Links to Support

 

There is a network of NGO's across the country that assists those who have experienced sexual violence and abuse. The following list includes organizations offering counselling, therapeutic services, and court preparation. (If your organization assisting survivors of sexual violence or child sex abuse is not listed below and you would like to have your link included, please contact us)

Reporting of child sex abuse should be to a police official, or to a clerk of the children’s court, or to Childline or Child Welfare. Childline can be called toll free:

Childline Crisis Line 0800 055555

Local Departments offices of Social Development qualify but provide a poor service generally. The SAPS also provide a very variable service across the country.

The following lists the national support organisations categorized by province for your convenience, simply click on the province heading, and you will be directed to the relevant section. In addition to local support, telephonic support, is also provided nationwide. Reports, for example,  can be made to Childline - who do follow up to ensure that the child is assisted and also generally know which referral point is applicable in a given geographical area.

Organisations by Province

Eastern Cape

CHILDLINE (more info)

P O Box 34760
Newton Park
6055
Eastern Cape

Tel: 041 453 0441
Fax: 041 453 0446
Email: pechild@worldonline.co.za
Website: www.pechildline.co.za

RAPE CRISIS (more info)

East London Masimanyane Women’s Support Centre
Phone: 043 743 9169  Email: maswsc@iafrica.com

Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown
Counselling for rape survivors and battered women
041 484 3804  

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Free State

CHILDLINE (more info)

P O Box 1011
Bloemfontein
9300

Tel: 051 430 3311
Fax: 051 447 4264 
Email: bfnchild@internext.co.za

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Gauteng

CHILDLINE  (more info)

P O Box 32453
Braamfontein
2017

Tel: 011 645 2000
Fax: 011 645 2020
Email: children@netactive.co.za 
Website: www.childline.org.za

JOHANNESBURG CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY (more info)

1st Floor, Edura House
41 Fox Street
Johannesburg
South Africa

Tel: (0)11 298 - 8500
Website: www.jhbchildwelfare.org.za

RAPE CRISIS   (more info)

Pretoria  -telephone counselling only
012 460 0666  

Johannesburg POWA –
sister organization to Rape Crisis in Cape Town
Tel: (011) 642 4345 / 6 or powa1@wn.apc.org  

TEDDY BEAR CLINIC

An outpatient’s facility at the Johannesburg Hospital and Department of Paediatrics of the University of Witwatersrand.
  • Therapeutic services
  • Specialised service in child sex abuse examinations
  • Children’s court support programme

Tel: (+27 11) 481-5118 / 5161 
Fax: (+27 11) 481-5144
Clinic Bookings: (+27 11) 481-5165
Kids Court Support Programme: (+27 11) 481-5205 or 481-5193
Therapeutic services: (+27 11) 481-5119


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KwaZulu-Natal

CHILDLINE   (more info)

Box 37875
Overport
4067

Tel: 031 312 0904
Fax: 031 312 6008
Email: childlin@global.co.za
Website: www.childlinekzn.org.za

RAPE CRISIS   (more info)

Durban Advice Desk for Abused Women – 031 204 4862
(works only with domestic violence but refers rapes to LifeLine)  

PEOPLE OPPOSING WOMEN ABUSE (POWA)

Durban Berea
Postal Address: POWA, P.O. Box 93416, Yeoville 2143
E-mail: info@powa.co.za
Telephone: (011) 642 4345/6
Fax: (011) 484 3195
After hours cellphone: 083 765-1235

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Limpopo

CHILDLINE  (more info)

P.O. Box 3521
Polokwane
0700

Tel: 015 295 6449
Fax: 015 295 6449
Email: childlinelimpopo@mweb.co.za


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Mpumalanga

CHILDLINE  (more info)

P O Box 5106
Nelspruit
1200

Tel: 013 752 2770
Fax: 013 752 2705
Email: childlineadmin@xsinet.co.za

RAPE CRISIS  (more info)

Mpumalanga Masisukumeni Women’s Crisis Centre
Tel: (013) 780 3078 
Email: tinanded@icon.co.za

Greater Nelspruit Rape Intervention Project (GRIP) (www.grip.org.za)

Therapeutic services to men, women and children suffering from violence
Field workers to visit rape survivors
Pre-court preparation and court support for survivors
Tel: 013 752 5933 / 013 752 4407 / 013 752 4404

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Northern Cape

Please see National Support.

