Episode 5 - Gender-based violence: global and local perspectives, Sara Ferro Ribeiro and Pearl Perumal

Warning: this episode contains language that refers to various forms of sexual assault and violence.

This episode discusses the roots of gender-based violence and its prevalence around the world with Sara Ferro Ribeiro, Senior Gender and Human Rights Advisor at the UN Migration Agency. We’ll then hone in on the situation in South Africa--home to one of the highest rates of gender-based violence globally--through a conversation with Teach The Nation Fellow Pearl Oriele Perumal.

Resources

https://teachthenation.org/

https://www.pearlitasofwisdom.com/

Resource Pack: Gender-Based Violence Support (South Africa)

National Domestic Violence Hotline: +1 800.799.7233

National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): +1 800.656.4673

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