The Gender Based Violence national disaster has taken hold of South Africa, with 569 women killed from April to June 2026.
Life Orientation (L.O) is a subject in South African schools that should focus on the holistic personal, social, intellectual, and physical development of learners.
This petition intends a change to the LifeOrientation curriculum in South African Public and Private schools - making GBV a more substantial, recurring, structured and prevention-focussed topic.
It also intends to make education on the topic COMPULSORY in all South African registered Universities.
GBV education must be practical, preventative, and progressive across grades. It should teach healthy relationships, clear consent, communication, anger management, bystander intervention, and digital safety. Lessons should use realistic scenarios, not just theory, and build year on year to prevent harm before it occurs.
We can't keep teaching our daughters to constantly be weary and scared of living and not teach our sons how to keep our daughters safe and protected