In South Africa, many women remain trapped in abusive relationships due to deep-rooted economic exclusion. High levels of unemployment, unequal access to education, and limited ownership of assets means that leaving an abusive partner often comes at the cost of financial survival.
South Africa is facing an escalating crisis of teenage pregnancy, particularly among girls aged 10–17. A significant number of these pregnancies involve older adult men, with poverty, economic vulnerability, coercion, and grooming as key drivers.
The Green Doors: Women’s Safety & Preparedness Initiative is a community-based campaign designed to equip women and caregivers with practical safety planning, early-warning awareness, and safe escape strategies in contexts of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF).
In South Africa, where GBV is widespread in homes and townships, knowing how to respond during an attack can be lifesaving—turning moments of fear into survival, and making the critical difference between vulnerability and protection, life and death. The White Flag Zivikele Campaign is designed to equip women and girls with these critical, life-preserving skills.
Ending violence requires collective action beyond protests, awareness days, and slogans. Communities must actively intervene, protect, and support one another, turning awareness into sustained, practical action that disrupts violence and builds safer environments.
Our iSIBA Indigenous Knowledge Business Accelerator, a transformative programme designed to strengthen, protect, and commercialise Indigenous Knowledge Systems within the township of Simunye In Bekkersdal. Simunye is a neglected mining township with high unemployment, alcohol and drug abuse statistics.
This initiative focuses on empowering women, elders, traditional healers, youth, and informal entrepreneurs by providing business development training, product innovation support, market access, and intellectual property protection.
The programme aims to preserve cultural heritage while creating sustainable economic opportunities rooted in Indigenous African knowledge. We believe this aligns strongly with your organisation’s commitment to community development, women empowerment, and inclusive economic growth.
