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title: "Facing Gender Based Violence (Part 1) — Social and systematic obstacles preventing women from escaping violence"
description: "Rape, physical abuse, and emotional torture – women who go through abuse face these experiences every day. We sympathise, we raise awareness, but do we really know what they go through? In this powerful film, a group of women from Eerste Rivier come forward and share their stories about facing gender-based violence in South Africa."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-11-15-facing-gender-based-violence-part-1-social-and-systematic-obstacles-preventing-women-from-escaping-violence/"
published: "2022-11-15T20:41:31"
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# Facing Gender Based Violence (Part 1) — Social and systematic obstacles preventing women from escaping violence

> Rape, physical abuse, and emotional torture – women who go through abuse face these experiences every day. We sympathise, we raise awareness, but do we really know what they go through? In this powerful film, a group of women from Eerste Rivier come forward and share their stories about facing gender-based violence in South Africa.

By Street Talk · Published 15 November 2022, 22:41 SAST

## Content

Facing GBV — Part 1 is the first part of a 6 part series. With special thanks to the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, the City of Cape Town’s Social Development and Early Childhood Development Department Areas East, and Fatima Mohammed.

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBt5YW36-lc)

This film was produced by Street Talk.

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