Coordination and LeadershipPillar 2: Prevention and Rebuilding Social CohesionPillar 3: Protection, Safety and JusticePillar 4: Response, Care, Support and HealingPillar 5: Economic PowerPillar 6: Research and Information Systems638. ReferencesAppendix A - Law and Policy FrameworkAppendix B – Detailed Intervention PillarsTable 3: Pillar 1: Accountability, Coordination and LeadershipTable 4: Pillar 2: Prevention and Rebuilding Social CohesionTable 5: Pillar 3: Justice, Safety and ProtectionTable 6: Pillar 4: Pillar Four: Response, Care, Support and HealingTable 7: Pillar 5: Economic PowerTable 8: Pillar 6: Research and Information ManagementInterim Steering Committee on GBVFAppendix C - DeclarationAppendix D - 24 25NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE & FEMICIDE 2020 – 2030 5
Acronyms6 ADRAlternative Dispute ResolutionAIDSAcquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeCBOCommunity-Based OrganisationCEDAWCEDAWConvention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against WomenCGECommission for Gender EqualityCJSCriminal Justice SystemCOGTADepartment of Cooperative Governance and Traditional AffairsCSOsCivil Society OrganisationsCSWCommission on the Status of WomenDBEDepartment of Basic EducationDCSDepartment of Correctional ServicesDELDepartment of Employment and LabourDFIDDepartment for International DevelopmentDHADepartment of Home AffairsDHETDepartment of Higher Education and TrainingDHSDepartment of Human Settlements, Water and SanitationDOHDepartment of HealthDOJ&CDDepartment of Justice and Constitutional DevelopmentDOTDepartment of TransportDPMEDPMEDepartment of Planning, Monitoring and EvaluationDRDiagnostic ReviewDSACDepartment of Sports, Arts and CultureDSDDepartment of Social DevelopmentDVDomestic ViolenceDVADVADomestic Violence ActDWYPDDWYPDDepartment of Women, Youth and Persons with DisabilitiesEEAEmployment Equity ActEMSEmergency Medical ServicesEPWPEPWPExpanded Public Works ProgrammeFBOFaith-Based OrganisationGBHGrievous Bodily HarmNATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE & FEMICIDE 2020 – 2030
GBVGender-Based ViolenceGBVFGBVFGender-Based Violence and FemicideGCISGovernment Communication and Information SystemGDPGross Domestic ProductGPFGender Policy FrameworkGRPBM&EGRPBM&EGender Responsive Planning, Budgeting, Monitoring and Evaluation andAuditing FrameworkHIVHIVHuman Immune Deficiency VirusHTVHomophobic and transphobic violenceIDMTInterdepartmental Management TeamIGBVF-SCIGBVF-SCInterim Steering Committee for Gender Based Violence and FemicideIJSIntegrated Justice SystemILOInternational Labour OrganisationIMC-VAWC Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Root Causes of Violence Against WomenIMC-VAWCand ChildrenIPVIPVIntimate Partner ViolenceISCPSIntegrated Social Crime Prevention StrategyJSEJohannesburg Stock ExchangeLGBTQIA Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual and otherLGBTQIA extensionsMAPMAPMen as PartnersMTEFMedium Term Expenditure FrameworkMTSFMedium Term Strategic FrameworkNC GBVFNational Council on Gender-Based Violence and FemicideNDPNational Development PlanNGMNational Gender MachineryNPANational Prosecuting AuthorityNPONon-Profit OrganisationNSPNational Strategic PlanPEPPost-Exposure ProphylaxisPEPUDAPEPUDAPromotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair DiscriminationPFMAPFMAPublic Finance Management ActSADCSouthern African Development CommunityNATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE & FEMICIDE 2020 – 2030 7
SAHRCSouth African Human Rights CommissionSAJEISAJEISouth African Judicial Education InstituteSALRCSouth African Law Reform CommissionSAMRCSAMRCSouth African Medical Research CouncilSANEFSANEFSouth African Editors ForumSAPSSAPSSouth African Police ServicesSDASkills Development ActSDGSSustainable Development GoalsSEASexual exploitation and abuseSETASector Education & Training AuthoritySGBVSGBVSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceSGMSexual and Gender MinoritySHSexual HarassmentSOACriminal law (Sexual Offences and Related matters) Amendment Act ( SexualOffences Act)SOCsSexual Offences CourtsSRHSexual and Reproductive HealthSRHRSRHRSexual and Reproductive Health and RightsSTEMScience, Technology, Engineering and MathematicsSTISexually Transmitted InfectionTTCsThuthuzela Care CentresUNUnited NationsUN WomenWomen United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women8 UNAIDSUNAIDSJoint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDSUNDPUNDPUnited Nations Development ProgrammeUNESCOUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganisationUNFPAUNFPAUnited National Population FundUNICEFUnited Nations Children's FundVACViolence Against ChildrenVAWVAWViolence Against WomenVEPVEPVictim Empowerment ProgrammeWHOWorld Health OrganisationWPSSWPSSWhite Paper on Safety and SecurityNATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE & FEMICIDE 2020 – 2030