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North-West

CHILDLINE (more info)

2nd Floor Jankra Building
3 Greyling Street
Potchefstroom
2531

Tel: 018 297 4411
Fax: 018 294 5735
Email: alicecarnell@telkomsa.net

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Western Cape

CHILDLINE  (more info)

56 Roeland Street
Cape Town
8001

Tel: 021 762 8198
Fax: 021 762 7467
Email: childlin@iafrica.com
Website: www.lifelinewc.org.za/childline/services.htm

CAPE TOWN CHILD WELFARE  (more info)

Lower Klipfontein Road
Gatesville
Athlone
South Africa

Tel No. 27 21 638 3127
Fax No. 27 21 638 4193
E-mail information@helpkids.org.za

RAPE CRISIS   (more info)

Cape Town - Telephone Counselling
Observatory - Counselling line - +27 (0)21 447 9762
Manenberg - Counselling line - +27 (0)21 633 9229
Khayelitsha - Counselling line - +27 (0)21 361 9085

Kuils River - Support Group.
Email Tonye Langenhoven  krsupportgroup@mweb.co.za  

George - Crisis Room | Acute Crisis Counselling
Offers acute crisis counselling at the hospital in George, but not ongoing counselling
Tel: (044) 874 5122 or 083 212 6181 (After hours)

Somerset West | Helderberg
Based at Hottentots Holland Hospital, Lourensford Rd. Somerset West. Offers 24hr crisis intervention counselling, ongoing counselling, telephone counselling, group counselling, adult survivors of child sex abuse counselling Stellenbosch.

Danette Kotze
Tel: (082) 977 8581
Fax: (021) 887 0376

Email: danettekotze@mweb.co.za

Helps  rape survivors at the police station and at district surgeons office. Refers survivors to psychologists at Stellenbosch hospital for counselling. 

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National Support

RESOURCES AIMED AT THE PREVENTION
OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT (RAPCAN)

RAPCAN is a child rights organization, and is under the Child Protection and Support Services unit. RAPCAN does not undertake counselling but will refer you to the appropriate services.
Telephone: +27 (0) 21 712 2330
Website: www.rapcan.org.za
E-mail: info@rapcan.org.za

LIFELINE

“Emotional First Aid”. Offers free telephone counselling, rape crisis counselling, trauma counselling. HIV counselling, among others. National Crisis Line
0861 322 322

STOP WOMAN ABUSE HELPLINE (a Lifeline project)
0800 150 150
Communicates to clients in all 11 official languages.

PEOPLE OPPOSING WOMEN ABUSE (POWA) (www.powa.co.za)

Offers information, counselling services, support groups.
Will refer you to rape crisis centres and womens’ support group nearest to you.

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Outside South Africa | International

RAPE CRISIS (more info)


Windhoek Women’ Solidarity
09 26461 26 2275
After Hours  09 26461 21 5948

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More on the Organisations and NGO's

CHILDLINE SA (www.childlinesa.org.za)

Services that the various centres have in common:

  1. Telephone counselling line (08000 55555). Deals with calls relating to HIV/AIDS, responsible sexual behaviour, sick parents and caregivers, and orphanhood.
  2. Offers child rights, prevention and education programmes to schools and communities and the networking and coordination of services to children.
  3. Offers training of volunteers in HIV/AIDS information and counselling to provide the  service along with the assistance of professional staff to monitor and mentor. 
  4. Provides advocacy on children’s rights ( including the monitoring of legislation and policy implimentation)

CHILD WELFARE (www.childwelfaresa.org.za)


CWSA is the largest non-profit NGO in the country in the fields of child protection and abuse related issues. It's National Programmes are based directly on Constitutional functions. The National Office itslef, takes care of macro issues relating to Child Welfare, while also monitoring the service delivery of the provincial offices and Affiliates.

CAPE TOWN CHILD WELFARE (www.helpkids.org.za)

Has a long standing history of support since it's establishment in the early 1900's. While being an affiliate of the International Forum for Child Welfare, it not affiliated with main body of Child Welfare SA and thus is an independant operator. Cape Town Child Welfare strives to promote the well-being of children in various communities in needs by:

  • Protecting those in crisis and at risk.
  • Enhancing the capacity of families and to protect and develop their children.
  • Empowering children to claim their rights and accept their responsibilities.
  • Networking with other service providers for the benefit of the children.

JOHANNESBURG CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY (www.jhbchildwelfare.orgz.a)

One of the oldest and largest children's NGOs in South Africa.   The Johannesburg Child Welfare Society (JCWS) has been at the forefront of providing direct services to children, families and communities in distress since 1909. JCWS facilitates the following projects:

  • Child abuse treatment and training services (CATTS)

  • Adoption & foster care service 

  • HIV / AIDS  programmes for orphaned and vulnerable children

  • Economic empowerment & life skills training for street children

  • Advocacy & Child Rights Work

  • Child and family unit (CFU) support

RAPE CRISIS (www.rapecrisis.org.za )

Rape Crisis is acrisis service across the country. 
Their motto - CALL US NOW - BREAK THE SILENCE!
Range of services including:

  • Telephone, face-to-face, correspondence and online counselling services and crisis intervention offered to women over 16.
  • Counselling also of family, friends and colleagues where appropriate.
  • Pre-trial  advice to rape survivors
  • 24 hr support to family and friends of survivors
  • Support groups for rape survivors
  • Special support for survivors who want to speak out in public
  • Assistance in dealing with the criminal justice system
  • Court preparation for women going to court.

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