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About Us
Facts about Abuse
| If women use physical violence, it is usually in self-defense. Women who in desperation kill their abusive husbands, receive harsher sentences than men who kill their wives/partners. Men who complain that they are abused by their wife/partner, are likely to be told to go home and "discipline" her. Women who complain are likely to be told to go home and give him another chance. * Read more Facts About Abuse and what you can do to help |
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Vision, Mission, Objectives |
 Vision The vision of the SBCWC 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.
Mission statement The mission of the SBCWC, as a human rights-based, non-governmental organisation, is to provide a comprehensive range of services that are accessible and safe to women and children by: - Working in partnership with organisations that advocate ending violence against women and children;
- Providing 24-hour emergency shelter, short and medium term residential care, and childcare services;
- Prioritising awareness of women’s rights on issues such as HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence, legal and socio-economic rights.
Objectives
Developmental objective:
We have established an integrated and comprehensive one-stop centre for women and children who are survivors of gender-based violence
Immediate objectives are to: - Manage an effective and co-ordinated one-stop centre partnership that provides a comprehensive range of services for abused women and children.
- Establish, through research, a best practice intervention model to challenge and end violence against women and children.
- Provide effective community outreach work to end violence against women and children through preventative and awareness programmes.
- Develop an effective networking relationship with other organisations, networks and tertiary institutions that advocate and seek an end to violence against women and children.
- Promote research and advocacy on gender-based violence in order to influence policy makers and society in general.
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