Welcome to Safecare

Violence against women is a problem throughout the world.

South Africa, for a country not at war, is considered to have one of the highest rates of male violence committed against women. The violent crime rate in our communities continues to soar whilst family violence increases in horrendous forms and at epidemic proportions.

In spite of the government legislated policies such as – The Family Violence Act of 1993 and The Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 to protect victims of domestic violence, especially women and children, the high incidences of family violence and abuse continues to increase daily.

The ongoing challenges of:

• reducing the ever-increasing level of abuse against women and children
• gross violations of human rights
• rape related transmission of HIV/AIDS

has increased the social responsibility of our organisation.

Rural women in particular have been severely affected by violence and frequently find themselves unempowered and lacking in opportunities for improving their living conditions.

Care and support in times of need

Driven by the passion for community development, stalwarts of our community got together and Safecare was born out of this concern. These pioneers laboured tirelessly, even before the concept of a community care centre had materialized.

The main concern was that there was no place to take women & children to, whom where in a volatile situation.

By late October in 1998, the Safecare Community Care Centre was established. The naming of the organization was only done at the beginning of 1999. Safecare was established to provide a safe haven on a short -term basis for women & children and anyone who are victims of crime & abuse.

In 2003, Safecare was registered as a Non-Profit Organization. Later on several others joined our centre and volunteered & shared their ideas and talents, which proved to be invaluable.

Vision

Safecare envisions to support, encourage and provide, wherever possible, care and support for the physical, mental and spiritual welfare of individuals impacted by crime and abuse, its causes and effects

This is to compliment professional care and treatment, support from family or friends and the provisions from other community and welfare services.

Purpose

Safecare’s purpose is to encourage and empower communities, to participate in the upliftment and improvement of ‘quality of life’ of its members, by encouraging individuals and organizations to become involved in understanding, reducing, overcoming, avoiding, and preventing crime and abuse while helping victims, individuals and communities to be protected, cared for, supported and healed from crime and abuse.

Safecare initiates, provides and facilitates training, equipment and materials and premises so as to help impoverished, abused and victimised individuals develop income earning and life sustaining skills, abilities and activities that improves there own, their family and communities human dignity.

Mission

Through its crises intervention, education and training programme and support services, Safecare is dedicated to the elimination of domestic violence and other forms of abuse violating human rights and dignity of its victims.

The mission of Safecare is to reduce the trauma of people suffered as a result of abuse, crime & HIV/Aids.

Safecare also tries to ensure that the organization’s services are promoted and the centre diligently is adhering to the provisions as spelt out in the respective constitution and the regulations framed there under.

Focus and Aim

Safecare Community Care Centre focuses on building human capacity, improving and enhancing victim’s social skills, self-esteem and confidence, to comfort, care for and support victims of abuse & crime and who find themselves in a traumatic situation. Helping hands when you need them most.