Arum Silver Creations supports the Women for Change movement. 
‘We bury a woman every 2.5 hours’: Women for Change calls for national shutdown ahead of G20.
According to SAPS Crime Statistics from April 2023 to March 2024:
5,578 women and 1,656 children were killed, with femicide rising by a shocking 33.8% compared to the previous year.
42,569 rape cases were reported, yet it is estimated that 95% of rape cases go unreported.
This staggering 33.8% increase in femicide within a single year has been met with silence, and there has been no urgent action and no accountability from the government. Declare GBVF a National Disaster!
We call on the South African government to immediately declare Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) a National Disaster. This crisis demands the immediate mobilisation of national resources and unwavering political commitment on an unprecedented scale to strengthen and transform the national response to the epidemic of violence against women and children.
The South African government needs to show its commitment towards this epidemic by funding the implementation of the NSP GBVF and the National Council on GBVF Bill of 2024.
South Africans across social media have turned their profile pictures purple in support of a planned nationwide shutdown against gender-based violence and femicide led by the Women for Change organisation.
The organisation will hold a march on November 21 and has called on women and members of the LGBTQI+ community to “withdraw their power” by refraining from all paid and unpaid work for a day, from offices to households, to highlight their social and economic impact.
“Until South Africa stops burying a woman every 2.5 hours, the G20 cannot speak of growth and progress. We demand that gender-based violence and femicide be declared a national disaster. Not tomorrow. Not at another summit. Now!” Women for Change said in a statement.
Women for Change is a group fighting for women’s rights in South Africa. They’re hosting a Women’s Shutdown on 21 November to raise awareness about gender-based violence and femicide. They’re calling on everyone, especially men, to respect women and join the movement. Let’s stand together and make a difference !
together we can please leave a purple heart in support.
#genderbasedviolenceprevention
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I salute you for standing behind this movement. GBV in this country is heart breaking high as well as against children.