GBV continues to plaque our country - Mokgethi

She said this at the recent breakfast meeting with the media on Advancing The Gender Agenda in Botswana in Gaborone. Mokgethi pointed out that women were no longer safe in their homes and on the streets. She said rape, abuse and sexual assault were rampant and often committed by those closest to victims and survivors. The minister added that Gender Based Violence impacts everyone, saying it exacts a heavy toll on relationships, families, communities, workplaces, schools, universities and colleges.

“According to the World Bank (2019), 35% of women have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence. At home, the 2018 National Relationship Study revealed that 37% of women and 21% of men reported experiencing some form of violence at home, being either emotional, physical and sexual at least once in their lifetime.”