Nisaa Institute of Women’s development

 Nisaa Institute for Women’s Development is a Non-Profit, Non Governmental Organization locates in Lenasia Johannesburg, Nisaa NGO focuses on the prevention of Gender Based Violence(GBV) and the empowerment of the Women who have been abused by their partners. Concerns about the Covid 19 crisis and social distancing interventions’ effect on women in abusive relationships have been raised. Women in these relationships face increased risk under lockdown circumstances, according to numerous articles in South African Media. They are afraid of being stuck inside their perpetrators, unable to leave, flee or seek help. There has been some misleading information during the lockdown, and erroneous assertion made by Bheki Cele and others that the nations gender based violence hotline received over 87 000 calls was widely published. This was the total number of calls earned in 2019. Although the number of calls to the hotline has risen, there is no official, publicly accessible breakdown of th...