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| Report of Lesley's visit in January/Febuary 2011 |
 Click here to download our Annual Report 2009 - 2010(Beware, VERY large file) |
| Sunday 16th May 2010. Finally one of the UK broadsheets has taken note of the amount of child rape in South Africa – read the piece by Rachel Shields at http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/south-africas-shame-the-rise-of-child-rape-1974578.html in the Independent on Sunday. Rachel also talks about a programme to be shown on UK C4 at 9pm on Sunday evening 23rd May – a Dispatches programme …. it promises to be fairly hard hitting stuff. |
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May 2010 |
| The Trust's strategic direction document, April 2010 |
| Report of Lesley's visit in March 2010 |
| South Africa is one country that is suffering from a surge in sexual violence, even though it has one of the best constitutional and legal frameworks in the world for human rights, including violence against women. After the end of apartheid in the early 1990s, and during its transition towards democracy, South Africa experienced a rapid increase in reported rapes. South African rape statistics are now among the highest in the world. …. child rape in South Africa has reached "epidemic proportions". One-third of reported rapes between January and September 2001 were of children between zero and 11 years of age”. Julie Bindel The New Statesman 5th March 2010 |
| Encouraging words from one of our partners in South Africa – evidence of how much our work is valued and how much impact it is having. Read it here. |
| Information just in from one of our partners |
| Fred Bridgland, award winning journalist, has written an in-depth article about the situation in South Africa - you can read it at http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/world-news/a-girl-born-in-south-africa-has-a-better-change-of-being-raped-than-learning-to-read-1.919503 or download a pdf copy here. It is gripping reading. |
| The annual report for 2008-2009 is available here (warning - large file!) |
8th April 2010. Rhoda Kadalie. |
| Report of Lesley's visit to South Africa November 2009 |
| It seems as if the abuse of small children is getting worse in southern Africa – see this story from the BBC from Zimbabwe, similar problems, similar causes and almost certainly similar ways to help resolve the situation. |
| There was, recently, an article in the Star newspaper from Johannesburg highlighting the terrible abuse against some infants – infants who are, literally, just thrown away. Read it here. |
| Hillary Clinton, Cape Town 8th August 2009: "I have travelled literally all over the world and when people organise themselves and are given the tools and the training to really empower themselves and their future …. and communities, that's what's lasting." |
| Official figures, just out, show that sexual offences in South Africa have risen by 10% in the last year, and that one in four men admits to having forced a woman to have sex – read the story here. |
| Report of Lesley and Liz's visit to South Africa, August 2009 |
| We have been turned down, yet again, for funding from Comic Relief. We hoped that they might give us some help to extend the programme for women and children but we will keep trying |
| Protecting children in crèches |
| Projects Update March 2009 |
| The Long Term Neurological and Developmental Effects of Sexual Abuse on Infant Children - report |
| You might find these interesting: HIV/AIDS, the stats, the virgin cure and infant rape |
| Report of Lesley's visit to South Africa, April 2009 |
| It happens in the UK too |
| Annual Review 2007-2008 |
| Imisebeyelanga – the story so far. October 2008 |
| Update August 2008 |
| Ekupholeni Mental Health Centre: Plus News |
| Man convicted of child rape: South Africa News |
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May 2008 |
| Update May 2008 |
| Report of Lesley's Visit to South Africa, February 2008 |
| Annual Review 2006-2007 |
| Things are getting worse |
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November 2007 |
| Research programme |
| The Trust's strategic direction document, April 2007 |
| Update March - August 2007 |
| Report from Unicef on the status of children aged 0-4 in South Africa |
| Some stories from a reliable website |
| Report of Lesley's Visit to South Africa, July 2007 |
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May 2007 |
| Update December 2006 – March 2007 |
| Annual Review 2005-2006 |
| Lord John Lee joins us as Patron |
| Update August - November 2006 |
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November 2006 |
| The United Nations Secretary General’s Study on Violence Against Children |
| Report of Lesley's Visit to South Africa, August 2006 |
| Update April - July 2006 |
| Infant rape is happening all over the place |
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April 2006 |
| Report of Lesley's Visit to South Africa, March 2006 |
| Dr Chai Patel agrees to join us as Patron
March 2006 |
| Report of Lesley's Visit to South Africa, November 2005 |
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November 2005 |
| Baroness Joan Walmsley agrees to join us as Patron
September 2005 |
| "Rape: the new scourge of the Cape Flats" By Di Caelers
Article in The Cape Argus on June 28, 2005 |
| Report of Lesley's Visit to South Africa, April 2005 |
| "Voices being raised against baby rape" By Charlene Smith
Article in Sunday Independent. March 27th 2005 |
| "Child sex abuse is on the rise" By: Lindsey Arkley
Article in Pretoria News on September 23, 2004 |
| "Rape only the tip of the iceberg in the sexual abuse of young children" By Linda Richter
Article in HSRC Review, Volume 2, Number 2, and Child Abuse Review, Vol. 12, 2003. |
| "Sexual Abuse of Infants - A five-part question focusing on sexual abuse during infancy" By: Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D |
| Facts and Statistics |