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- Title
The impact of gender-based violence on girls in the selected secondary schools in Limpopo, South Africa.
- Authors
Rammbuda, Mulatedzi Calvin
- Abstract
The crucial mandate for any state is that learners attain their education in a safe learning environment. Learners' access to a high-quality, inclusive, equitable education, and their capacity are jeopardised by the pervasive gender-based violence in and around schools. This paper aims to investigate the impact of gender-based violence on girls in the selected secondary schools in Limpopo Province of South Africa. From the qualitative standpoint, coupled with the case study research design, this study used a purposive sample to select 15 (n = 15) participants. Data were collected through literature reviews and the application of semi-structured Key Informant Interviews and analysed using Thematic Analysis. The findings of this study include (i) low school performance, (ii) learners who are dropping out, (iii) learners' inability to exercise their human rights and their right to an education, (iv) lack of a well-resourced and strong criminal justice system, and (v) an intervention team to address the impact of gender-based violence on girls. This study concludes that gender-based violence should be taught as a subject in schools to address the persistent issue in South Africa for learners to understand abuse and violation in the future. This paper recommends that all stakeholders in our society--civil, social workers, and law enforcement authorities--collaborate more closely than they currently do to end gender-based violence against schoolgirls.
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; CRIMINAL justice system; SECONDARY schools; ABUSE of girls; CLASSROOM environment
- Publication
International Journal of Research in Business & Social Science, 2023, Vol 12, Issue 5, p295
- ISSN
2147-4478
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.20525/ijrbs.v12i5.2578