Together we can uproot GBV - Makgato

Speaking at the Joint Gender Programme (UNJGP) on GBV (2018-2020) signing ceremony between Botswana and UN recently, Makgato explained that she was saddened by the rising cases of women and girls being raped, disempowered, violated, abused and even murdered. 

She added that even though reports show alarming numbers of women that are violated against on daily basis, the public must ask themselves of multitudes who have not shared their GBV experiences. She explained that some women were afraid to share their experiences for various reasons such as trying to protect themselves and their children, stigma, cultural beliefs more especially for married women who are not allowed to report marriage rape as it is believed that they can’t report their husbands for rape and others.