Matla A Bana - A voice against child abuse

Assisting 30 000 sexually abused children every year in South Africa.
We aim to minimise the secondary abuse these children will suffer when they report abuse.

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Today we took on the massive task of doing our stocktake plus repacking and organising of our Cape Town stockroom.
We desperately need donations for our Comfort Packs.
👉 Donate via https://t.co/FrpdUyvMvS

#No2ChildRape #StandWithUs #MatlaABana

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Good news! Our Xtreme for Kids Cycle Tour 2023 received the thumbs up!🚲
It's a go, go , go !
Hold hands with us while we prepare to spread the 'NO 2 CHILD RAPE' message from Johannesburg to Cape Town in 2023 !
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#Xtreme4Kids #No2ChildRape #StandWithUs

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In Milnerton our team is hard busy with the upgrade of the existing child friendly facility at the Milnerton SAPS FCS.
👉Watch this space for the reveal!

Donate: https://t.co/FrpdUyvMvS
#No2ChildRape #StandWithUs #MatlaABana #donate #childfriendlyreportingfacility

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Proudly unveiling our latest child friendly facility at Nyanga and Mitchells Plain FCS units!

#No2ChildRape #StandWithUs #MatlaABana #donate

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Our work does not stop at the end of 16 Days. It goes on 365 days. We are busy the child friendly facility at Milnerton FCS ready for the festive season. This unit works as far as Atlantis. Thank you Old Mutual staff fund.
#matlaabana #no2childrape #gbv #childfriendly

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WE ARE THERE WHERE IT IS NEEDED!
Visit our website for more details:
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#matlaabana #no2childabuse #GBV #police #policetraining #donate

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PROUDLY PART OF THE MATLA A BANA TEAM!
Monique Strydom is the founder of Matla A Bana and is known as an ex-hostage after being kidnapped and held hostage by an Al Qaeda group. Upon her return she dedicated her life to Matla A Bana.
#matlaabana #no2childabuse

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A strong team of Matla A Bana trustees will be panelists at the SA Chapter of International Association of Women Judges conference. Trustees Prof Corne Davis, Adv Veerash Srikison & CEO Monique Strydom is ready to go! Proud of our team!

#matlaabana #no2childabuse #gbv #16days

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16 DAYS
We have been incredibly busy with #16daysofactivism2022 projects. The old leaky roof at the Milnerton Child Friendly Facility has been replaced. We still need funds to do the repairs inside & replace our stolen audio visual equipment.
#no2childrape #16days #bethechange

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PROUDLY PART OF THE MATLA A BANA TEAM!
Adv Veerash Srikison is the founder of Fair Practice, based in Johannesburg and the South African representative for ADR ODR International (AOI). She serves on the board of Matla A Bana.
#no2chidrape #matlaabanateam #proudlymatlaabana #gbv

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#16daysofactivism2022 Crimes stats 👉 13 000+ women victims of abuse, 1 277 women victims of attempted murder, 989 women murdered between July & September. 10 000+ rape cases opened at SAPS during the same period of which 62% occurred at the homes of victims.
#gbv #16days

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#16DaysOfActivism The reality is that we are also approaching the festive season and escalation in GBV & Child Abuse cases increases significantly during this time.
These numbers could safe lives!

#No2GBV #No2ChildRape #StandWitUs #bethedifference #MatlaABana

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GROUNDBREAKING research on the online child sexual exploitation and abuse of children in South Africa .Just released by Jelly Beanz

https://t.co/TjYqPEnX6z

#online #abuse #sexualabuse #childabuse #MatlaABana #No2ChildRape

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/BQemaRWA02

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/Qb7Eexrslp

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Second day of our pilot project training.
Today the group will investigate their own biases & how it influences service delivery and develop a greater understanding of the emotional state of their clients and explaining their response.

#no2childrape #policetraining

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SAPS PILOT PROJECT - MAKING HISTORY!
Matla A Bana - today is the first day of our first pilot project in training SAPS Client Service Centre Staff.
We welcomed a group of 33 SAPS client service and management members.
#matlaabana #no2childrape #policetraining #victimsupport

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Day 2 at the 13th Child Trauma Conference. We are so happy to meet up with two groups from the SAPS FCS forensic social workers based in Gauteng and the Western Cape. Together we can make a difference.
@UNICEF_SA @UNICEF @JellyBeanz
#MatlaABana #no2childrape #childtrauma #GBV

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This 👇👊.Thank you for this comment Ulla Spies! Thank you for the hero you are for these deeply traumatised children!
Do you want to help?
Donate a Comfort Pack!
Email: [email protected] or visit our website on https://t.co/FrpdUyvMvS
#No2ChildRape #StandWithUs #MatlaABana

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Getting ready to delivery the certificates to our wonderful group of SAPS FCS detectives and forensic social workers in KZN who completed our training course in August. So much joy despite all the challenges they have faced the last year!