Dr Sumarie Roodt and Deputy Public Affairs Officer Mignon Cardentey on Cape Talk
Using tech to tackle gender-based violence
Every three hours a woman is murdered in South Africa. What's more, the country has the fourth-highest female interpersonal violence death rate in the world. Additionally, South Africa's rape statistics are amongst the highest globally with an average of 114 rapes...
US Embassy and Silicon Cape to host hackathons focused on tackling GBV
Earlier this year the topic of gender-based violence was thrust into sharp relief and two organisations want to keep the conversation going while finding a solution. Those two organisations are the US Embassy and Silicon Cape. Together the pair will host four...
US embassy Cape Town hackathon to seek tech solutions for gender-based violence
The US Embassy in South Africa will on 23 and 24 November hold a hackathon in Cape Town focused on create innovative digital solutions to the problem of gender-based violence. The winning team at the hackathon, which will be held at the EY offices at the V&A...
Hackathon calls for tech solutions to gender-based violence
South Africa’s gender-based violence statistics are consistently ranked amongst the highest in the world. We have the fourth highest rate of femicide - a woman is murdered every three hours - and there is an average of 114 rapes reported to the police daily....
Hackathon tackles gender-based violence through tech
Every three hours a woman is murdered in South Africa, and the country has the fourth highest female interpersonal violence death rate in the world. South Africa’s rape statistics are amongst the highest globally, with an average of 114 rapes being reported to the...
Digital Solutions Hackathon Cape Town
When : 22 – 24 Nov 2019 Time : 08:30-19:00 Info : Finding solutions to prevent and combat gender based violence in South Africa Location : Ernst & Young building - V & A Waterfront, Cape Town Click HERE for more info