South Africa: Gender Based Violence Resources

1. POWA - People Opposing Woman Abuse

Shelter, counseling, and legal advice. Advocacy. Outreach & Media. Training and Development. 

Head Office: Berea, Johannesburg

Postal Address: PO Box 93416, Yeoville 2143 Johannesburg

Telephone: 011 642 4345 / 6

Fax: 011 484 3195

Email: [email protected]

2. TEARS 

Provides access to crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling, and prevention education services for those impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault and child sexual abuse. Confidential services are provided to all victims at no charge!

Landline: 010 590 5920

Fax: +27 (0) 86 520 0316

Email: [email protected]

Helpline: *134*7355#

3. LIFELINE

Supporting and/or developing individuals, enabling them to cope more effectively with the emotional effects of trauma. These services were primarily counseling and personal growth training and development

28 Melle Street, 10th Floor, North City House, Braamfontein, 2001

Phone: (+27 11) 715-2000

Mobile: 082-231-0805

Fax: (+27 11) 715-2001

Hotline: 0800-150-150

Email: [email protected]

4. SONKE GENDER JUSTICE

Email us at [email protected]

Cape Town: +27 (0) 21 423 7088

Johannesburg: +27 (0) 11 339 3589

Bushbuckridge Satellite Office: +27 (0)13 795 5076

Gugulethu Satellite Office: +27 (0)21 633 3140

5. REACHING OUT

The organization adopts a holistic, non-discriminatory approach and provides services to victims, perpetrators/abusers as well as secondary victims irrespective of gender, race, culture, creed or sexual orientation. Reaching Out networks with service providers such as the legal fraternity, the South African Police Service (SAPS), doctors, psychologists, social workers and other organizations to provide expertise and professional consultation to adequately deal with and manage domestic violence.

Contact person: Pam Govender

Phone: 035 789 9111

Fax: 086 550 1946

Physical address: Lira Link Street, Haiti Mall, Suite 7, Richards Bay

Postal address: P O Box 80243, Richards Bay, 3900

Website: www.reachingout.org.za

6. OXFAM SOUTH AFRICA

Approaches include:

Convening, brokering and mobilizing action research and analysis to influence public discourse and policy improving lives by working directly with communities building strategic partnerships and alliances affirming indigenous knowledge and ways of doing creative campaigning leveraging resources and creating access to global networks amplifying voices of most affected by poverty connecting people in struggle to each other, to resources and new ideas turning information into knowledge and knowledge into power. 

Contact Person: [email protected]

Phone: +27 (0)11 100 4610

Email: [email protected]

7. FOUNDATION FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Supporting NGOs, working with the public sector on health and education systems strengthening, gender-based violence and learner-ships speaks to this commitment.

Physical Address: The Willows, 173 Mary Rd, Die Wilgers, Pretoria, 0184 

Tel no: +27 (0) 12 816 9000

Fax no: +27 (0) 12 807 7165

Email: [email protected]

8. SHUKIMISA

OFFERS MORE SUPPORT RESOURCES ON THEIR WEBSITE