Social workers call for early GBVF education

Social workers in the Eastern Cape have urged government to intensify programmes to teach young boys to respect women.

They believe the scourge of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide, can be curbed if young men are involved in GBVF awareness programmes.

The civil servants gathered in Mbizana to share their experiences of the daily challenges facing social workers on the ground.

Nkululeko Nyembezi filed this report.

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