Join the conversation with the Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on COVID19: A gendered perspective
The Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will today, 15 April 2020, host a Webinar via Zoom to unpack how the global pandemic COVID-19 continues to have a disproportionate effect on vulnerable groups.
The Minister will be joined by the Deputy Minister in the Presidency: Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize, and UNWOMEN Representative Ms Anne Githuku-Shongwe, on behalf of the UN Gender Leadership Team. Panelists will also comprise of: Rev Bafana Khumalo (Sonke Gender Justice); Ms Marlene le Roux (Presidential Working Group on Disability); Dr Vuyo Mahlati (South African Women in Dialogue); Dr Shaheda Omar (Teddy Bear Clinic); and Dr Zubeida Dangor (National Shelter Movement).
The session to be moderated by Ms. Mmabatho Ramagoshi.
Media is invited to participate as follows:
Date: 15 April 2020
Time: 14h00
Location: The Webinar will be conducted via ZOOM. Join using Meeting ID: 913 5962 5526
For interviews (with Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane) contact Ms Mmabatho Ramompi on 076 480 3513 / mmabatho.ramompi@women.gov.za or (with Deputy Minister Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize) Mr Pelane Mabula-Phakgadi on 072 169 2507 or Pelane.Mabula@women.gov.za
For further information contact Mr Shalen Gajadhar on 060 979 4235 / shalen.gajadhar@women.gov.za
Know and Share these contact details:
- GBV Command Centre: 0800 428 428
- Send a Please Call Me to *120*7867#
- Skype Line ‘Helpme GBV’ for members of the deaf community: Add ‘Helpme GBV’ to your Skype contacts
- GBVCC: An SMS Based Line 31531 for persons with disabilities (SMS ‘help’ to 31531)
- Women Abuse Helpline: 0800 150 150
- Child line: 0800 055 555
- SAPS Crime Stop: 0860 10111
- GBVF-related service complaints (SAPS): 0800 333 177/
- complaintsnodalpoint@saps.gov.za
- Commission for Gender Equality Toll-Free to report cases of gender abuse: 0800 007 709
- National AIDS Helpline: 0800 012 322
- National Human Trafficking Helpline: 0800 222 777
- Suicide Helpline: 0800 567 567
- National Department of Health: https://www.health.gov.za
- National Institute of Communicable Diseases: https://www.nicd.ac.za
- World Health Organisation: https://www.who.int
- Coronavirus Hotline: 0800 029 999
- Corona Virus Resource: www.sacoronavirus.co.za
