Question NW430 to the Mr A Matumba (EFF) to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture”.
20 March 2024 - NW430
Matumba, Mr A to ask the Mr A Matumba (EFF) to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture”.
Whether other programmes that were launched together with the Silapa Wellness Intervention Programme ceased to exist; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what were the reasons for their discontinuation?
Reply:
The Department is not aware of any other projects that were launched together with Silapha Wellness Intervention programme, however, the Department had two other projects that were implemented in conjunction with Silapha, namely Golekane & Baqhawafazi.
The Golekane campaign is a call to action for men to end GBVF. The program also focuses on the mentorship of the boy child. To date the program has implemented projects such as the Walk Fit for Purpose and the Golekane men’s conference. The Golekane campaign has also worked with NGOs such as Frida Hartley, Love Life and POWA.
Baqhawafazi is a campaign that raises awareness against gender-based violence and femicide through the use of mediums such as Film, theatre and spoken word. The campaign has also implemented projects such as the Survivors guild in both Gauteng and Mpumalanga.
Over and above that the Department has also supported the Nqoba iGBVF program which aims at enhancing and strengthening Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) interventions within the identified GBVF Hotspots in South Africa.
The programme focuses on establishing collective structures, strengthening social cohesion through trauma-informed training and capacitating Community-Based Organisations working within the GBVF sphere within the identified hotspots.
Thank you