Interview with Director of MOSAIC: Training Service and Healing Centre Combating Abuse


In South Africa, and many places around the world there are high gender-based and domestic violence issues that need to be addressed. This issue strives from many underlying factors that relate to each other from socioeconomic to parental guidance in the home. Psychosocial support services are not always enough sometimes more services are necessary. Many organizations started with grassroots methods such as MOSAIC Training Services and Healing Centre for Women.


MOSAIC is an organization that is committed to providing quality, holistic, and integrated support services to survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence. They do this while activating resources, communities, and systems to stop domestic violence and advance gender equality and safety within your communities, your home, and your relationships. They envision a more gender-equal society where women and children are safe from abuse and violence. Their work can be categorized into response services and prevention education. Advocate Tarisai Mchuchu-MacMillan the Executive Director at MOSAIC Women’s Training Service and Healing Centre. Tarisai is a lawyer and feminist who is passionate about preventing violence against women and violence against children. She is here to talk to us today.


We asked Tarisai about the status of MOSAIC today, what makes women and children vulnerable to abuse, their socio-ecological approach, and the services they provide. Tarisai made sure to mention the link to the ideas of patriarchy and ideas of power that are engrained into society. Those ideas affect the way victims of violence see themselves and the way they move around the world but MOSAIC tries to give that choice back to you. They look at family-strengthening techniques and hope to have a bigger reach. They also have a project "pieces to peace" that teachers their clients how to sew and create a safe space for them to sell what they made and earn something from MOSAIC.

Find out more on their website mosaic.org.za and don't hesistate to call for assistance at 021-761-7585 or email at admin@mosaic.org.za

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