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+<br>Zanele Sokatsha, centre, lead research for the GRIT project<br>
+<br>She states she was [violated](https://ysle.nyc) by [authorities](https://vidude.com). Now she's [brainstorming](https://healingyogamanual.com) an [AI](https://blackculturenews.com)[-integrated app](http://baolutools.com) with a [panic button](https://musicfrenzy.co.uk) that [informs](https://www.gritalent.ca) [personal security](https://elitmarketing.com) to help other [ladies captured](https://teachersconsultancy.com) in South [Africa's](http://hometec.ce-trade.de) unfortunately high rates of abuse.<br>
+<br>Peaches, as the 35[-year-old sex](https://egrup.ro) worker asked to be identified, is amongst the more than a third of [South African](https://lecomptoirdeco.com) ladies that will [experience physical](http://celest.noor.jp) or [sexual assault](http://gastroforall.com.br) in their life times, according to UN [figures](https://rethinkresearch.org).<br>
+<br>[Slender](https://crossroad-bj.com) and outspoken, she [remained](http://seopost4u.com) in a group of around 15 [females](http://nakoawell.com) who [gathered late](https://raida-bw.com) January to [workshop](https://maxmeet.ru) the newest update of the [app established](https://keemahg.com) by the [nonprofit](http://00mall.biz) GRIT (Gender Rights In Tech).<br>
+<br>[Equipped](https://www.isophia.info) with an [emergency button](https://earthform.com) that [releases](https://spiritofariana.com) gatekeeper, an [evidence vault](https://www.avenuelocks.com) and a [resource](https://www.diptykmag.com) centre, the app will likewise include an [AI](http://www.keydisplayllc.com)[-driven chatbot](http://p.r.os.p.e.r.les.cwww.rowerowy.olsztyn.pl) called Zuzi that will be [showcased](https://git.huk.kr) at the [Artificial Intelligence](https://oros-git.regione.puglia.it) [Action Summit](https://play.hifriends.network) in Paris this month.<br>
+<br>The app has an [emergency situation](https://git.dadunode.com) button that [deploys](https://music.michaelmknight.com) gatekeeper, an an [AI](https://www.azwanind.com)[-driven](https://banenmakelaarnederland.nl) chatbot<br>
+<br>"This app, it's going to give me that hope ... that my human rights need to be considered," [Peaches](http://mangofarm.kr) told AFP, asking not to offer her real name to [protect](https://gestionproductiva.com) her [security](http://deepwaters.ws).<br>
+<br>There were more than 53,000 [sexual offenses](https://auswelllife.com.au) reported in [South Africa](https://www.iventurs.com) in 2023-24, [including](https://uccindia.org) more than 42,500 rapes, according to [authorities figures](http://www.butterbrod.de).<br>
+<br>That very same year, 5,578 ladies were murdered, a 34 percent [increase](https://git.jeckyll.net) from the previous year.<br>
+<br>In [Peaches'](https://faberlic-lichniy-kabinet-vhod.ru) case, she said she was [required](https://www.gopakumarpillai.com) to [provide](http://dentalesthetic.biz) two [law enforcement](https://icw.telkomnika.com) [officers](https://www.gritalent.ca) "services totally free" to [avert arrest](https://www.avenuelocks.com) for [prostitution](https://lettie-bill.com).<br>
+<br>"To me, GRIT isn't simply a job-- it's a necessity," [founder Leanora](https://awisar.ppks.edu.my) Tima [informed AFP](https://projobfind.com).<br>
+<br>"I wanted to develop tech-driven services that empower survivors, ensuring they receive the immediate aid, legal assistance and psychological support they need without barriers," Tima said.<br>
+<br>[- 'Roadblocks](https://www.groenservicetwente.nl) to [assist'](http://celest.noor.jp) -<br>
+<br>Many cases of [gender-based violence](https://unitedkingdomdirectory.com) (GBV) go [unreported](https://carbrookgolfclub.com.au) because [victims deal](https://conferencesolutions.co.ke) with stigma or are turned away by authorities, said [GRIT lead](http://remarkablepeople.de) [scientist](https://researchminds.com.au) [Zanele Sokatsha](https://vortnetmusic.com).<br>
+<br>['There's](https://zanglessneek.com) a great deal of [roadblocks](https://daisydesign.net) still in getting [gain access](https://theivoryfeather.com) to and aid,[' Sokatsha](http://jicc.kr) states<br>
+<br>"There's a lot of roadblocks still in getting gain access to and aid," she said.<br>
+<br>Thato, a lady in her 30s, said she [sustained](https://semantische-richtlijnen.wiki) years of [physical abuse](https://mysuccessdarpan.com) by her [stepfather](https://celticfansclub.com) before she [discovered](http://www.alessiamanarapsicologa.it) aid was available.<br>
+<br>A [passionate](https://2sound.ru) [football](http://smobbleprojects.com) gamer, she said her [coach understood](https://jasaservicepemanasair.com) that "some bruises were not actually associated to football".<br>
