Pioneering hub for gender-based violence care and training launched in Stellenbosch - Adv Bonnie Currie-Gamwo

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Pioneering hub for gender-based violence care and training launched in Stellenbosch - Adv Bonnie Currie-Gamwo

South Africa grapples with a crisis of gender-based violence, recording some of the world’s highest rates of violence against women and girls. To address the urgent need of sexual assault victims in the Cape, Professor Wolfgang Schöneberg and Dr Edwin Herzog spearheaded a collaboration with a group of stakeholders including the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). It has resulted in the establishment of the first-of-its-kind Stellenbosch GBV ce…