Our Voice

In Our Voice, we share our clients' poetry and stories, and aim to respond regularly to items in the news that concern gender-based violence and to keep our readers up-to-date with our own news and campaigns.

 

 

Keeping our doors open

Following the wonderful media response to the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children’s funding crisis, we are offering an update on the funding situation and thanking all of you – the public, schools, religious institutions, corporates, and the media – for your generous response. 
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Youth Day 2012

Many, many thanks to the ANC Robert Waterwitch Thornhill Branch for celebrating Youth day with us at the Saartjie Baartman Centre - and donating R50 000 worth of food for the women and children living at the Centre. Special thanks to Majid Mauser and Khalied Sayed for organising the braai, donations, fun and games!

Help still needed

Please continue to help us in our essential work for the many vulnerable women at the centre. Follow this link for a video clip explaining more.

Saartjie Baartman Centre faces closure

Read the full press release here and follow this link to the Video clip made for this call to action.

Amazing community response!

Read some of the stories of what people are doing in support of SBC.

 

Important Numbers

The Trauma Centre for Survivors of Violence and Torture - general trauma counselling.  
Tel: 021 465 7373

Lifeline/Childline – children and adolescents.
Tel: 021 638 0913

Wola Nani – HIV/AIDS counselling and education.
Tel: 021 447 2091

Gender DynamiX – transgender community.
Tel: 021 633 5287

Welcome to the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children

The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children (SBCWC ) is a one-stop centre for women and children who are survivors of abuse.

Our vision is the creation of a safe and secure society and a human rights culture where women and children are empowered to exercise their full rights.

 

 

 

Services

We provide the following services to women and their children who experience domestic and/or sexual violence:

  • A 24-hour emergency shelter (safe accommodation)
  • Short and medium term residential care
  • Childcare services
  • Counselling, mental health support, legal and economic empowerment services
  • Research in gender-based violence
  • Job Skills training
  • Legal advice
 

How You Can Help

There are many ways you can help the Centre with its work.

You can make a financial donation.

You can make a material donation.

You can donate your time, as a volunteer.

You can make a donation through Greater Good SA

You can donate by applying for a MY VILLAGE CARD (we are listed under The Saartjie Baartman Centre)

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Facilities for Hire

The following are available: Tables and chairs (Main Hall: 120 seats; Boardroom: 20 seats; Blue Room: 100 seats); Television monitor and Video/DVD player in both halls; Overhead projectors; Flipchart stands.

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