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Saartjie Baartman Centre Safe accommodation for abused women & their children; counselling, legal & economic empowerment.

✨ Help us make their little world a little brighter. ✨This November, we’re creating a special day of fun, laughter and c...
06/10/2026

✨ Help us make their little world a little brighter. ✨

This November, we’re creating a special day of fun, laughter and childhood magic for the young children staying at the Saartjie Baartman Centre. 🐠💙

We’re inviting our community to come alongside us and help make this celebration extra special. Whether it’s a packet of sweets, a box of cupcakes, a party bag or a contribution towards lunch and gifts — every bit of kindness counts.

Let’s give these little ones a day filled with smiles, joy and memories they deserve. 🥹💙

Want to contribute? Get in touch with us!
Nishaat Esau 📞 078 250 8285
Dilshaad Esau 📞 021 633 5287

21/09/2026

We don’t need another speech about how serious GBV is.

We need a country that is prepared to do something about it.

That means leadership with a clear plan. It means properly resourcing the organisations already doing the work. It means bringing men into the conversation and expecting them to be part of the solution.

The voices are speaking. The expertise exists. The urgency is undeniable.

We are over the nice words. We are waiting for action.

🎥 SABC News

18/09/2026

South Africa doesn’t need more nice words. We need leadership with a plan — and the courage to act on it.

We’ve heard the promises. We’ve heard the commitments. We’ve heard the words.

Now, we’re waiting to see action.

Because leadership is not measured by what is said. It is measured by what is done.

17/09/2026

Women cannot wait for government to suddenly get it right.

South Africa’s GBV crisis demands more than promises. It demands action, accountability and proper funding for the NGOs already doing the work.

And it demands economic empowerment — because without the means to survive independently, women may be forced back to their abusers.

Government needs to act. Women are already paying the price.

16/09/2026

A direct question to the administration: When, where, and how will you take accountability?

As women continue to live with the reality of femicide and gender-based violence in South Africa, promises are not enough.

Women should not have to live in fear. We need to see those promises translated into action — action that creates a society where women can live without constantly having to fear for their safety.

Bernadine Bachar, Director of the Saartjie Baartman Centre, is asking the question many women are asking:

How will the promises made to us become action?

Because women deserve more than assurances.
We deserve to live without fear.

World Su***de Prevention Day 🖤Su***de is not always obvious. Behind a smile, a silence, or a change in behaviour, someon...
11/09/2026

World Su***de Prevention Day 🖤

Su***de is not always obvious. Behind a smile, a silence, or a change in behaviour, someone may be struggling with more than we realise.

We cannot always know what someone is carrying — but we can choose to notice, to ask, and to listen.

A conversation may feel small, but for someone who feels alone, it can be the thing that reminds them that their life matters.

Today, and every day, let’s create space for honest conversations about su***de and mental health.

Reach out. Check in. Listen. 🧡

***dePreventionDay ***dePrevention

ONE LAST THING.We asked Bernadine to finish this sentence:“I hope women leave this month remembering…”Her answer was sim...
09/09/2026

ONE LAST THING.

We asked Bernadine to finish this sentence:

“I hope women leave this month remembering…”

Her answer was simple.

And perhaps it is the thing all of us need to remember.

SHE IS ENOUGH.

Simply by virtue of the fact that she is alive.

For all enquiries and purchases, please contact [email protected].

WORK IS LOVE MADE VISIBLE.What does it mean to see women creating jewellery that goes back into supporting other women?F...
09/09/2026

WORK IS LOVE MADE VISIBLE.

What does it mean to see women creating jewellery that goes back into supporting other women?

For Bernadine:

“It is a dream come true.”

It is the embodiment of the words:

Work is love made visible.

And what does women supporting women mean to her?

It is the true essence of Ubuntu.

For all enquiries and purchases, please contact [email protected].

A PIECE OF HERSELF, RECLAIMED.Each bracelet carries time.Each bracelet carries intention.Each bracelet carries the hands...
09/09/2026

A PIECE OF HERSELF, RECLAIMED.

Each bracelet carries time.

Each bracelet carries intention.

Each bracelet carries the hands and story of the woman who made it.

And every piece helps another woman move forward.

“Every bracelet she completed represented another challenge she had overcome, another part of herself that she had reclaimed.”

100% of the proceeds from this ongoing project are returned to the women and the Saartjie Baartman Centre, helping support the programme and its continued impact.

For all enquiries and purchases, please contact [email protected].

FROM COURAGE TO CREATION.Through her work at the Saartjie Baartman Centre, Bernadine sees courage take form every day.So...
09/09/2026

FROM COURAGE TO CREATION.

Through her work at the Saartjie Baartman Centre, Bernadine sees courage take form every day.

Sometimes, it takes the form of a bead.

Black Betty’s partnership with the Centre began with a simple belief:

Creativity has the power to restore confidence, create opportunity and connect women through purpose.

Each bracelet is handcrafted by women participating in the Centre’s beading project.

For the women involved, beading has become more than a craft. It creates space for expression, confidence, income and the quiet rebuilding of self.

For all enquiries and purchases, please contact [email protected].

Address

Klipfontein Road, Manenberg
Cape Town
7764

Opening Hours

Monday 08:30 - 16:30
Tuesday 08:30 - 16:30
Wednesday 08:30 - 16:30
Thursday 08:30 - 16:30
Friday 08:30 - 16:00

Telephone

+27216335287

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