Glossary of TermsAbleism: The pervasive system of discrimination and exclusion that oppresses peoplewho have mental, emotional and physicaldisabilities.1is compulsory in every sexual act, alwaysmatters and should not be assumed, regardless of the relationship status and irrespectiveof previous sexualactivity with the other party.Ageism: Any attitude, action, or institutionalstructure, which subordinates a person orgroup because of age or any assignment ofroles in society purely on the basis of age.Coordination: The regulation of diverseelements into an integrated and harmoniousoperation; synchronisation and integrationof activities, responsibilities, and commandand control structures to ensure that resourcesare used in the most efficient way, in pursuitof the specified objectives.Child: A person under the age of 18 years.Cisgender: A term for people whose genderidentity matches the sex that they wereassigned at birth. For example, someonewho identifies as a woman and was assignedfemale at birth is a cisgender woman whereassomeone who identifies as a man and wasassigned male at birth is a cisgender man.Cisgender is the opposite of transgender.“Cis-” is a Latin prefix meaning “on the sameside as,” and is therefore an antonym of“trans-”.Comprehensive Sexuality Education refersto the provision of age-appropriate, culturallyrelevant, scientifically accurate, realistic, nonjudgmental information about sex andrelationships. Sexuality education providesopportunities to explore one’s own valuesand attitudes and to build decision-making,communication and risk-reduction skills aboutmany aspects of sexuality.Consent: An exercise of choice and a voluntaryor unforced agreement to engage in sexualactivity with another party.2 Consent is anongoing process and can be withdrawn atany time. Consent to engage in sexual activity1 https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/educated/glossary2 The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 6 of 20123 White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities4 Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998, Section 15 Ibid.Disability is imposed by society when a personwith a physical, psychosocial, intellectual,neurological and/or sensory impairment isdenied access to full participation in allaspects of life, and when society fails touphold the rights and specific needs ofindividuals with impairments.3District-based approach service deliverymodel aims to address service delivery andeconomic development challenges throughthe synchronisation of planning across allspheres of government, working alongsidesocial partners such as business and community at district level.Domestic Violence: According to SouthAfrican law, includes physical abuse; sexualabuse; emotional, verbal and psychologicalabuse; economic abuse; intimidation; harassment; stalking; entry into the complainants’residence without her consent or any othercontrolling or abusive behaviour taking placein domestic relationships.4Economic abuse includes the unreasonabledeprivation of economic or financial resources,which a complainant is entitled to under lawor requires out of necessity and the unreasonable disposal of household effects or otherproperty in which the complainant has aninterest.5NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE & FEMICIDE 2020 – 2030 9
Family: A group of people living togetherand functioning as a single household, thatwill provide for the needs and protection ofchildren and all its members. A well-functioning family provides members with emotional, social, spiritual and material supportthat is sustained throughout life and it alsorepresents the cradle from which the valuesand norms of a society are transmitted andpreserved, and is therefore a key institutionfor transforming values and norms.6Family Violence is a form of inter-personalviolence that includes a range of abusivebehaviours - such as physical, sexual, verbaland emotional abuse and neglect - that occurwithin relati
NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE & FEMICIDE 2020 – 2030 1. Foreword The unacceptably high levels of gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa are a blight on our national conscience, and . mation Management. Gender-based violence and femicide is an ill that has left no sector of society untouched.
accessible and diverse gender information. It is one of a family of knowledge services based at IDS . Other recent publications in the Cutting Edge Pack series: Gender and Care, 2009 Gender and Indicators, 2007 Gender and Sexuality, 2007 Gender and Trade, 2006 Gender and Migration, 2005 Gender and ICTs, 2004 . 6.3.1 Gender mainstreaming .
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Sep 05, 2017 · STRATEGIC PLAN FORMAT 2017-2020 . The sample strategic planning format uses a one page Strategic Map format to identify areas of focus for the Plan. From the Strategic Map, a Strategic Plan is created to advance strategic priorities for the coming 1-3 years. The plan accomplishments a
C. Gender, Livelihoods, and Employment 29 D. Gender and Infrastructure 41 E. Gender and Governance 48 F. Gender and Regional Cooperation 52 IV. NATIONAL LAWS, POLICIES, AND INSTITUTIONS PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY A. International Commitments B. Constitution and Laws C. National Policies D. National Commission for the Advancement of Women
Brief 1.Gender and countering transnational organized crime and trafficking Brief 2.Gender and countering corruption Brief 3.Gender and terrorism prevention Brief 4.Gender and justice Brief 5.Gender and health and livelihoods Annexes Checklists for gender mainstreaming
7 In order to effectively mainstream gender in an organisation, the staff should be able to: n Identify gender inequalities in their field of activity; n Define gender equality objectives; n Take account of gender when planning and implementing policies and programmes; n Monitor progress; n Evaluate programmes from a gender perspective. Principles of gender mainstreaming
Strategic Plan and the process . used to create the Plan in four sections: 1. The Process: An overview of the process used to create the Strategic Plan. 2. Strategic Insights: A summary of the six insights that provided a foundation for the development of the Strategic Plan. 3. Strategic Plan Overview: A one-page summary of the Strategic Plan. 4.
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