Annual General Meeting

August 10, 2010

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to the Rape Crisis cape Town Trust’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 18 August 2010 at 3.00pm for 3.30pm.  Our guest speaker for the event is Shelagh Gastrow of Inyathelo, the South African Institute of Advancement, who will speak on the topic of “Advancement Strategies for South African CSOs”.

 

I hope you will be able to join us at:

The Slave Lodge

Iziko Museums of Cape Town

Corner of Adderley Street and Wale Street

Cape Town

 

A map is available on their website www.iziko.org.za

 

Light refreshments will be served and for catering purposes we’d like you to RSVP to Cheryl Wareley on (021) 447-1467 or cheryl@rapecrisis.org.za

 

I really look forward to seeing all the friends of Rape Crisis gather together as we do once a year to celebrate this amazing organisation

 

Kathleen Dey

Director

 

 

 

 

Press Release
Cape Town: 15 June 2010

UNODC launches Western Cape campaign to counter violence against women and children and calls for people to “Blow the Vuvuzela on Violence”

Not all the Vuvuzelas being blown in the forthcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup will be to support football teams, if the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has its way.

This is thanks to a campaign calling on people of the Western Cape to “Blow the Vuvuzela on Violence”.
The campaign has been launched by UNODC in partnership with the Department of Social Development (DSD) through funding from the European Union (EU).

“It is aimed at raising awareness around gender- and child-based violence, and calls for people across all spectrums to speak out against these social evils and use the focus of the World Cup to highlight the plight of these victims”, said Sharon Kouta, UNODC Victim Empowerment Programme Provincial Programme Coordinator for the Western Cape at a press conference in Ravensmead, Cape Town, today.

Violence against women and children— societies most vulnerable groups — is an everyday reality for millions in South Africa and the rest of the world. Physically, verbally, sexually and economically, the abuse directed against these groups is extensive and the UNODC is committed to eradicating this abuse.

The campaign plays on the popular “blow the whistle” tagline and calls for the eradication of violence against women and children — encouraging victims to rally together and collectively reverse this scourge.

During the campaign, sporting events will be held in areas across the Western Cape to keep learners occupied in a constructive way, while providing them with practical information about where to get help if they fall victim to crime. These areas include Ravensmead (15 June), Khayelithsa (18 June), Riversdale (19 June), Caledon (22 June), Hanover Park (23 June), Atlantis (24 June), Somerset West (26 June), Beaufort West (29 June), Mitchells Plain (30 June) and Vredendal (2 July).

“A key purpose of the Victim Empowerment Programme is to facilitate the establishment and integration of inter-departmental and inter-sectoral programmes and policies for the support, protection and empowerment of victims of crime and violence. It is therefore inspiring to see so many representatives from Government and civil society here today”, concluded Kouta.

Background:
Launched in 2008, the Support to South Africa’s Victim Empowerment Programme is a joint initiative between UNODC Southern Africa and DSD, funded by the EU. The project was developed to facilitate the establishment and integration of interdepartmental/inter-sectoral programmes and policies for the support, protection and empowerment of victims of crime and violence, particularly with regards to women and children. The VEP objective is to contribute to building safe and peaceful communities, strengthening the human rights culture and providing more effective, multi-sectoral, coordinated responses victims of crime and trauma.

Issued by HWB Communications on behalf of UNODC

For more information contact:
Naomi Uys
Telephone: 021 462 0416
Cell: 082 707 6394
Email: Naomi@hwb.co.za

or

Sharon Kouta
UNODC Western Cape Provincial VEP Co-ordinator
Telephone: 021 483 6446
Cell: 078 458 9478
Email: Sharon.kouta@unodc.org

sandi-shultz-and-kathleen-dey-celerbate-on-survivorSA celebrity Survivor Sandi Schultz raised R 45 000 for Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust, through her stay in the third season of Survivor South Africa.

Sandi Schultz, chose Rape Crisis Cape Town as her charity following a personal crisis when the organisation was able to respond in a time of need.

Go and read this blog:

March 23, 2010

http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/jenniferthorpe/2010/03/17/if-you-want-to-help-heres-how/ 

Rape Crisis is calling on people wanting to support victims of crime to become counsellors to women who are affected by rape and sexual violence.
Interested people can enroll for the Rape Crisis counseling course in Athlone.
Kathleen Dey, Director of Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust, said: “Counseling is the core service we offer to rape survivors. Most victims only seek help three months after the attack which is when they need someone to understand and support them. It helps if this person comes from within their own community. Counselling is vital in helping survivors to bridge the gap between the trauma they have suffered and interacting with our Criminal Justice System.”
Dey said that would-be counsellors “must be prepared to commit to an intensive training process in order to ensure the best possible care for our clients.”
According to Arlene Trout, a volunteer counsellor who completed the course in 2008 the course helped her to grow personally and also taught her counselling skills. “The course helped me to develop my listening skills. It’s amazing what you hear when you choose to listen and how you can help others” says Trout.
Trout says thanks to this course she is now able to make a difference by supporting survivors and their families to overcome the pain they have suffered.
Once candidates have completed the course they will do a six-month internship after which they can become volunteer counselors for Rape Crisis.
The three-month course starts on 8 March and costs R500. Applications close on 19 February 2010. To apply contact 021 684-1183 or email barbara@rapecrisis.org.za