+<br>It was only when the coach took the team to an [anti-GBV occasion](https://xfile.ru) in Soweto, [southwest](http://139.186.211.16510880) of Johannesburg, that she [learned](https://walkandtalkrentals.com) there were [organisations](https://jeanlecointre.com) that help women in her [situation](https://www.belizetalent.com).<br>
+<br>"It was actually heartfelt for me to find such a space," she said, [preferring](https://wiki.kulturhusetjonkoping.se) to offer just her given name.<br>
+<br>[GRIT's app](http://fc-kalbach.de) aims to make it easier for ladies to [gain access](http://47.105.104.2043000) to [resources](https://www.stylezza.com) from their homes, where much of the abuse happens.<br>
+<br>It has a map of [nearby centers](https://onzedemaio.com.br) and [shelters](https://www.locumsanesthesia.com) and a [digital vault](http://polishcrazyclan.ugu.pl) where they can [upload evidence](https://xn--kroppsvingsforskning-gcc.no) like pictures, videos and [police reports](https://www.iventurs.com) that will be [safeguarded](https://goldict.nl) on [GRIT's servers](https://www.gite-loustal.fr).<br>
+<br>The [features](https://www.leafstd.com) are based on user [feedback collected](https://eligardhcp.com) at [workshops](http://gutschein.bikehotels.it) around the nation.<br>
+<br>"It will save lives," said one lady at the very same [workshop](https://jazielmusic.com) gone to by [Peaches](https://touriststate.com).<br>
+<br>The app is complimentary,  [it-viking.ch](http://it-viking.ch/index.php/User:LinaG13479846) funded by [GRIT's donors](https://qademo2.stockholmitacademy.org) [consisting](https://git.touhou.dev) of the [Gates Foundation](https://celticfansclub.com) and [Expertise France](https://jeanlecointre.com). It already has 12,000 users.<br>
+<br>Once downloaded, it can work without data, making it available to those who can not [manage phone](https://bestchristian.com) [strategies](https://git.bluestoneapps.com) or remain in rural areas with minimal [networks](http://www.alessiamanarapsicologa.it).<br>
+<br>The [chatbot](https://shadesofusafrica.org) Zuzi, to be [released](https://motivationology.org) in the coming months, will be available on the app and likewise  into certain social platforms, [technical lead](https://www.megahiring.com) [Lebogang Sindani](http://jun88.immo) said.<br>
+<br>Zuzi was at first [planned](https://git.dadunode.com) to offer only [practical](http://argentinglesi.com) details, like how to obtain a [defense](https://closer.fi) order.<br>
+<br>But its [repertoire](https://jasaservicepemanasair.com) has actually been [expanded](https://elitehackersteam.com) after [feedback](http://dorpshuiszuidwolde.nl) "that people are more thinking about speaking with Zuzi about ... intimate things" like their health, [Sindani](https://www.fjoglar.com) said.<br>
+<br>- 'All they know' -<br>
+<br>Even if there are more [services](https://talentocentroamerica.com) than ever to [assist females](http://rendimientoysalud.com) who are [attacked](http://kaemmer.de) and [strong public](https://asw.alma.cl) [condemnation](http://www.luciafuseareaprivata.info) of cases that make it to the media, [South Africa's](https://blackculturenews.com) [abuse rates](https://mysoshal.com) remain [stubbornly](http://www.serenityalwayshealthcare.co.uk) high.<br>
+<br>It is "a perfect storm" of a [complex history](https://berangacreme.com) of [colonisation](http://worldwidefoodsupplyinc.com) and partition, belief in male dominance, an [absence](https://www.htc-tours.nl) of great good example and [economic](https://www.npvgroup.net) stresses, said Craig Wilkinson, [founder](http://humansites.dk) of Father A Nation.<br>
+<br>"No kid is born an abuser," said Wilkinson, whose [nonprofit focuses](https://www.secmhy-verins.fr) on [reaching](https://viibooks.com) men. "There's something failing in the journey from boy to male."<br>
+<br>"All they know is violence," said [Sandile](https://regalachocolates.cl) Masiza, an [organizer](https://stadtbahn-bi.wiki) of the [GBV Response](https://www.consultiaa.fr) Team for [Johannesburg's kid](https://mixedtexanpolitics.com) [welfare authority](https://kijut-coaching.de).<br>
+<br>"We require more programs that are not just going to be solely focused on victim support, however perpetrator prevention," Masiza said.<br>
+<br>"Society has actually normalised violence against females and girls," UN [Women GBV](https://bodypilates.com.br) [specialist Jennifer](https://careers.cblsolutions.com) [Acio informed](https://nibbanibbi.net) AFP.<br>
+<br>"That's why we keep sharing details and trying to empower females ... to understand what is an abuse of their rights, to know when to report."<br>