As we engage in a period of 16 Days of Activism of No Violence Against Women and Children, we urge the provincial and local governments to prioritise safety for all. Following the latest eruption of taxi-strike violence and intimidation across…
For Child Protection Week, The Trauma Centre together with organisations Molo Songololo and Masithembele sent a memorandum to the police for improving services to children. We asked for: After hours social work number to be visible/available to charge office staff…
We at The Trauma Centre for Survivors of Violence and Torture (The Trauma Centre) would like to convey our sincerest condolences to Ma Nomalisa Leah Tutu, Trevor Thamsanqa Tutu, Naomi Nontombi Tutu, Theresa Thandeka Tutu and Mpho Tutu van Furth, and their families, for the…
The Trauma Centre, its peers and the communities who supported the People’s Commission of Inquiry into Child Safety in the Western Cape are pleased to release the final report. In a moving tribute to children who lost their lives, a…
Capacity building plays a crucial role in violence prevention. The Trauma has published a training guidebook entitled, Dealing with death in troubled times. The Guidebook is facilitated in a five-day training course for mental health practitioners and is accredited by the SACSSP…
After a successful first round of commissions, the People’s Commission of Inquiry into the lack of Child Safety in the Western Cape, the second phase will occur in March 2019 in the Overberg. The first round was attended by local councillors, parents…
After exhausting consultations with the Western Cape government regarding a Judicial Commission of Inquiry, civil society will convene a People’s Commission as an advocacy strategy towards eliminating violence against children. The Trauma Centre together with 17 peer organisations will convene…
TRAUMA CENTRE FOR SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE AND TORTUREUNITED PUBLIC SAFETY FRONTExecutive Director: Valdi Van Reenen-Le RouxActing Chairperson of UPSFEmail: [email protected] 082 821 269213 September 2018RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY Now is the time to disrupt denial! How long will we as society shake…
Former South African Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner, Glenda Wildschut has agreed to serve as one of three commissioners for the People’s Commission of Inquiry into Child Safety in the Western Cape. The Western Cape office of the South African Human…
Youth from across the Western Cape invited to attend the 5th Nelson Mandela Annual Youth Dialogue arrived at the Garden Court Hotel, Nelson Mandela Boulevard on Nelson Mandela Day. The youth launched the children’s public hearings of the People’s Commission of…
Join the People’s Commission of Inquiry to Child safety in the Western Cape Our petition for a Commission of Inquiry into child safety in the Western Cape has gained momentum in the Western Cape Legislature. The petitions standing committee met…
The United Public Safety Front, a coalition of civil society organisations in the Western Cape will host its inaugural summit this year. A tentative date is set for the 24th March 2018. The summit will bring together 1000 delegates from communities…
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