Transparency and accountability required in management of GBV fund By Opinion The fund in question is aimed at aiding victims of GBV and femicide. Its establishment stems from the GBV Summit held in 2018 where multiple sectors were encouraged to band together and make contributions towards ending the scourge faced by many women and young girls in South Africa. It also follows the Emergency Response Action Plan on Gender-based Violence and Femicide that was implemented between October 2019 and March 2020 and covered areas of intervention such as access to justice for victims and survivors, changing norms and behaviours through high-level prevention efforts, as well as empowering women towards economic emancipation.