WUSA Africa music fest balances GBV narrative

Founder of WUSA Clothing, Taggie WUSA along with various local talents have come together to champion the ‘WUSA Africa Stop GBV Campaign’ by educating the youth across Botswana on the dynamics of GBV and that it is not exclusive to a single gender. The campaign is slated to gear up for the WUSA Africa Music Festival to be held at Animax-Park in Oodi on April 30, at which talents such as Charma Gal, Maatla Ephraim Basha, and Figos are among many local artists lined up to perform to capture the youth’s attention.

The organisation ensured that it balanced the awareness campaign by educating the youth that males are not immune to GBV and they should be open to reporting when GBV happens to them or the people they know. Speaking at a WUSA Africa Music Festival press conference, head of youth development at Botswana Police XI, Goaletsa Ithuteng, expressed concern that people often think of GBV as being an issue that affects women and children only thereby neglecting men who are also affected by the problem. Ithuteng said: “We often neglect GBV against men and ignore the feelings of men who have been affected by GBV.” “Police statistics show that 44% of men have experienced Gender-Based Violence.