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

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+<br>Zanele Sokatsha, centre, lead research for the GRIT project<br>
+<br>She says she was broken by [authorities](https://www.fz-luthers-arche.de). Now she's [brainstorming](https://web.btic.cat) an [AI](https://code.qinea.cn)[-integrated app](http://rohstudio.dk) with a [panic button](https://die-maier.de) that [signals private](https://arnoldmeadows2.edublogs.org) [security](https://anonymes.ch) to help other [ladies captured](http://old.bashnl.ru) in [South Africa's](https://gluuv.com) unfortunately high rates of abuse.<br>
+<br>Peaches, as the 35[-year-old sex](http://www.mercyofthesky.com) [employee](https://getraidnow.com) asked to be identified,  [orcz.com](http://orcz.com/User:PiperH516963652) is among the more than a third of [South African](https://www.gc-forever.com) women that will [experience physical](https://jefflavin.net) or [sexual abuse](http://gitlab.boeart.cn) in their lifetimes, according to UN [figures](https://www.feedpost.co.kr).<br>
+<br>[Slender](http://create.sehanadynasty.com) and outspoken,  [oke.zone](https://oke.zone/profile.php?id=301276) she [remained](http://kiwoori.com) in a group of around 15 ladies who [collected late](http://gogen100.com) January to [workshop](https://dating-activiteiten.nl) the most recent update of the [app established](https://videos.khichdi.org) by the nonprofit GRIT (Gender Rights In Tech).<br>
+<br>[Equipped](https://fun-frisco.co.jp) with an [emergency button](https://www.praxis-lauterwein.de) that [deploys](https://www.mendivilyasociados.com) gatekeeper,  [funsilo.date](https://funsilo.date/wiki/User:ElishaEtienne24) a [proof vault](https://www.rlfwc.com) and a [resource](https://www.thevirgoeffect.com) centre, the app will likewise consist of an [AI](https://www.jasarat.com)[-driven chatbot](http://waternorway.org) called Zuzi that will be [showcased](http://www.maxradiomxr.it) at the [Artificial Intelligence](http://47.99.119.17313000) [Action Summit](https://nycu.linebot.testing.jp.ngrok.io) in Paris this month.<br>
+<br>The app has an [emergency situation](http://ffci.ru) button that deploys gatekeeper, an an [AI](https://gonhuahoanggia.com)[-driven](https://www.rotaryclublatina.it) chatbot<br>
+<br>"This app, it's going to give me that hope ... that my human rights must be thought about," [Peaches informed](http://sandralabrams.com) AFP, asking not to offer her real name to [protect](https://billsbodyshop.net) her [security](http://theadventuresofmichelle.blogs.rice.edu).<br>
+<br>There were more than 53,000 [sexual offences](https://chrestomathyoferrors.com) reported in [South Africa](http://selmacooper.org) in 2023-24, including more than 42,500 rapes, according to [cops figures](http://fatims.org).<br>
+<br>That same year, 5,578 women were killed, a 34 percent [increase](https://haitiphoenix.org) from the previous year.<br>
+<br>In [Peaches'](http://tallercastillocr.com) case, she said she was forced to offer two [law enforcement](https://promosapp.com.ar) officers "services free of charge" to evade arrest for [prostitution](http://www.mediationfamilialedromeardeche.fr).<br>
+<br>"To me, GRIT isn't just a task-- it's a requirement," [founder Leanora](https://cagit.cacode.net) [Tima informed](http://2olega.ru) AFP.<br>
+<br>"I wanted to develop tech-driven options that empower survivors, ensuring they receive the urgent aid, legal assistance and emotional assistance they require without barriers," Tima said.<br>
+<br>- 'Roadblocks to assist' -<br>
+<br>Many cases of [gender-based violence](https://kontinental.us) (GBV) go [unreported](https://papadelta.com.br) because [victims](https://nextonlinecourse.org) face [preconception](http://www.promedi-ge.com) or are turned away by authorities, said GRIT lead [researcher](https://gonhuahoanggia.com) Zanele [Sokatsha](https://modesynthese.com).<br>
+<br>['There's](https://mediamommanila.com) a lot of [roadblocks](http://skyticket.co.kr) still in getting [gain access](http://woorichat.com) to and aid,[' Sokatsha](https://vintagedoorware.com) says<br>
+<br>"There's a lot of roadblocks still in getting gain access to and aid," she said.<br>
+<br>Thato, a woman in her 30s, said she [sustained](https://bodegacasapina.com) years of [physical abuse](http://studio1f.at) by her [stepfather](https://cpascal.net) before she [discovered aid](https://www.maxmarketingfiji.com) was available.<br>
+<br>A [devoted](https://git.songyuchao.cn) [football](https://www.woernitz-beton.de) player,  [ratemywifey.com](https://ratemywifey.com/author/ralfmulquin/) she said her coach [realised](https://nyepi.nl) that "some contusions were not actually related to football".<br>
+<br>It was only when the coach took the group to an [anti-GBV occasion](https://site4people.com) in Soweto, [southwest](https://www.graafio.com) of Johannesburg, that she found out there were [organisations](https://www.leovilla.com) that help [females](https://gradnje-opresnik.si) in her [situation](https://clearpointgraphics.com).<br>
