Masibambisane
Community-Based survey:Incidencesand driversofGenderBasedViolence& Femicide
May2024
TheFoundationforHumanRights workswithcivilsocietyorganisations toaddressGBVin23communitiesin SouthAfrica.Thisprogramme,made possiblebytheEuropeanUnionand FordFoundation,iscalled Masibambisanewhichmeansunite, holdinghands,let’sworktogetherin isiZulu.Theprogrammesupports communitystakeholdersfromcivil society,government,statutory bodiesandtheprivatesectortotake greateragencyinaddressingthe GBVFpandemicandtocreateGBVFfreezonesincommunities.
WhatisGBVF?
Gender-basedviolenceincludes physical,sexual,psychological, andeconomicabusebasedon someone 'srealorperceived genderidentity.Femicideis murderbasedonrealor assumedgenderidentity.
provinces
organisations respondents
SixoutoftenrespondentshadexperiencedatleastsomeformofGenderBasedViolence (GBV),whetherphysical,sexual,economic,orpsychological(emotional/verbal)inthepast12 months.
experienced economicGBV experienced psychologicalGBV experienced physicalGBV experienced sexualGBV
Themostlikely perpetratorofGBVFwas thepreviousorcurrent partner.
incidentsof physicalGBV were reportedto thepolice.
TypesofGBVexperienced
EconomicGBV
PsychologicalGBV
PhysicalGBV
SexualGBV
incidentsof sexualGBV were reportedto thepolice.
perpetratorsofpsychologicalGBV waslikelytobeconvicted.
perpetratorsofphysicalGBVwere likelytobeconvicted.
Themostcommonformof GBVwaseconomic, followedbypsychological, thenphysical,andlastly, sexual
incidentsof psychological GBVwere reportedto thepolice.
perpetratorsofsexualGBVwerelikely tobeconvicted.
Foodinsecuritywasthe highestriskfactor.
ofrespondentswithseriousfood insecurity*experiencedGBV.
*didnothaveenoughfoodthreeorfourtimesa week
Respondentsinruraland peri-urbanareas experiencedthehighest amountofGBV,withurban andtownships experiencingtheleast.
Ageofrespondents
Youth(18-34)
Thereisaclear linkbetween economic hardshipandGBV.
Adults(35-60)
Elderly(60+)
WhatareSocio-Economic Rights?
Socio-economicrightsareguaranteed bytheConstitutionandincludeaccess tofood,healthcare,water,sanitation, educationandsocialsecurity(grants)thegovernmentmustprovidethese rightstoEVERYONEinSouthAfrica.
Urbanareashadthe highestlevelofincome.
stilldidnothaveenough incometomeettheirbasic needsevenwithgrants.
ofrespondentsfrom ruralareaswerefood secure.
ofrespondentsfrom townshipareaswere foodsecure ofrespondentsfrom urbanareaswerefood secure ofrespondentsfrom peri-urbanareaswere foodsecure
Thosewiththehighesteducationlevel(university degree)weremorelikelytoreportanincidentofGBV thanthosewiththelowesteducationlevel(somehigh schoolorsomeprimaryschooleducation)
Youthexperiencedthehighestamountofallformsof GBV,excepteconomicGBV(althoughonethirddid alsoexperienceeconomicGBV)
Incomewaslowinallareas
peopleintownshipsand urbanareasdidnotearn enoughtomeettheirbasic needs.
peopleinperi-urbanand ruralareasdidnotearn enoughtomeettheirbasic needs
peopleinruralareas didnotreceiveenough income,including grants,tomeettheir basicneeds.
