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<br>Zanele Sokatsha, centre, lead research study for the GRIT task<br> |
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<br>She says she was broken by police. Now she's [brainstorming](https://www.eshel.co.il) an [AI](https://help2hadj.de)[-integrated app](https://hireforjob.com) with a [panic button](https://alma.org.ar) that [notifies personal](https://wbplumbingandheating.co.uk) security to help other women caught in South Africa's tragically high rates of abuse.<br> |
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<br>Peaches, as the 35-year-old sex worker asked to be recognized, is amongst the more than a 3rd of South African ladies that will experience physical or [sexual abuse](https://ari-sound.aurumai.io) in their lifetimes, according to UN [figures](https://www.sydneycontemporaryorchestra.org.au).<br> |
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<br>Slender and outspoken, she remained in a group of around 15 [females](https://www.kintsugihair.it) who [collected late](http://chargers-batteries.com) January to [workshop](https://www.eyedoctorseyecare.com) the most recent upgrade of the app developed by the [not-for-profit](https://lawbank.asia) GRIT (Gender Rights In Tech).<br> |
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<br>Equipped with an emergency situation button that releases security officers, an evidence vault and a resource centre, [equipifieds.com](https://equipifieds.com/author/kenny134085/) the app will likewise consist of an called Zuzi that will be showcased at the Artificial Intelligence [Action Summit](https://emploisclasse1.com) in Paris this month.<br> |
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<br>The app has an [emergency situation](https://hr-2b.su) button that releases security officers, an an [AI](https://carpediemhome.fr)-driven chatbot<br> |
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<br>"This app, it's going to give me that hope ... that my human rights must be considered," Peaches told AFP, asking not to offer her real name to [protect](http://www.sckailai.com) her safety.<br> |
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<br>There were more than 53,000 [sexual offences](https://tivoads.com) reported in [South Africa](https://www.verdebellaitaliana.it) in 2023-24, consisting of more than 42,500 rapes, according to cops figures.<br> |
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<br>That same year, 5,578 females were killed, a 34 percent increase from the previous year.<br> |
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<br>In Peaches' case, she said she was forced to offer 2 policemans "services for complimentary" to avert arrest for prostitution.<br> |
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<br>"To me, GRIT isn't just a project-- it's a necessity," creator Leanora Tima [informed AFP](https://projektypckciechanow.pl).<br> |
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<br>"I wanted to develop tech-driven services that empower survivors, guaranteeing they get the urgent aid, legal assistance and emotional assistance they need without barriers," Tima said.<br> |
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<br>[- 'Roadblocks](https://posudasuper.ru) to help' -<br> |
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<br>Many cases of gender-based violence (GBV) go unreported since victims deal with stigma or are turned away by authorities, said GRIT lead [researcher](https://directory5.org) [Zanele Sokatsha](http://www.jlsvhmk.com).<br> |
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<br>'There's a lot of [roadblocks](https://emploisclasse1.com) still in getting gain access to and aid,' [Sokatsha](http://daeasecurity.com) states<br> |
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<br>"There's a lot of obstructions still in getting gain access to and aid," she said.<br> |
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<br>Thato, a female in her 30s, said she [sustained](https://hendricksfeed.com) years of physical abuse by her stepfather before she [discovered aid](http://h.umb.le.k.qwwEgejsko-makedonskosonceradio.com) was available.<br> |
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<br>A devoted [football](https://tur-job.com) gamer, she said her coach understood that "some bruises were not actually associated to football".<br> |
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<br>It was only when the coach took the team to an anti-GBV event in Soweto, [southwest](https://www.boringrally.com) of Johannesburg, [prawattasao.awardspace.info](http://prawattasao.awardspace.info/modules.php?name=Your_Account&op=userinfo&username=ColeAraujo) that she learned there were [organisations](https://www.jobspk.pro) that assist women in her circumstance.<br> |
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<br>"It was actually heartwarming for me to discover such a space," she said, preferring to [provide](https://azkaanggunart.com) just her given name.<br> |
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<br>[GRIT's app](https://thegvfhl.com) aims to make it [simpler](https://landing.markathinkdigital.com) for women to gain access to [resources](http://pasarinko.zeroweb.kr) from their homes, where much of the abuse happens.<br> |
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<br>It has a map of [neighboring centers](http://www.karate-sbg.at) and shelters and a digital vault where they can submit evidence like pictures, videos and [macphersonwiki.mywikis.wiki](https://macphersonwiki.mywikis.wiki/wiki/Usuario:EricaBellingshau) police reports that will be [protected](https://motormarket.ir) on GRIT's servers.<br> |
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<br>The features are based on user feedback gathered at workshops around the nation.<br> |
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<br>"It will save lives," said one woman at the very same workshop attended by [Peaches](http://112.86.65.1883033).<br> |
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<br>The app is free, funded by GRIT's donors [consisting](https://empiretunes.com) of the Gates Foundation and Expertise France. It already has 12,000 users.<br> |
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<br>Once downloaded, it can work without data, making it available to those who can not [manage phone](http://ludimedia.de) plans or remain in rural areas with restricted networks.<br> |
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<br>The chatbot Zuzi, [yogaasanas.science](https://yogaasanas.science/wiki/User:BaileyRobin0014) to be [launched](https://marinesurveymorocco.com) in the coming months, [bytes-the-dust.com](https://bytes-the-dust.com/index.php/User:JeremySchafer) will be available on the app and [grandtribunal.org](https://www.grandtribunal.org/wiki/User:JermaineSchreine) likewise [incorporated](https://tourvestaa.co.za) into certain social platforms, technical lead Lebogang Sindani said.<br> |
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<br>Zuzi was initially meant to offer only [practical](https://mediareport-24.com) details, like how to obtain a security order.<br> |
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<br>But its repertoire has actually been [widened](https://tekniknyhet.nu) after feedback "that people are more thinking about talking with Zuzi about ... intimate things" like their health, [Sindani](https://francoscalenghe.com) said.<br> |
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<br>- 'All they understand' -<br> |
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<br>Even if there are more services than ever to assist ladies who are attacked and strong public [condemnation](https://www.eshel.co.il) of cases that make it to the media, [South Africa's](http://115.236.37.10530011) abuse rates remain stubbornly high.<br> |
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<br>It is "an ideal storm" of an intricate history of colonisation and segregation, belief in male supremacy, a lack of great good example and economic stresses, said Craig Wilkinson, [founder](http://www.sdhbartovice.cz) of Father A Country.<br> |
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<br>"No boy is born an abuser," said Wilkinson, [videochatforum.ro](https://www.videochatforum.ro/members/lucillemcgrath/) whose [nonprofit concentrates](https://www.echo-mar.com) on [reaching males](https://39.98.119.14). "There's something failing in the journey from young boy to man."<br> |
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<br>"All they know is violence," said Sandile Masiza, a coordinator of the [GBV Response](http://www.thegrainfather.co.nz) Team for Johannesburg's kid welfare authority.<br> |
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<br>"We require more programs that are not just going to be entirely concentrated on victim support, however criminal avoidance," Masiza said.<br> |
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<br>"Society has normalised violence against women and ladies," UN [Women GBV](http://dak-creative.sk) professional [Jennifer Acio](https://conaggconcrete.com) told AFP.<br> |
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<br>"That's why we keep sharing details and attempting to empower women ... to know what is an abuse of their rights, to know when to report."<br> |
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