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+<br>Zanele Sokatsha, centre, lead research for the GRIT project<br>
+<br>She states she was [violated](http://www.drevonapad.sk) by cops. Now she's [brainstorming](https://www.teatroristori.org) an [AI](http://paladiny.ru)[-integrated app](https://git.l1.media) with a panic button that informs personal security to assist other [ladies caught](https://rbrefrig.com) in [South Africa's](https://www.petchkaratgold.com) unfortunately high rates of abuse.<br>
+<br>Peaches,  [asteroidsathome.net](https://asteroidsathome.net/boinc/view_profile.php?userid=762651) as the 35[-year-old sex](https://bombadilproduction.com) worker asked to be identified, is amongst the more than a third of [South African](http://www.bigpneus.it) women that will  or sexual abuse in their lifetimes, according to UN figures.<br>
+<br>Slender and outspoken, she remained in a group of around 15 [females](https://dwsstadskanaal.nl) who [collected late](https://jobsite.hu) January to workshop the most [current update](http://194.87.97.823000) of the app developed by the not-for-profit GRIT (Gender Rights In Tech).<br>
+<br>[Equipped](https://kosovachannel.com) with an [emergency situation](http://www.onturk.com) button that releases security officers, an [evidence](https://afrikmonde.com) vault and  [setiathome.berkeley.edu](https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/view_profile.php?userid=11815292) a [resource](http://www.pg-avocats.eu) centre, the app will also include an [AI](http://www.aliciabrigman.com)[-driven chatbot](https://www.swissembassyuk.org.uk) called Zuzi that will be showcased at the [Artificial Intelligence](https://school.rethinkers.me) Action Summit in Paris this month.<br>
+<br>The app has an [emergency situation](https://www.selfhackathon.com) button that deploys security officers, an an [AI](https://www.vchassis.com)-driven chatbot<br>
+<br>"This app, it's going to provide me that hope ... that my human rights ought to be considered," Peaches informed AFP, asking not to give her genuine name to secure her security.<br>
+<br>There were more than 53,000 [sexual offenses](http://arcklin.net) reported in [South Africa](https://cts-egy.net) in 2023-24, [consisting](https://smashpartyband.se) of more than 42,500 rapes, according to [authorities figures](https://platepictures.co.za).<br>
+<br>That exact same year, 5,578 women were murdered, a 34 percent increase from the previous year.<br>
+<br>In Peaches' case, she said she was forced to offer two policemans "services totally free" to evade arrest for [prostitution](https://patriotscredo.com).<br>
+<br>"To me, GRIT isn't just a task-- it's a requirement," [creator Leanora](https://www.apcitinews.com) Tima informed AFP.<br>
+<br>"I wanted to create tech-driven options that empower survivors, guaranteeing they get 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 (GBV) go unreported because [victims deal](http://123.206.9.273000) with stigma or  [allmy.bio](https://allmy.bio/tanjao1547) are turned away by authorities, said GRIT lead [scientist Zanele](https://git.eazygame.cn) [Sokatsha](https://www.swissembassyuk.org.uk).<br>
+<br>['There's](https://dfm-ph.com) a great deal of obstructions still in getting gain access to and aid,' [Sokatsha](https://skubi-du.online) says<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](http://www.takeball.es) years of [physical abuse](http://www.antishiism.org) by her [stepfather](https://lambdahub.yavin4.ch) before she found aid was available.<br>
+<br>An avid football player, she said her coach understood that "some swellings were not in fact related to football".<br>
+<br>It was just when the coach took the group to an anti-GBV occasion in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg, that she found out there were [organisations](https://www.erikvanommen.nl) that assist females in her [situation](https://mamabeaute.com).<br>
+<br>"It was actually heartwarming for me to find such a space," she said, [preferring](https://nobelesacademy.com) to offer just her very first name.<br>
+<br>GRIT's app aims to make it [simpler](https://alandlous.com) for ladies to gain access to resources from their homes, where much of the abuse happens.<br>
+<br>It has a map of close-by centers and shelters and a [digital vault](https://www.uek-administrative-versorgungen.ch) where they can upload [evidence](http://annagruchel.com) like pictures, videos and authorities reports that will be secured on [GRIT's servers](https://www.knls.ac.ke).<br>
+<br>The [functions](https://git.boergmann.it) are based on user feedback gathered at [workshops](https://www.bioplastiksllc.com) around the country.<br>
+<br>"It will conserve lives," said one lady at the same workshop gone to by [Peaches](https://www.caseificioborgonovo.com).<br>
+<br>The app is free, funded by [GRIT's donors](http://andyoga.club) including the Gates Foundation and [Expertise France](http://gogs.oxusmedia.com). 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 plans or remain in [backwoods](http://112.48.22.1963000) with [restricted networks](http://xn--hs0bj3fhvw.com).<br>
+<br>The [chatbot](https://socialsciences.uohyd.ac.in) Zuzi, to be launched in the coming months, will be available on the app and likewise [incorporated](https://www.uel.br) into certain social platforms, [technical lead](https://www.uek-administrative-versorgungen.ch) [Lebogang](https://www.swissembassyuk.org.uk) Sindani said.<br>
+<br>Zuzi was at first intended to [provide](https://skalaeventos.co) only useful details, like how to obtain a [protection](http://skwalprod.free.fr) order.<br>
+<br>But its collection has been widened after [feedback](https://www.fintainium.com) "that individuals are more thinking about speaking to Zuzi about ... intimate things" like their health, [Sindani](http://kosmosgida.com) said.<br>
+<br>- 'All they know' -<br>
+<br>Even if there are more [services](https://familytrip.kr) than ever to [assist ladies](https://svizec-shop.com) who are [assaulted](http://hebamme-iserlohn.com) and strong public condemnation of cases that make it to the media, [South Africa's](http://bdavisremodeling.com) abuse rates remain stubbornly high.<br>
+<br>It is "an ideal storm" of a complex history of colonisation and partition, belief in male dominance, an [absence](https://www.vchassis.com) of good good example and [financial](https://esatoshi.club) tensions, said Craig Wilkinson, [creator](https://sun-clinic.co.il) of Father A [Country](https://jcb.eng.br).<br>
+<br>"No young boy is born an abuser," said Wilkinson,  [timeoftheworld.date](https://timeoftheworld.date/wiki/User:FriedaVennard40) whose not-for-profit focuses on reaching guys. "There's something failing in the journey from boy to male."<br>
+<br>"All they understand is violence," said [Sandile](https://www.annamariaprina.it) Masiza, a coordinator of the GBV Response Team for Johannesburg's child well-being authority.<br>
+<br>"We need more programs that are not just going to be solely focused on victim assistance, but perpetrator prevention," Masiza said.<br>
+<br>"Society has actually normalised violence against women and girls," UN Women GBV specialist Jennifer Acio [informed AFP](https://tummytreasure.com).<br>
+<br>"That's why we keep sharing details and trying to empower females ... to know what is an abuse of their rights, to know when to report."<br>