Saartjie Baartman Centre faces bleak future
We closed off the show with an interview with Ilse Ahrends – Empowerment Manager at the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children. She was speaking to us about the possible closure they are facing. The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children in Manenberg, Cape Town has a local and international reputation as one of the finest one-stop centres to provide free shelter, legal and counselling services, job-training programmes and other resources to abused women and their children. The Centre has for the past 13 years been a vital part of Cape Town ’s response to the issue of violence against women, in their homes and elsewhere. In 2011 alone, over 4000 women and children drew upon their services for safety, housing, legal and medical support, job-training and overall support. The Centre has already been forced to close their Worcester shelter, Eerste Begin, because the Cape Winelands Municipality withdrew their support from the project. For further information or to make any donations you can contact the Centre on (021) 633 5287 or visit www.saartjiebaartmancentre.org.za
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