UNESCO is pleased to support the A Study of Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence In Southern Africa report with limited financial assistance. However, since this report has been independently developed by MISA, therefore, UNESCO has no influence over the content. The authors will be responsible for the choice and the presentation of the facts contained in the paper and for the opinions expressed therein, which will not be necessarily those of UNESCO. The designations employed and the presentation of the material will not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers and boundaries. “WE cannot continue putting words on paper, if we are not willing to work on how they should be actioned impactfully and effectively, because then all we are doing is ticking off a checklist which says ‘we took care of the gendered element’ of the work. — Reyhana Masters, Africa Regional Commemorations on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists — Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, November 2022 CC-BY-SA licence Open Access Reyhana Masters International Programme for the Development of Communication INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT Freedom of expression and access to information advocate 2