On the 22 April 2021, from 10h00 – 13h00, the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) will convene a public virtual launch of its recent completed review of implementation Report on Government’s Emergency Response Action Plan (ERAP) on Gender-based Violence and Femicide (GBVF). The CGE considered the ERAP initiative one of the most important interventions by the government to deal with gender-based violence in general, and violence against women in particular.
The report is based on a review of the government’s implementation of the six months Emergency Response Action Plan that was rolled out in October 2019 to deal with the country’s escalating scourge of gender-based violence and femicide.
The CGE’s review of the ERAP initiative is in line with its mandate to, among others, review and assess the strategies, policies, programmes, and activities of government departments aimed at promoting, protecting, and advancing gender equality in the country. This report reviewed and assessed the extent to which the various government departments succeeded or failed in carrying out their assigned ERAP responsibilities and achieving their targets by the end of the six months period.
This report contains findings and recommendations that the CGE wishes to share with relevant stakeholders from the government, civil society, the development sector, and the private sector.
The CGE is convinced that the findings contained in this report hold valuable lessons not only for the gender sector in general but also for policymakers in government regarding some of the challenges experienced during the implementation of the ERAP initiative. The CGE also hopes that the release of this report to the public will contribute to wider public debates about some of the challenges that are often encountered in initiatives of this magnitude.
The CGE therefore cordially invites you to join us in our virtual launch of this report on the date and time indicated above, to share our findings and recommendations.
Date: 22 April 2021
Time: 10h00 – 13h00
Venue: Virtual Launch
RSVP: Javu Baloyi Javu@cge.org.za or 083 579 3306
