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Violence & Safety

Do you feel safe in your environment? At home, school, or in public? YOU have the right to be free from violence! This section provides a safe haven where you are feel free to share your views on safety and violence, access resources and facts and take a look at who's making change. Let’s Speak Out!

Sexual Violence Against Girls A study in a rural population of South Africa found that 51 percent of children between six months and 15 years of age receiving medical treatment for sexual abuse have been abused by a neighbor, an acquaintance, a lodger or a stranger. .................................................. rape in the 90's From 1996 to 1998 girls aged seventeen and under constituted approximately 40% of reported rape and attempted rape victims nationally. ..................................................		Feeling alone ... If you are feeling alone, confused or scared, the best thing is to talk to someone. But not everyone has someone to talk to. Sometimes the people you would talk to are the ones that are hurting you. No matter what, it is always better to talk to someone. There are many people out there who understand and who may have felt the same way you’re feeling now. Call Childline anytime on this number 08000 55 555. click here to go to the resource...>> ..................................................
Gillian Slovo Gillian Slovo, 11 years old, stands in her parents' bedroom in Johannesburg, watching her mother pack expensive silk underwear into a suitcase. It appears to be a normal, suburban family moment. Yet, like the rest of her life, it isn't. Her mother is not packing for a vacation in this intimate moment. She is being hauled off to jail, where she will spend nearly four months in the terror of solitary confinement, even attempting suicide in a fit of disorientation and anguished self-doubt. click here for more information ..................................................		Gender Equality What happened and what changed? more...>> .................................................. child Abuse Molweni! I want to pass this great shout out to all the girls I LOVE YOU ALL GIRLS. more...>> ..................................................