{"id":223868,"date":"2019-11-20T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/223868\/youth-desk-tackles-gender-based-violence-in-delport\/"},"modified":"2019-11-20T15:52:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T13:52:25","slug":"youth-desk-tackles-gender-based-violence-in-delport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/11\/20\/youth-desk-tackles-gender-based-violence-in-delport\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth desk tackles gender-based violence in Delport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe realise that a number of incidents of gender-based violence are not reported to the police and we hope to change that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These were the words of Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police, following a recent visit to the Delport informal settlement.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/222025\/community-taught-what-to-do-when-faced-with-gender-based-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community taught what to do when faced with gender-based violence<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Maome, together with officers from the Primrose Police Station, community patrollers and members of the Primrose SAPS Crime Prevention Youth Desk visited the informal settlement to educate the community about gender-based violence issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main purpose of the visit was to sensitise the residents of the informal settlement about gender-based violence that is happening in that area, including assaults, rapes and domestic violence,\u201d said Maome.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cResidents were encouraged to report incidents to the police and not take the law into their own hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/201882\/youth-desk-and-police-address-safety-issues-in-primrose-sector-one-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Youth desk and police address safety issues in Primrose Sector One<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>During the door-to-door campaign, the team also shared the services and options available to the community when reporting and overcoming gender-based violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope the community will take the safety tips and information we shared to heart,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span 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