GBV epidemic | Government criticised for lack of financial backing

CAPE TOWN - The second Presidential Summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide has been described by many as another pep talk.

Non-profit organisations fighting against the scourge of GBV say the summit failed to address real issues -- chief among them the lack of government funding.

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The Safe House in Cape Town is one of the organisations affected.

Its director, Kathy Cronje, says they're faced with a dire situation.

But Olive Shisana, co-chair of the planning committee of the presidential GBVF summit, said it's untrue that government has not done anything to fight gender-based violence and femicide.

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She says most of the 19 declarations signed between the president and civil society organisations have been achieved.

She said government remains committed to combating violence against women.