Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust

Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust South African NPO providing rape survivors & communities with support, access to justice & counseling

We are the oldest nonprofit organisation in South Africa that provides rape survivors and their communities with support, access to justice and the means to effect change. [email protected]


Counselling helplines
Observatory: 021 447 9762
Athlone: 021 633 9229
Khayelitsha: 021 361 9085

Office:
Tel: 021 447 1467
Fax: 021 447 5458

Understanding consent helps us challenge harmful myths, prevent violence, and build safer communities. ...
22/06/2026

Understanding consent helps us challenge harmful myths, prevent violence, and build safer communities.

You're invited to join us on Friday, 17 July at the 2U office (358 Victoria Road, Salt River) as we assemble Justice Pac...
19/06/2026

You're invited to join us on Friday, 17 July at the 2U office (358 Victoria Road, Salt River) as we assemble Justice Packs for survivors and their supporters accessing our court support services.

By giving your time, you'll help provide comfort and care during long and often difficult days at court.

All the details are in the post. We'd love to see you there.

10/06/2026

[PODCAST] In The Work of Justice Podcast, our Director, Nazma Hendricks, breaks down the three core programmes that shape how we support survivors at R**e Crisis.

This conversation offers insight into how our Counselling, Training and Development, and Advocacy work come together to provide holistic, survivor-centered support. It also highlights the role of community-based volunteers, and how their training and involvement strengthen the services we offer across our sites.

Listen now on Spotify by clicking the link in our bio.

This year’s General Meeting brought R**e Crisis staff and volunteers together for a day of reflection, connection, and t...
08/06/2026

This year’s General Meeting brought R**e Crisis staff and volunteers together for a day of reflection, connection, and team building grounded in our core values of Unity, Growth, Healing, and Purpose.

We also celebrated the dedication of our staff and volunteers through long service awards, recognising the care and commitment they continue to bring to survivors and communities every day.

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06/06/2026

In an interview with Voice of the Cape on 21 May 2026, our Child Care and Protection Social Worker, Mazeeda Karani, speaks about child protection, community responsibility, and the urgent need for safer environments for children.

As we mark the end of Child Protection Week, this conversation reminds us that protecting children is not the responsibility of one sector alone. It requires awareness, accountability, and action from all of us.

To listen to the full interview visit the following link: https://echocast.fabrik.fm/9Qp9YB6BrL1r49qQ

05/06/2026

On the last day of Child Protection Week, we reflect on what we have spoken about over the past few days regarding child sexual violence.

In this video, our Child Care and Protection Social Worker, Mazeeda, explains that child sexual violence is not only a problem of individuals, but also of what we choose to see, what we ignore, and what we normalise.

Child protection requires courage in practice. We cannot afford to only recognise violence after it has escalated. We have to act earlier and we have to act together.

04/06/2026

This Child Protection Week we will be discussing various topics relating to child sexual violence.

In this video, our Child Care and Protection Social Worker, Mazeeda, explains what increases vulnerability to sexual violence in everyday life, including online spaces.

Protection starts with how seriously we take children in everyday life, not only in moments of crisis.

03/06/2026

This Child Protection Week we will be discussing various topics relating to child sexual violence.

In this video, our Child Care and Protection Social Worker, Mazeeda, explains what to do when a child discloses sexual violence.

We often expect disclosure before we understand the conditions that prevent it, and it is important to remember that children process and respond to trauma differently from adults.

02/06/2026

This Child Protection Week we will be discussing various topics relating to child sexual violence.

In this video, our Child Care and Protection Social Worker, Mazeeda, explains why children often do not disclose sexual violence.

Silence is often shaped by fear, pressure, manipulation, confusion, and the fear of not being believed. Some children may also not realise that what is happening to them is wrong or have the language to describe it.

01/06/2026

This Child Protection Week we will be discussing various topics relating to child sexual violence.

In this video, our Child Care and Protection Social Worker, Mazeeda, explains that sexual violence against children can also happen between peers.

Child-on-child sexual violence is real and is often not recognised early enough, especially when harmful behaviours are dismissed as exploration.

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23 Trill Road Observatory
Cape Town
7925

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