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During the global 16 days of activism campaign against violence against women and children, South African shelters for such victims fear a lack of funding could lead to many of them returning to their abusers or living on the streets.
16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM

Women’s shelters face closure over government funding shortage

Shelters also worry about a repeat of the Life Esidemeni tragedy if the government does not provide adequate funding to fill the skills gap of workers

  • Umamah Bakharia
6 min read
Charlotte Kneer, chief executive of Reigate and Banstead Women’s Aid refuge. (Paul Craig)
CHARLOTTE KNEER

Life-saving free train travel offered to domestic abuse victims in the UK

A pioneering railway scheme in the UK is helping domestic violence victims to escape their abusers by providing them with free travel to reach refuge

  • Maya Oppenheim, The Independent
3 min read
NSMSA team leader Bernadine Bachar. (David Harrison/M&G)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Helpline a lifeline for those at risk

Many people do not know how to get into a place of safety or information on how to get help when they need it most. A new hotline is changing that

  • Elna Schütz
5 min read