Mr Lerol, who is SA vice president of the National Men's Forum, called some of his closest friends who were courting his daughter.
Men are the biggest perpetrators of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), and if men do not join the fight against GBVF, the war will not be won, according to Tebogo Lerol of music group Kwela Tebuza. is said to be difficult.
Leroll said it is men who mainly lack the elements and strength needed to conquer the GBVF.
“The sooner men stand up and start taking responsibility for their actions, the sooner we can end violence against women and children,” Leroll said.
Lelore is one of the co-founders of NPO Mzansi Act Now, which was established in 2020 in response to the murder of Tshegofatso Phule, whose body was found hanging from a tree.
“We need to drive programs that change the behavior of the male perpetrators of these heinous crimes, and by mobilizing more men as GBVF ambassadors, we can quickly move the GBVF war forward. Masu.”
Last weekend, Mzansi Act Now hosted a 'hike and picnic' at Lietvlei Zoo Farm as a way to increase physical and mental stimulation of the community and raise awareness about GBVF.
Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu was among those in attendance.
“she [Zulu] You've been on this journey with us since the beginning. She is a force that supports us. ”
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“Norms need to be restructured” – Tebogo Leroll
Leroll said it was important that the initiative be led by men. “It starts with man-on-man violence… and when men pay lobola for women, they start thinking they own women. These norms need to be restructured.”
In 2022, Leroll, who is vice president of the South African National Men's Forum, called some of his closest friends who were courting his 22-year-old daughter.
“It really hurts when something like that happens. Hiding behind my back and asking my daughter out on a date is disrespectful.”
“I deleted them all, especially when someone corrected themselves without showing any problem with their actions.”
“Activism and advocacy is my core focus. We educate a wide range of South Africans from government, the corporate sector, faith-based organizations, men's forums and sectors. We want to encourage people to speak out and it’s time to stop keeping animals in our communities.”
Growth of Mzansi Act Now
Mzansi Act Now is growing in the fight against GBV, with around 20 people taking part in the first hike when the program first started, and over 200 people taking part in the campaign to raise awareness last weekend Did.
“A lot of men and women came. Previously we only did hikes and people went home afterwards, but we introduced picnics and interacted with people about GBV,” Lerol said. Told.
“My brothers and I created an all-male WhatsApp group that included politicians, celebrities and other influential people. There were also people like Black Coffee in that group.” said the member for Kwela Tebuza.
After brainstorming ideas within the group, we reduced the number of members to take a more focused approach.
Today, Mzansi Act Now operates as a full-fledged foundation, with active men and women as members.
“We have satellite offices in six provinces and our head office is in Gauteng.”
He said the organization has no plans to cease operations anytime soon.
“We will be holding a big awareness program in August. Our yearly calendar is already packed with programs to run every month.”
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