About Us

Our Mission

It is a non-profit organisation that deals directly with the survivors of Gender base Violence. We provide a long term accommodation to the victims. During their stay in the organisation they are provided with the skills development programs which will be mostly an income Generation programme which will help the survivors to pave their way forward and bring back the sense of independency since the rate of unemployment is becoming higher in the country.

The need for the organisation emanated after looking very closely at the trend of victim –survivors of GBV who once gets admitted in the shelters of abused woman. Most of them their abusers are their intimate partners and the same abuser being the sole provider in the house.

Since we know that the shelters are not permanent we have discovered that those survivors when they get discharged they go back to their abusive partners. The reason being not having anywhere to go and some of them they threw themselves in the relationships because of lacking financial support or having no biological families due to various circumstances. And when they go back to their abusive partner they feel more in power and continue where they left off, and in that sense the victim does not feel a need to even seek help at all.

Therefore this organisation will make sure that the survivors are not tapping into the hands of perpetrators and being trapped with secondary abuse in their desperation of shelter. It will also bring hope and the sense of belonging to those who are in need.

Our Primary Objectives

• To attract all South Africans to be active participants in the fight to eradicate violence against women, children, youth and their families.

• Develop the multipurpose programmes that provide crises intervention to survivors of sexual abuse, domestic violence and all other forms of abuse. Be a safe care centre for victims and survivor.

• To encourage society to acknowledge that violence against women, children, youth and families is not a government or a criminal justice system problem, but societal problem, and that failure to view it as such results in all efforts failing to eradicate, this scourge and communities. Emphasise the fact that the solution lies with all of us.

• To make a commitment to a short term and long term program of helping children,youth and women and their families continuous care, counselling, support, maintaining uniqueness of each child /person as their needs vary.

• To make a commitment of helping today’s survivor so that they do not become tomorrow’s abusers, through continuous counselling and care.

• To create environment where individuals can thrive and learn.

• To provide a safe place for our young people to discuss issues affecting them and develop resilience and skills for life.

• To provide a temporary place to stay in time of trauma, while receiving support and counselling especially when home is not safe.

• Zandla Zempath’Enhle is referral service for all children, youth and family related problems especially Gender Based violence/ domestic violence and sexual abuse.

• To emphasise the fact that the solution lies with all of us.

Our Secondary Objectives

• To invest in new and better ways to get programs running smoothly and consistently.

• To raise public awareness of implications of all forms of abuse.

• To provide professional counselling, education and support services for abused, women, children, and their families.

• To restore human dignity and human worth of every individual bringing back a sence of belonging.

• To be healers of our society by providing advocacy and community education to promote African values (Ubuntu).

• To restore child friendly families and families and communities educational programs on how to deal with such situations.

• Tohelp combat unemployment by training a variety of skills that enable and enhance income generating social enterprises, e.g. food gardens, communal food gardens, encouraging women to learn new skills (sewing, beading, baking, etc.) to enable them to be self-sufficient.

• To encourage men to educate younger men on gender equality.

• To design programs and campaigns which help in attitude changing and deal with gender stereotypes.

• To act as a lobby for children’s /youth and women’s issues.