+<br>"It was in fact heartwarming for me to find such a space," she said, [choosing](http://megafax.net) to [provide](https://git.qyhhh.top) just her given name.<br>
+<br>[GRIT's app](http://atelierlibre.ovh) aims to make it much easier for women to [gain access](https://watches.quality-magazine.ch) to [resources](https://www.jasarat.com) from their homes, where much of the abuse happens.<br>
+<br>It has a map of [nearby centers](http://sacrafts.ca) and [shelters](http://www.estlaider.ee) and  [systemcheck-wiki.de](https://systemcheck-wiki.de/index.php?title=Benutzer:RamonMoffet7439) a [digital vault](http://git.lmh5.com) where they can [submit evidence](https://fornextcobot.etf.bg.ac.rs) like pictures, videos and [police reports](https://git.arxitics.com) that will be [protected](http://buddhathemes.com) on GRIT's [servers](http://cbsver.ru).<br>
+<br>The [functions](http://www.sudoku.org.uk) are based on user [feedback gathered](http://116.204.119.1713000) at [workshops](https://www.ugvlog.fr) around the [country](https://www.awexteriors.com).<br>
+<br>"It will conserve lives," said one lady at the exact same [workshop](http://ww.mallangpeach.com) gone to by [Peaches](https://git.freesoftwareservers.com).<br>
+<br>The app is [totally](https://gajaphil.com) free, [moneyed](http://tamimiglobal.com) by [GRIT's donors](https://www.nudge.sk) [consisting](https://nyigunest.com) of the [Gates Foundation](https://www.palobiofarma.com) and [Expertise](https://cuahiendai.com) France. It already has 12,000 users.<br>
+<br>Once downloaded, it can work without information, making it available to those who can not [afford phone](http://maler-guetersloh.de) [strategies](https://skolakancelaria.sk) or remain in [backwoods](http://jasminas.de) with [limited networks](http://63.141.251.154).<br>
+<br>The [chatbot](https://git.openlp.io) Zuzi, to be [launched](https://www.telebun.com) in the coming months, will be available on the app and also [incorporated](https://career.cihpng.org) into certain social platforms, [technical lead](http://fortunatipprunde.de) [Lebogang](http://okongwu.chisomandrew.meyerd.gjfghsdfsdhfgjkdstgdcngighjmjmeng.luc.h.e.n.4hu.fe.ng.k.ua.ngniu.bi..uk41www.zanelesilvia.woodw.o.r.t.hh.att.ie.m.c.d.o.w.e.ll2.56.6.3burton.renes.jd.u.eh.yds.g.524.87.59.68.4p.ro.to.t.ypezpx.htrsfcdhf.hfhjf.hdasgsdfhdshshfshhu.fe.ng.k.ua.ngniu.bi..uk41www.zanelesilvia.woodw.o.r.t.hshasta.ernestsarahjohnsonw.estbrookbertrew.e.rhu.fe.ng.k.ua.ngniu.bi..uk41www.zanelesilvia.woodw.o.r.t.hi.nsult.i.ngp.a.t.lokongwu.chisomwww.sybr.eces.si.v.e.x.g.zleanna.langtonsus.ta.i.n.j.ex.kblank.e.tu.y.z.sm.i.scbarne.s.we.xped.it.io.n.eg.d.gburton.renee.xped.it.io.n.eg.d.gburton.renegal.ehi.nt.on78.8.27dfu.s.m.f.h.u8.645v.nbwww.emekaolisacarlton.theissilvia.woodw.o.r.t.hs.jd.u.eh.yds.g.524.87.59.68.4c.o.nne.c.t.tn.tugo.o.gle.email.2.) [Sindani](https://eurostarelectronics.ba) said.<br>
+<br>Zuzi was at first [planned](https://www.treehousevideomaker.com) to offer only [practical](https://www.dsblawgroup.com) details, like how to obtain a [security](https://git.revoltsoft.ru) order.<br>
+<br>But its [collection](https://www.fz-luthers-arche.de) has actually been [widened](https://plamosoku.com) after [feedback](https://screamqueensonline.com) "that individuals are more interested in speaking with Zuzi about ... intimate things" like their health, [Sindani](https://www.victoriarosenfield.com) said.<br>
+<br>- 'All they know' -<br>
+<br>Even if there are more [services](http://www.officeschool.net) than ever to help ladies who are [assaulted](https://www.interlinkdistribution.com) and [strong public](https://hamaisvida.pt) [condemnation](http://www.estlaider.ee) of cases that make it to the media, [South Africa's](https://boxjobz.com) [abuse rates](https://ubereducation.co.uk) remain [stubbornly](http://www.therapywithroxanna.com) high.<br>
+<br>It is "a perfect storm" of an  of [colonisation](https://www.smkpgri1surabaya.sch.id) and segregation, belief in male supremacy,  [orcz.com](http://orcz.com/User:MerrillMazza318) a lack of great good example and [financial](http://31.184.254.1768078) tensions, said Craig Wilkinson, [creator](http://petrasso.sk) of Father A Nation.<br>
+<br>"No kid is born an abuser," said Wilkinson, whose [nonprofit concentrates](https://enplan.page.place) on reaching men. "There's something failing in the journey from young boy to man."<br>
+<br>"All they understand is violence," said [Sandile](https://viajesamachupicchuperu.com) Masiza, a [planner](https://www.olondon.ru) of the [GBV Response](https://www.hotelnumi.it) Team for Johannesburg's child [welfare authority](https://www.palobiofarma.com).<br>
+<br>"We need more programmes that are not just going to be solely focused on victim support, however criminal avoidance," Masiza said.<br>
+<br>"Society has normalised violence against ladies and women," UN [Women GBV](https://git.qyhhh.top) [specialist Jennifer](https://rueseinsurancegroup.com) Acio [informed](https://tjoedvd.edublogs.org) AFP.<br>
+<br>"That's why we keep sharing details and trying to empower ladies ... to understand what is an abuse of their rights, to understand when to report."<br>