The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in collaboration with Stellenbosch University cordially invites you to join our webinar exploring the critical link between poverty, inequality, and gender-based violence perpetrated against vulnerable women in South Africa. This online event will take place on Tuesday, 25 March 2025, from 10:00 to 13:00.
How does economic vulnerability increase the risk of gender-based violence? What specific challenges do women with disabilities, older women, and women from the LGBTQIA+ community face? What economic empowerment and gender transformative strategies can effectively break the cycle of gender-based violence and femicide perpetrated against vulnerable populations of women in South Africa?
Join us as we unpack some of the findings from the first national prevalence survey on gender-based violence and hear powerful testimonies from frontline experts and survivors. Our distinguished panel will share insights on economic empowerment and gender-transformative strategies as a transformative tool for addressing systemic violence.
This interactive webinar features breakout sessions where you can contribute to developing practical strategies for economic empowerment and gender-transformative strategies tailored to vulnerable populations of women in South Africa. In alignment with Human Rights Day commemorations, we position economic security and gender transformation not just as an intervention, but as a fundamental human right.Be part of this conversation that moves beyond theoretical debates to explore actionable solutions addressing the structural roots of gender-based violence perpetrated against vulnerable populations of women in South Africa.
Date: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Time: 10:00 to 13:00
Venue: Online – Zoom
Register to attend: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/1HIP8XmwToaLMgUt2FV0bw
Contact: For more information, please contact Dr Dane Isaacs disaacs@hsrc.ac.za
Programme
| Time | Agenda | Presenters /facilitators |
| 10h00-10h10 [10 min] | Framing of the session | Dr Dane Isaacs [HSRC] |
| 10h10 -10h40 [30 min] | Presentation of GBVF study findings and overview of various forms of violence and drivers of GBVF Q&A (Discussion) | Dr Natisha Dukhi [HSRC] |
| 10h40 – 11h40 [60 min] | Reflections and lived experiences of GBVF amongst vulnerable groups of women: Women Black African women and older women Women with disabilities Women from the LGBTQI+ community. Testimonies | Dr Dane Isaacs [HSRC] Ncumisa Yazo [Mosaic] Mrs Lulama Sigasana [Ikamva Labantu] Prof Jill Hanass-Hancock [SAMRC] Dr Ingrid van der Heijden [Inclusive Sexual and Reproductive Health Consultant] Nicole Alexander [Pride Shelter Trust] |
| 11h40-12h00 [20 min] | Body break | |
| 12h00-12h40 [40 min] | Breakaway group (20 mins): Effective services/strategies for economic empowerment and gender transformation for vulnerable women populations affected by GBVF. Report back (20 minutes) | All |
| 12h40-13h00 [20 min] | Collective sense-making with panellists and attendees | Dr Jill Ryan [Stellenbosch University] Panellists and attendees |
