Nonceba Family Counseling: Child Abuse Services Interview

Child abuse is prevalent especially in certain townships such as Khayelitsha. Khayelitsha is a township that is fastly-growing and has undergone great migration. Statistically, approximately 1 in 3 children living in Khayelitsha (boys and girls) undergo sexual abuse by the age of 18. Factors such as over-burdened police forces and under-resource state welfare systems affects delays in the response to child abuse and domestic violence cases. Nzuko

Nonceba Family Counseling Centre is an oasis of hope in the centre of Khayelitsha. They aim to help children who have been sexually abused and provide counselings as well as support their families. Any child or mother can turn to Nonceba for help. They provide child victim support services, sexuality and abuse prevention education for children, counseling for abused women, as well as safe houses. Nozuko Conjwa, social worker supervisor, took the time to speak to us about their work. 

In our interview Nozuko discussed Nonceba's services, how they were founded, and how they keep children safe. They work with children as young as under and they try to create a safe place for these children teaching them how to work through their emotions. We spoke about empowering children to understand their fight in the court system, providing necessary tools, and how they mentally take care of their employees.

Be courageous and explore Nonceba Family Counseling. Find out more here. https://nonceba.org/ Feel free to call at 021 364 0135 or email admin@nonceba.org