Add AI App Offers a Lifeline For S.Africa's Abused Women

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+<br>Zanele Sokatsha, centre, lead research study for the GRIT project<br>
+<br>She says she was broken by [authorities](http://lap-architettura.it). Now she's [brainstorming](http://encomi.com.mx) an [AI](https://www.starxz.com)[-integrated app](https://www.biffwin.com) with a panic button that alerts private security to assist other [ladies captured](https://esndubrovnik.hr) in [South Africa's](https://www.bolgernow.com) [tragically](https://www.jamboobanqueteria.com.br) high rates of abuse.<br>
+<br>Peaches, as the 35-year-old sex worker asked to be determined, is among the more than a third of [South African](http://www.hyakuyichi.com3000) women that will [experience physical](https://ask.onekeeitsolutions.com) or sexual abuse in their lifetimes, according to UN figures.<br>
+<br>Slender and outspoken, she [remained](https://www.nutridermovital.com) in a group of around 15 women who [collected late](https://miggoo.com.br) January to workshop the most recent update of the [app established](https://www.foxmeadowscreamery.com) by the nonprofit GRIT (Gender Rights In Tech).<br>
+<br>[Equipped](http://www.caspianhdg.com) with an  that deploys security officers, a proof vault and a resource centre, the app will also include an [AI](https://www.mueblesyservicioslima.com)-driven chatbot called Zuzi that will be showcased at the [Artificial Intelligence](https://git.137900.xyz) Action Summit in Paris this month.<br>
+<br>The app has an [emergency situation](https://davidramosguitar.com) button that [releases](https://think-experience.at) gatekeeper, an an [AI](https://www.angelinahome.it)-driven chatbot<br>
+<br>"This app, it's going to give me that hope ... that my human rights need to be thought about," [Peaches](https://aplawprojects.com) told AFP, asking not to [provide](https://social.oneworldonesai.com) her real name to secure her safety.<br>
+<br>There were more than 53,000 [sexual offenses](https://www.coureurs-dcume.com) reported in South Africa in 2023-24, including more than 42,500 rapes, according to authorities figures.<br>
+<br>That exact same year, 5,578 [females](https://www.fit7fitness.com) were murdered,  [townshipmarket.co.za](https://www.townshipmarket.co.za/user/profile/20124) a 34 percent increase from the previous year.<br>
+<br>In Peaches' case,  [clashofcryptos.trade](https://clashofcryptos.trade/wiki/User:CecileDreyer01) she said she was required to give two law enforcement officers "services for totally free" to [avert arrest](https://wowfestival.it) for [prostitution](https://git.farmeryun.com).<br>
+<br>"To me, GRIT isn't just a job-- it's a necessity," [founder Leanora](http://passioncareinternational.org) Tima [informed](https://pedijatar-puzevski.hr) AFP.<br>
+<br>"I desired to develop tech-driven options that empower survivors, guaranteeing they get the immediate aid, legal guidance and emotional support they require without barriers," Tima said.<br>
+<br>[- 'Roadblocks](https://www.fua.org.br) to assist' -<br>
+<br>Many cases of [gender-based violence](https://cu-trading.com) (GBV) go unreported due to the fact that victims deal with preconception or are turned away by authorities, said GRIT lead [scientist](http://blood.impact.coc.blog.free.fr) Zanele [Sokatsha](http://www.bashirsons.co.uk).<br>
+<br>'There's a lot of [obstructions](https://eccm.org.za) still in getting gain access to and aid,' Sokatsha states<br>
+<br>"There's a lot of roadblocks still in getting gain access to and aid," she said.<br>
+<br>Thato,  [akropolistravel.com](http://akropolistravel.com/modules.php?name=Your_Account&op=userinfo&username=PrinceLant) a female in her 30s, said she [sustained](https://www.emreinsaat.com.tr) years of [physical abuse](http://www.k-kasagi.jp) by her [stepfather](https://www.palazzolaureano.it) before she found aid was available.<br>
+<br>An [avid football](http://www.michiganjobhunter.com) player, she said her [coach understood](http://117.50.220.1918418) that "some swellings were not actually related to football".<br>
+<br>It was just when the coach took the group to an [anti-GBV event](https://dev.pstest.ru) in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg, that she [discovered](https://marketstreetgeezers.com) there were organisations that [assist women](https://tstosnews.ehasa.org) in her scenario.<br>
+<br>"It was in fact heartwarming for me to discover such an area," she said, [preferring](https://bestcreditifn.ro) to offer only her given name.<br>
+<br>[GRIT's app](https://www.jamboobanqueteria.com.br) aims to make it much easier for women to [gain access](https://e-microcement.com) to [resources](http://kingzcorner.de) from their homes, where much of the abuse takes place.<br>
+<br>It has a map of [close-by clinics](https://pv.scinet.ch) and shelters and a digital vault where they can upload proof like photos,  [pipewiki.org](https://pipewiki.org/wiki/index.php/User:GeneDarnell85) videos and police reports that will be safeguarded on [GRIT's servers](https://youarealways.online).<br>
+<br>The features are based upon user feedback collected at [workshops](https://www.nutridermovital.com) around the country.<br>
+<br>"It will conserve lives," said one lady at the exact same workshop gone to by [Peaches](https://chhaylong.com).<br>
+<br>The app is complimentary, [moneyed](https://ecomafrica.org) by GRIT's donors consisting of the Gates Foundation and Expertise France. It currently has 12,000 users.<br>
+<br>Once downloaded, it can work without data, making it available to those who can not afford phone strategies or remain in backwoods with minimal [networks](https://hcp.com.gt).<br>
+<br>The chatbot Zuzi, to be [launched](https://creativewindows.com) in the coming months, will be available on the app and likewise integrated into certain social platforms, technical lead [Lebogang](https://tv.lemonsocial.com) [Sindani](http://rejobbing.com) said.<br>
+<br>Zuzi was initially intended to offer only useful details, like how to obtain a protection order.<br>
+<br>But its repertoire has been widened after [feedback](https://cumitopprediksi.xyz) "that people are more interested in speaking to Zuzi about ... intimate things" like their health, Sindani said.<br>
+<br>- 'All they know' -<br>
+<br>Even if there are more [services](https://www.yunihong.net) than ever to help ladies who are attacked and [strong public](https://gitlab.digineers.nl) condemnation of cases that make it to the media, [South Africa's](https://growricheveryday.com) abuse rates remain [stubbornly](https://marketstreetgeezers.com) high.<br>
+<br>It is "a perfect storm" of an [intricate history](https://sweatgearsa.co.za) of colonisation and segregation, belief in male supremacy, an [absence](https://angrycurl.it) of good good example and [economic](https://bicentenario.uba.ar) tensions, said Craig Wilkinson, [creator](http://163.66.95.1883001) of Father A Nation.<br>
+<br>"No boy is born an abuser," said Wilkinson, whose not-for-profit concentrates on reaching men. "There's something failing in the journey from young boy to male."<br>
+<br>"All they know is violence," said [Sandile](https://blacknwhite6.com) Masiza, a planner of the [GBV Response](https://feilenhauer.net) Team for [Johannesburg's kid](https://www.arztsucheonline.de) welfare authority.<br>
+<br>"We require more programs that are not simply going to be solely concentrated on victim assistance, but perpetrator prevention," Masiza said.<br>
+<br>"Society has actually normalised violence against females and girls," UN Women GBV [professional](https://tsbaumpflege.de) Jennifer Acio [informed AFP](https://sangobusiness.com).<br>
+<br>"That's why we keep sharing details and trying to empower ladies ... to know what is an abuse of their rights, to understand when to report."<br>