The Department of Women has officially launched the Children’s and Men’s Robots, which are aimed at bringing generational change and ensuring a gender-based violence free society.
The intention of this campaign is to make gender-based violence a household conversation.
“It is only through education and families talking about gender-based violence that this scourge can be beaten at community level,” Minister in the Presidency Responsible for Women Bathabile Dlamini said.
The Department of Women said the Children’s Robot is aimed at conditioning South Africa’s next generation on how to be a good friend, and educate them about the negative impacts of aggressive activities.
The Children’s and Men’s Robots were launched on Sunday.
“As the Department of Women, we feel the timing of this launch is appropriate as there are increased incidents of gender-based violence during the festive period due to increased consumption of alcohol and drugs, as well as increased exposure to risky behaviour,” Dlamini said.
In an effort to reach young men, the Department of Women will also embark on a series of dialogues across South Africa to introduce the Men’s Robot to citizens and civil society organisations.
The dialogues will be convened in partnership with