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Learn to speak out—Dr Chiepe on GBV

Dr Gaositwe Chiepe PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Dr Gaositwe Chiepe PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

As she celebrated her centenarian birthday last week, The Monitor news team visited ‘the woman of many firsts’ Dr Gaositwe Chiepe at her home where she speaks so passionately about the rising cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV).

Nearly 70% of women in Botswana have experienced physical or sexual abuse, more than double the global average, a concern that has one of the most decorated women in Botswana concerned.

“Do not look the other way when you see acts of violence; talk about it and say no you can't do that. If you look the other way, everything bad will happen. We can't live under the illusion that we didn’t see it happen,” she said.

Editor's Comment
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