CGE ANNUAL REPORT

2022/23 ANNUAL REPORT

Faith Sector • Working with the KZN Council of Churches in conducting legal clinics, advocacy, and outreach awareness programmes. • Conducting awareness programmes with Interfaith in partnership with We Will Speak Out reaching multiple stakeholders and offering supporting to victims of crime.

KwaZulu-Natal Legislature • Presenting in sessions hosted by the Legislature, observing and honouring opening of the Legislature.

• Case handling and referrals through sharing of resources. • Outreach programmes and stakeholder engagements.

Working with Civil Society GBVF Task Team/s • Preparations for the National Summit on GBVF. • Public information and education on the mandate of the Commission for Gender Equality. • Working with Masiphephe Network to reach communities. Gender and Disability • Working with the KwaZulu-Natal Deaf Association to raise awareness and educate members of the community, to also take further challenges faced by Deaf people in accessing their rights. There are a no sign language interpreters in Government offices like the health facilities, the Sizakala centers, Courts remind cases due to lack of interpreters. • Conducted awareness and sensitization sessions with the KZN Blind and Deaf Society to educate on the mandate of the CGE with the intention to promote access to Justice.

Sweat and Asijiki Coalition • Decriminalisation of Sex work through awareness and raising our voices. • Advocacy and Outreach and receiving complaints.

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