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

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<br>Zanele Sokatsha, centre, [sincansaglik.com](https://sincansaglik.com/author/mauriciofra/) lead research study for the GRIT project<br>
<br>She states she was [violated](https://www.mdstudiotopografico.it) by police. Now she's [brainstorming](https://www.sitiosbolivia.com) an [AI](https://iconlasolasfl.com)[-integrated app](https://www.caution.de) with a [panic button](https://igita.ir) that [informs personal](https://socialconsultancy.co.za) [security](https://dienstleistungundrecht.ch) to help other [women captured](https://www.cooperativailponte.org) in [South Africa's](https://polrestagorontalokota.com) unfortunately high rates of abuse.<br>
<br>Peaches, as the 35[-year-old sex](https://www.laughon.net) worker asked to be recognized, [vetlek.ru](https://vetlek.ru/forum/profile.php?id=34705) is amongst the more than a third of [South African](https://lead.ac.in) [females](http://xn--kchenmesser-kaufen-m6b.de) that will [experience physical](https://www.seep.gr) or [sexual assault](http://heynobody.com) in their life times, [hb9lc.org](https://www.hb9lc.org/wiki/index.php/User:RoseanneWhicker) according to UN [figures](https://inteligency.com.br).<br>
<br>[Slender](http://zanacoiffeur.ch) and outspoken, she [remained](https://nepaxxtube.com) in a group of around 15 [females](https://www.seep.gr) who [collected late](https://internationalmedicalcollaboration.com) January to [workshop](https://gitlab.sharksw.com) the latest update of the [app developed](https://jardinesdelpicon.es) by the [nonprofit](https://doradachik.com) GRIT (Gender Rights In Tech).<br>
<br>[Equipped](https://www.alessandrocarucci.it) with an [emergency situation](https://www.musipark.eu) button that [deploys](http://tawaraya1956.com) gatekeeper, an [evidence vault](https://www.greatestofalllives.com) and a [resource](https://www.bookclubcookbook.com) centre, the app will also include an [AI](https://wiseintarsia.com)[-driven chatbot](https://www.crearecasamilano.it) called Zuzi that will be [showcased](http://digitallogicdesign.com) at the [Artificial Intelligence](https://centrocristales.com) [Action Summit](http://shasta.ernesthum.i.li.at.e.ek.k.ac.o.nne.c.t.tn.tuGo.o.gle.email.2.%5cn1sarahjohnsonw.estbrookbertrew.e.rhu.fe.ng.k.ua.ngniu.bi..uk41Www.zanelesilvia.woodw.o.r.t.hBa.tt.le9.578Jxd.1.4.7m.nb.v.3.6.9.cx.z.951.4Ex.p.lo.si.v.edhq.gSilvia.woodw.o.r.t.hR.eces.si.v.e.x.g.zLeanna.langtonvi.rt.u.ali.rd.jH.att.ie.m.c.d.o.w.e.ll2.56.6.3Burton.renefullgluestickyriddl.edynami.c.t.r.ajohndf.gfjhfgjf.ghfdjfhjhjhjfdghsybbrr.eces.si.v.e.x.g.zleanna.langtonc.o.nne.c.t.tn.tuGo.o.gle.email.2.%5c%5c%5c%5cn1sarahjohnsonw.estbrookbertrew.e.rhu.fe.ng.k.ua.ngniu.bi..uk41Www.zanelesilvia.woodw.o.r.t.hfullgluestickyriddl.edynami.c.t.r.ajohndf.gfjhfgjf.ghfdjfhjhjhjfdghsybbrr.eces.si.v.e.x.g.zleanna.langtonc.o.nne.c.t.tn.tuGo.o.gle.email.2.%5c%5c%5c%5cn1sarahjohnsonw.estbrookbertrew.e.rhu.fe.ng.k.ua.ngniu.bi..uk41Www.zanelesilvia.woodw.o.r.t.hp.a.r.a.ju.mp.e.r.sj.a.s.s.en20.14magdalena.tunnH.att.ie.m.c.d.o.w.e.ll2.56.6.3burton.renec.o.nne.c.t.tn.tuGo.o.gle.email.2.%5cn1sarahjohnsonw.estbrookbertrew.e.rhu.fe.ng.k.ua.ngniu.bi..uk41Www.zanelesilvia.woodw.o.r.t.hwww.je-evrard.net) in Paris this month.<br>
<br>The app has an [emergency situation](https://thuexemaythuhanoi.com) button that [releases security](https://wiki.lafabriquedelalogistique.fr) officers, an an [AI](http://git.cnibsp.com)[-driven](https://www.keithfowler.co.uk) chatbot<br>
<br>"This app, it's going to give me that hope ... that my human rights must be thought about," [Peaches](http://www.dzjxw.com) told AFP, asking not to [provide](https://git.redpark-home.cn4443) her [genuine](https://www.4upconsulting.it) name to [protect](https://www.ferwo.ch) her safety.<br>
<br>There were more than 53,000 [sexual offenses](https://techandvideogames.com) reported in [South Africa](https://www.kaelcompany.com) in 2023-24, [including](https://linked.aub.edu.lb) more than 42,500 rapes, according to [authorities figures](https://sun-clinic.co.il).<br>
<br>That exact same year, 5,578 ladies were murdered, [bphomesteading.com](https://bphomesteading.com/forums/profile.php?id=20647) a 34 percent [increase](https://clandesign4sale.kienberger-designs.de) from the previous year.<br>
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<br>"To me, GRIT isn't just a job-- it's a necessity," [founder Leanora](https://njoyradio.gr) [Tima informed](https://paigebowman.com) AFP.<br>
<br>"I wished to produce tech-driven solutions that empower survivors, guaranteeing they get the urgent aid, legal assistance and psychological assistance they require without barriers," Tima said.<br>
<br>[- 'Roadblocks](https://mamama39.com) to help' -<br>
<br>Many cases of [gender-based violence](https://almeriapedia.wikanda.es) (GBV) go [unreported](https://nepaxxtube.com) because [victims](http://app.vellorepropertybazaar.in) face [preconception](http://gilfam.ir) or are turned away by authorities, said [GRIT lead](https://atenas.ag) [researcher](http://www.sebastianprinting.com) Zanele [Sokatsha](https://www.carrozzeriapigliacelli.it).<br>
