# GRIT — Gender Rights in Tech

> GRIT (Gender Rights in Tech NPC; NPO 286-451; PBO 930076148) is a South African feminist nonprofit, founded in 2021 by Leonora Tima, that builds free, co-created, survivor-centred technology against gender-based violence (GBV) and online harm. Based in Cape Town and Johannesburg, working across South Africa. Formerly known as Kwanele – Bringing Women Justice; the GRIT App was formerly the Kwanele app.

GRIT's tools are free at the point of use, POPIA-compliant and survivor-led on every data decision. GRIT does not replace police, courts, counsellors or emergency services — it closes the gap to the help that already exists.

## Tools

- [Zuzi](https://www.grit-gbv.org/tech#zuzi) (Zuzi by GRIT, also known as ChatGBV): GRIT’s free, ethical, trauma-informed AI chatbot for people affected by gender-based violence in South Africa. Private, available 24/7 on WhatsApp (+27 87 725 2215, https://wa.me/27877252215) and on the web at https://chatgbv.app. English, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sesotho and Afrikaans (more languages rolling out through 2026). Zuzi is an AI tool, not a counsellor or lawyer: it gives plain-language information about rights, protection orders and support options, and helps people find suitable human support. Built with survivors; public model cards; no sign-up or app download needed.
- [GRIT App](https://www.grit-gbv.org/tech): free Android/iOS safety app (formerly the Kwanele app) with a panic button, evidence vault, mapped support services, court and protection-order information, and Zuzi built in. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ads.apps.kwanele — App Store: https://apps.apple.com/za/app/grit-app/id1616602924
- [inFORMed](https://www.grit-gbv.org/tech): a protection-order assistant, in development.

## Services

- [Services](https://www.grit-gbv.org/services): free survivor support (legal & court information, trained companions, counselling referrals), digital-safety training, community & youth programmes, and paid organisational services (workplace and CSI training, EAP, GBV & safeguarding frameworks, ethics & co-creation consultancy, keynotes on ethical AI and survivor-centred design). Corporate packages are Section 18A tax-deductible and qualify as B-BBEE Socio-Economic Development.
- [Corporate partnerships](https://www.grit-gbv.org/corporate)
- [Donate](https://www.grit-gbv.org/donate): Section 18A receipts for every gift.

## About and contact

- [About](https://www.grit-gbv.org/about): mission, founding story, team and board.
- [Contact](https://www.grit-gbv.org/contact): team WhatsApp +27 72 737 8819; info@grit-gbv.org; partnerships@grit-gbv.org.
- [Media kit](https://www.grit-gbv.org/media)
- [Resources](https://www.grit-gbv.org/resources): South African GBV helplines and guides.
- [News](https://www.grit-gbv.org/news) · [Blog](https://blog.grit-gbv.org)
- [Privacy, POPIA, Terms & AI Data Use](https://www.grit-gbv.org/legal)

## Elsewhere

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grit-gbvsouthafrica
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grit_gbv/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gritgbv/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grit_gbv
- Google Maps: https://maps.google.com/?cid=6881924035251620144
- Coverage: IOL (https://iol.co.za/technology/mobile-apps/2025-02-10-gender-rights-in-techs-ai-app-offers-a-lifeline-for-south-africas-abused-women/), Forbes Africa (https://www.forbesafrica.com/current-affairs/2025/12/10/tech-based-interventions-in-the-fight-against-gbv/), BBC News (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd673291pljo), Paris Peace Forum (https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/zuzi-ai-inclusive-safer-digital-spaces/), MIT Solve (https://solve.mit.edu/solutions/101665)

## Safety note

If someone is in immediate danger in South Africa, call 10111 (SAPS) or 112 from a mobile. The national GBV Command Centre is 0800 428 428. Zuzi and GRIT's tools provide information and connection to support; they are not emergency services.