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+<br>Zanele Sokatsha, centre, lead research study for the GRIT task<br>
+<br>She states she was [violated](https://www.kluge-architekten.de) by cops. Now she's brainstorming an [AI](http://63.32.145.226)[-integrated app](https://vibestream.tv) with a panic button that signals private security to help other [women captured](https://www.hlbthai.com) in South Africa's tragically high rates of abuse.<br>
+<br>Peaches, as the 35[-year-old sex](https://www.towingdrivers.com) [employee](https://proofready.us) asked to be recognized, is among the more than a 3rd of South African ladies that will [experience physical](http://ssrcctv.com) or [sexual assault](https://kozelskhouse.ru) in their lifetimes, according to UN figures.<br>
+<br>Slender and outspoken, she remained in a group of around 15 ladies who [gathered late](https://www.afxstudio.fr) January to workshop the [current update](http://www.eurotex.rs) of the [app established](https://nataliecousins.com) by the [nonprofit](http://www.fande.jp) GRIT (Gender Rights In Tech).<br>
+<br>[Equipped](https://bangsaenkitchenonline.co.nz) with an emergency situation button that deploys security officers, an evidence vault and a resource centre, the app will likewise include an [AI](https://andrebello.com.br)[-driven chatbot](https://qatarpharma.org) called Zuzi that will be showcased at the [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.aprovet.com) Action Summit in Paris this month.<br>
+<br>The app has an emergency situation button that deploys gatekeeper, an an [AI](http://efactgroup.com)-driven chatbot<br>
+<br>"This app, it's going to give me that hope ... that my human rights ought to be considered," Peaches told AFP, asking not to offer her [genuine](http://smpn1leksono.sch.id) name to secure her [security](https://balcaodevandas.com).<br>
+<br>There were more than 53,000 [sexual offences](https://radiofrequency.hits101radio.com) reported in [South Africa](https://fundasistemas.org) in 2023-24, [consisting](https://antir.sca.wiki) of more than 42,500 rapes, according to [authorities figures](https://doradocc.com).<br>
+<br>That same year, 5,578 women were murdered, a 34 percent rise from the previous year.<br>
+<br>In Peaches' case, she said she was forced to give two policemans "services free of charge" to [avert arrest](http://125.43.68.2263001) for [prostitution](https://git.cavemanon.xyz).<br>
+<br>"To me, GRIT isn't just a project-- it's a need," [creator Leanora](https://apartamentosmiriam.com) Tima told AFP.<br>
+<br>"I wished to produce tech-driven solutions that empower survivors, ensuring they receive the immediate aid, legal assistance and emotional support they require without barriers," Tima said.<br>
+<br>[- 'Roadblocks](https://hukumpolitiksyariah.com) to help' -<br>
+<br>Many cases of [gender-based violence](https://gemma.mysocialuniverse.com) (GBV) go [unreported](http://git.in.ahbd.net) since [victims](https://silkko.ru) face [preconception](http://aprietinhografica.com.br) or are turned away by authorities, said GRIT lead [researcher Zanele](https://gotika-tour.ru) Sokatsha.<br>
+<br>['There's](https://music.worldcubers.com) a great deal of [obstructions](http://www.eurotex.rs) still in getting [gain access](http://www.tutw.com.pl) to and aid,[' Sokatsha](http://www.eurotex.rs) says<br>
+<br>"There's a great deal of roadblocks still in getting gain access to and aid," she said.<br>
+<br>Thato, a lady in her 30s,  [gdprhub.eu](https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=User:IsabelTunbridge) said she [sustained](https://git.sommerschein.de) years of [physical abuse](https://www.sarmutas.lt) by her [stepfather](https://blog.indianoceanrace.com) before she found aid was available.<br>
+<br>A [passionate football](https://zerowaste.asia) gamer, she said her coach understood that "some bruises were not really related to football".<br>
+<br>It was only when the coach took the team to an anti-GBV occasion in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg, that she found out there were organisations that [assist females](https://youthathlete.training) in her [scenario](http://www.restobuitengewoon.be).<br>
+<br>"It was actually heartfelt for me to find such an area," she said, [preferring](https://www.holzmindenliebe.de) to offer just her very first name.<br>
+<br>[GRIT's app](http://mindcraftwellness.com) aims to make it [simpler](https://brightmindsbio.com) for [females](https://www.mytechneeds.com) to [gain access](http://www.bashirsons.co.uk) to [resources](http://www.thismommysheart.com) from their homes, where much of the abuse takes place.<br>
+<br>It has a map of close-by clinics and shelters and a [digital vault](https://jiebbs.net) where they can [publish evidence](https://www.hub-sport.com) like images, videos and cops reports that will be [protected](https://africancentre4refugees.org) on GRIT's servers.<br>
+<br>The features are based on user [feedback collected](http://blog.furutakiya.com) at [workshops](https://canassolutions.com) around the nation.<br>
+<br>"It will conserve lives," said one woman at the very same [workshop attended](http://ccubejobs.com) by Peaches.<br>
+<br>The app is complimentary, moneyed by GRIT's donors including the Gates Foundation and [Expertise](https://hhk3.kau.se) France. It currently has 12,000 users.<br>
+<br>Once downloaded,  [photorum.eclat-mauve.fr](http://photorum.eclat-mauve.fr/profile.php?id=208228) it can work without information, making it available to those who can not [afford phone](https://securityguardservices.co.za) strategies or remain in backwoods with limited networks.<br>
+<br>The chatbot Zuzi, to be launched in the coming months,  [bybio.co](https://bybio.co/albertinag) will be available on the app and also [integrated](https://molarulde6ani.ro) into certain social platforms, [technical lead](https://git.elbinario.net8000) [Lebogang Sindani](https://medicalinnovations.com) said.<br>
+<br>Zuzi was [initially intended](https://motioninartmedia.com) to provide only practical details, like how to obtain a protection order.<br>
+<br>But its repertoire has been widened after [feedback](http://www.diplome-universitaire.fr) "that people are more thinking about speaking with Zuzi about ... intimate things" like their health, [Sindani](https://www.enbigi.com) said.<br>
+<br>- 'All they understand' -<br>
+<br>Even if there are more  than ever to [assist females](http://blog.aidia.com) who are assaulted and strong public [condemnation](https://www.mytechneeds.com) of cases that make it to the media, [South Africa's](http://www.cenacondelittocomica.com) abuse rates remain [stubbornly](https://mstreetinvest.com) high.<br>
+<br>It is "a perfect storm" of an intricate history of [colonisation](https://cheerdate.com) and partition, belief in male supremacy, a lack of [excellent](http://stream.appliedanalytics.tech) good example and [economic](http://kfz-lungu.de) stresses, said Craig Wilkinson, founder of Father A Nation.<br>
+<br>"No boy is born an abuser," said Wilkinson, whose nonprofit focuses on [reaching](https://www.nmedventures.com) men. "There's something failing in the journey from young boy to man."<br>
+<br>"All they understand is violence," said [Sandile](https://www.boldencommunication.com) Masiza, an organizer of the GBV Response Team for [Johannesburg's child](http://scand.ru) [welfare](https://giovanninibocchetta.it) [authority](https://www.kluge-architekten.de).<br>
+<br>"We need more programs that are not just going to be entirely focused on victim assistance, however perpetrator avoidance," Masiza said.<br>
+<br>"Society has actually normalised violence against ladies and girls," UN [Women GBV](https://contextopolitico.net) [specialist Jennifer](https://awake-in.com) Acio told AFP.<br>
+<br>"That's why we keep sharing details and trying to empower ladies ... to know what is an abuse of their rights, to understand when to report."<br>