SANTA LETTER: Protect kids not guns
SA has one of the highest murder rates in the world. Every day 33 people are shot and killed. All too often the victims are children – simply playing in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The availability of guns, which are designed to kill and which are 4 to 7 times more deadly than any other weapon, is a […]
Silence the Guns in Africa – Guide for Activists
The African Union Silencing the Guns in Africa Activism Guide, developed in partnership with the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom’s Mobilising Men for Feminist Peace Initiative, is a resource for activists to help silence the guns across the continent. By bridging the gap between research, activism, and policy engagement, the Guide recognises that peace across Africa cannot be […]
Build sustainable partnerships for change
GFSA is committed to working in partnership to create a safer South Africa. To help us – and you – build and sustain collaborations for meaningful change, our youth team developed a Partner Toolkit with support from the DG Murray Trust.
If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together.
ELECTIONS 24: Use your vote to stop gun violence
Gun violence has reached levels last seen in the late 1990’s. Now – as then – 34 people are shot dead every day.
• Where does your party stand on gun control? • Does your party have a plan to combat the rising levels of gun violence in SA? • Does your party believe in arming citizens as a form of […]
NEWSLETTER: May 2024 – Bulletproof Park
Read GFSA’s May 2024 newsletter, which profiles two of our big focus points of the year so far: A Bulletproof Park to protect children from crossfire and a campaign to Remove the Trigger from domestic violence.
To find out more, download our May 2024 newsletter
CAMPAIGN: Remove the trigger from domestic violence
Gun Free South Africa, in partnership with MOSAIC and the National Shelter Movement of South Africa, is working to strengthen the rights and safety of victims from gun-related domestic violence.
The remove the trigger from domestic violence campaign aims to:
- Investigate gun use in domestic violence. While we hear of cases in which a gun is used to injure […]
