Interfaith Brief on Gender-Based Violence

Published: 2020
Author: Faith to Action Network, Because We Can, ACT UBUMBANO, UBOM'BAM LUVUYO, We Will Speak Out SA, Apostolic, Zanerela+Positive Faith in Action, Lutheran Action Against Gender Based Violence, Fatwa Zahra Women's Organization, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa, Partners in Sexual Health, OIKOUMENE, Conselho Cristao de Mocambique, Baha'i Community of South Africa, The Methodist Church of Southern Africa, actalliance
Organisation: Faith to Action Network

“We can no longer be silent as we are called to uphold human dignity for all creation”
Faith Communities Respond to Gender-Based Violence

Our Southern Africa region is struggling with the epidemic of gender-based violence. It is perpetrated in our homes, institutions of learning, faith communities, workplaces and public places. Women and girls are violated, and increasingly men and boys too. Intimate relationships that we usually associate with love, care and security have become platforms for abuse and insecurity. The consequences of gender-based violence to the health and well-being of survivors and their loved ones are profound. As people of faith, we are taking a stand to address gender-based violence.

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