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<br>"There's a great deal of obstructions still in getting gain access to and aid," she said.<br>
<br>Thato, a lady in her 30s, said she [sustained](http://rpg.harrypotterhaven.net) years of [physical abuse](http://39.108.87.1793000) by her [stepfather](https://www.ultimateaccountingsolutions.co.uk) before she [discovered aid](https://www.health2click.com) was available.<br>
<br>An [avid football](https://git.cloudtui.com) player, she said her [coach understood](http://kasmoksha.com) that "some bruises were not actually associated to football".<br>
<br>It was just when the coach took the team to an [anti-GBV event](https://automateonline.com.au) in Soweto, [southwest](http://182.92.143.663000) of Johannesburg, that she found out there were [organisations](https://imbisa.do) that help women in her [situation](https://dieselcenter.gr).<br>
<br>"It was really heartfelt for me to discover such an area," she said, [choosing](http://skivvy.co.za) to offer just her first name.<br>
<br>[GRIT's app](https://elos360.com.br) aims to make it much easier for ladies to [gain access](http://marionjouclas.fr) to [resources](https://www.honchocoffeesupplies.com.au) from their homes, where much of the abuse takes place.<br>
<br>It has a map of [nearby centers](https://jobistan.af) and [shelters](https://spillbean.in.net) and a [digital vault](http://www.thenewcogroup.ca) where they can [submit proof](http://www.caoxiaozhu.com13001) like pictures, videos and [cops reports](http://learntokite.ca) that will be [protected](http://www.studiofeltrin.eu) on [GRIT's servers](http://smobbleprojects.com).<br>
<br>The [features](https://career.finixia.in) are based upon user [feedback gathered](http://vincentmoving.com) at [workshops](http://atticconsultants.co.ke) around the nation.<br>
<br>"It will save lives," said one woman at the same [workshop participated](https://moicareer.com) in by [Peaches](http://claudiagrosz.net).<br>
<br>The app is [totally](https://batimix.org) free, funded by [GRIT's donors](https://livy.biz) [consisting](https://novabangladesh.com) of the [Gates Foundation](https://glowlifelighting.com) and [Expertise France](https://presse.fairplaid.org). It currently has 12,000 users.<br>
<br>Once downloaded, it can work without data, making it available to those who can not manage [phone plans](https://texasholycatering.com) or [pipewiki.org](https://pipewiki.org/wiki/index.php/User:DarwinHincks9) remain in [backwoods](https://clandesign4sale.kienberger-designs.de) with [limited networks](https://lifawards.com).<br>
<br>The [chatbot](https://sb.mangird.com) Zuzi, to be [released](http://106.52.134.223000) in the coming months, will be available on the app and likewise [integrated](http://kakubunki.co.jp) into certain social platforms, [technical lead](http://mail.education.gov.dj) [Lebogang](http://www.burgesshilloffices.co.uk) [Sindani](http://sayatorimanual.com) said.<br>
<br>Zuzi was [initially meant](https://video.salamalikum.com) to supply only [practical](http://mrschnaps.com) details, like how to obtain a order.<br>
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<br>- 'All they [understand'](http://ears.sk) -<br>
<br>Even if there are more [services](http://mkrep.ru) than ever to help women who are [attacked](https://embargo.energy) and [strong public](https://twixxor.com) [condemnation](https://www.coureurs-dcume.com) of cases that make it to the media, [South Africa's](https://embargo.energy) [abuse rates](http://bridalring-yamanashi.com) remain [stubbornly](http://www.abnaccounting.com.au) high.<br>
<br>It is "a perfect storm" of an [intricate](https://catbaoquydau.org.vn) [history](https://canwaybusinesssolutions.com) of [colonisation](http://www.compassapprovals.com.au) and segregation, belief in male dominance, an [absence](https://www.christoph-neumann.info) of great good example and [financial](http://www.mekuru7.leosv.com) stresses, said Craig Wilkinson, [creator](http://www.ichikawa-g.co.jp) of Father A Nation.<br>
<br>"No boy is born an abuser," said Wilkinson, [wiki.fablabbcn.org](https://wiki.fablabbcn.org/User:RebekahHopwood1) whose [not-for-profit concentrates](https://digitalimpactoutdoor.com) on [reaching](http://211.159.154.983000) men. "There's something failing in the journey from boy to guy."<br>
<br>"All they know is violence," said [Sandile](https://moneyeurope2023visitorview.coconnex.com) Masiza, a [coordinator](https://verttige-saintbenoit.fr) of the [GBV Response](https://www.recruitlea.com) Team for [Johannesburg's kid](https://code.thintz.com) [welfare authority](http://sickofwaiting.org).<br>
<br>"We require more programs that are not simply going to be entirely focused on victim support, however perpetrator avoidance," Masiza said.<br>
<br>"Society has normalised violence against ladies and ladies," UN [Women GBV](https://chaosart.ai) [professional Jennifer](https://soares-etancheite.com) Acio [informed AFP](https://nishiokamikihirozeirishijimusyo.com).<br>
<br>"That's why we keep sharing details and attempting to empower females ... to understand what is an abuse of their rights, to know when to report."<br>