STATE OF THE NATION: Scant shelter for survivors of violence and rape in South Africa

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STATE OF THE NATION: Scant shelter for survivors of violence and rape in South Africa By Sandisiwe Shoba

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Khanyisa Victim Empowerment Centre is a small safe house for rape, abuse and domestic violence survivors in East London, Eastern Cape. It is partially subsidised by the Department of Social Development and struggles due to insufficient funding. As a result the shelter, which accommodates 10 women and their children, has poor security, a lack of transitional housing for survivors ready to leave the shelter, very few books and toys for children and no transport to take children to schools.

Khanyisa VEC is one of the shelters highlighted in the 133-page investigative report by the Gender Commission. It revealed — among other issues – that the DSD failed to ensure consistent funding methods for shelters across all nine provinces, including shelters for members of the LGBTQ+ community. While some shelters are completely funded by the state, others are forced to fundraise in order to meet minimum financial requirements.

The Kimberley Shelter in the Northern Cape is another facility in trouble. The commission found that it is in contravention of thewhich are meant to ensure quality assurance in service delivery at shelters. Kimberley, despite being a government-run facility, offers no skills development programmes for victims, or activities to keep them occupied. It also cannot accommodate victims with disabilities.

With the underfunding issue, the report also found that “shelters lacked standardised salaries among staff in the same occupation category”.This all falls against the backdrop of the alarming rate of gender-based violence in South Africa which has been described as the global rape capital, primarily rape targeting women and girls. The 2016/17The Commission’s report cites a number of Studies including a StatsSA survey on.

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