Nyiko Lebogang Shikwambane 14 POSTS 0 COMMENTS Nyiko Shikwambane describes herself as a Cultural Diplomat and a Fallist who is passionate about leadership, radical black feminism, power politics, art, culture and the social justice project anxiously waiting on the horizon. After completing her law degree at Wits University, Nyiko decided to answer her calling to disseminate essential information to the readership of a transforming South Africa.
8 Organisations Fighting Gender-Based Violence
Gender-based violence is a scourge facing South African women. A 2016 Stats SA and South African Medical Research Council survey shows that one in five women experienced violence at the hands of a partner. There are numerous cases that go unreported. Here are eight organisations fighting the fight against gender-based violence and aiding women (and their children) who have survived abuse.
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SBCWC in Manenberg, Cape Town caters to women and children who are survivors of abuse. It acts as a multi-agency service delivery model to manage, treat, and prevent violence against women and children, and includes a 24-hour crisis response; a residential shelter and transitional housing for abused women and their children; legal assistance; and job-skills training bringing together a number of organisations both within government structures and the non-governmental spaces.