Study finds 90% of GBV survivors know their perpetrators

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Problematic Mindsets Volume II, a new study by the One Economy Foundation, reveals that rigid gender beliefs and emotional suppression among men are driving violence in homes and communities.The study was launched at the Spark RX Youth Health Innovation Summit in Windhoek.

Interviews with survivors, perpetrators and professionals showed that 90% of survivors knew their perpetrators, with most cases occurring in intimate relationships.

Desert FM spoke to gender rights activist and former parliamentarian Rosa Namises about the cultural roots of this violence, and what must change to address it.