RiseUp
Conspiracy theories about Gender- Based violence Rise Up is a civil society group tha t aim to educate and inform people about Gender Based Violence by providing accurate information and addressing the misinformation or conspiracy theories that are harmful to the society. Gender based violence undermines a person sense of self- worth and self-esteem, it affects not only physical health but also mental health and may lead to self-harm and depression. Myths and stereotypical frame of mind around gender- based violence shape the way in which society perceives and respond to the violence against women such myths lead people to blame women for rape to make people doubt what survivors say and to survivors feeling guilty and blaming themselves for rape. Gender based violence is a very shocking reality for so many women in South Africa. The most common conspiracy about gender-based violence is that it only includes physical abuse such as hitting punching and pushing however, that is not th...