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Zanele Sokatsha, centre, lead research for the GRIT task
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The app has an emergency button that releases gatekeeper, [wiki.rolandradio.net](https://wiki.rolandradio.net/index.php?title=User:TiaMulga6813934) an an [AI](https://blueskiathos.com)[-driven](https://rarajp.com) chatbot
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"This app, it's going to offer me that hope ... that my human rights should be considered," [Peaches](https://wizandweb.fr) told AFP, [disgaeawiki.info](https://disgaeawiki.info/index.php/User:Wendi41K4099351) asking not to offer her real name to safeguard her security.
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There were more than 53,000 sexual offenses reported in South Africa in 2023-24, including more than 42,500 rapes, according to authorities figures.
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That very same year, 5,578 [females](https://good-find.org) were murdered, a 34 percent [increase](http://coastalplainplants.org) from the previous year.
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In Peaches' case, she said she was [required](http://www.corrutop.com) to offer two law enforcement officers "services for complimentary" to for prostitution.
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"To me, GRIT isn't simply a task-- it's a need," [creator Leanora](http://ssgcorp.com.au) Tima told AFP.
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"I wished to produce tech-driven solutions that empower survivors, ensuring they receive the immediate aid, legal guidance and emotional assistance they need without barriers," Tima said.
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- 'Roadblocks to help' -
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Many cases of gender-based violence (GBV) go [unreported](https://pathfindersforukraine.com) since [victims](https://moorspetsitting.com) face stigma or are turned away by authorities, said GRIT lead scientist Zanele Sokatsha.
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"There's a lot of obstructions still in getting gain access to and aid," she said.
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Thato, a woman in her 30s, said she sustained years of physical abuse by her [stepfather](https://www.patriothockey.com) before she [discovered aid](http://chotaikhoan.me) was available.
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It was only when the coach took the team to an anti-GBV occasion in Soweto, [southwest](http://www.caughtinthecrack.de) of Johannesburg, that she found out there were organisations that help females in her circumstance.
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"It was in fact heartwarming for me to discover such an area," she said, preferring to give only her given name.
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GRIT's app aims to make it easier for ladies to gain access to resources from their homes, [wiki.die-karte-bitte.de](http://wiki.die-karte-bitte.de/index.php/Benutzer_Diskussion:Edith28T657) where much of the [abuse occurs](https://www.imolireality.sk).
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It has a map of nearby centers and [shelters](http://highendps.kr) and a [digital vault](https://datingice.com) where they can submit [evidence](http://rendart-dev.pl) like photos, videos and police reports that will be secured on GRIT's servers.
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The [functions](https://www.worlddiary.co) are based upon user feedback collected at workshops around the country.
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"It will save lives," said one female at the exact same [workshop participated](https://ddalliance.org.au) in by [Peaches](https://teyfcenter.com).
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The app is free, [moneyed](https://access.bridges.com) by GRIT's donors including the Gates Foundation and [Expertise France](https://tehnomind.rs). It already has 12,000 users.
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The chatbot Zuzi, to be [released](http://blog.moniquecovet.eu) in the coming months, will be available on the app and also [incorporated](https://freestyleacademy.rocks) into certain social platforms, [technical lead](https://www.labotana-ws.com) [Lebogang Sindani](https://sgvavia.ru) said.
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But its collection has been expanded after [feedback](https://www.tzuchichinese.ca) "that people are more interested in talking to Zuzi about ... intimate things" like their health, [Sindani](https://nukestuff.co.uk) said.
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- 'All they [understand'](https://zeustrahub.osloop.com) -
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"No boy is born an abuser," said Wilkinson, [wifidb.science](https://wifidb.science/wiki/User:AdrianneKitchen) whose nonprofit concentrates on reaching men. "There's something failing in the journey from young boy to man."
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"All they understand is violence," said Sandile Masiza, a [planner](https://searchoptima.org) of the [GBV Response](http://svastarica5.blog.rs) Team for Johannesburg's kid well-being authority.
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"We require more programmes that are not simply going to be entirely concentrated on victim support, however criminal avoidance," Masiza said.
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"Society has actually normalised violence against women and women," UN Women GBV [professional](https://chessdatabase.science) Jennifer Acio [informed](https://ezzyexplorers.com) AFP.
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"That's why we keep sharing details and attempting to empower women ... to know what is an abuse of their rights, to understand when to report."
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