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GBV isn't someone else's problem but ours — Mophuting

Maipelo Mophuting. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Maipelo Mophuting. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Assistant Minister for State President, Maipelo Mophuting, says gender-based violence (GBV) isn't someone else’s problem but everyone's problem.

Speaking at the Brunch with Dorcus Oboetswe on the Fight Against GBV event on Saturday at Avani, Mophuting said GBV doesn’t discriminate as it cuts across class, age, geography and even language.

The junior minister explained that as a woman, a mother, a sister, and a Motswana she carried with her both the burden of the nation’s sorrow and the burning hope that they could and must do better in the fight against GBV. " It is through such grassroots-driven engagements that awareness is deepened, stigma is challenged and real solutions begin to take shape. I am heartened to see the vibrant presence of various stakeholders here today from government, civil society, the private sector, and our communities," she said.

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