Making change

We encourage communities to devise innovative prevention strategies, and to build safe spaces within areas, such as communities, schools and workplaces. We also strive to change attitudes about rape, and create a culture of respect for women and girls in South Africa

Programmes

Innovative prevention strategies

We encourage communities to devise innovative prevention strategies, and to build safe spaces within areas, such as communities, schools and workplaces. We also strive to change attitudes about rape, and create a culture of respect for women and girls in South Africa

We have a Training and Development department that runs awareness raising events such as workshops, talks, information stalls and a Advocacy department that advocates for the roll out of sexual offences courts in South Africa. Learn more about our Rape Survivors Justice Campaign here

Consent Culture

Together we are building a culture of consent

Rape Crisis challenges myths and stereotypes (Rape culture) through, building a Consent culture. It is a culture in which asking for consent is normalized and condoned in popular culture. It is respecting the person’s response even if it isn’t the response you had hoped for. When we create cultures of consent, respect, and positive sexuality, we can change how we understand sexuality and prevent sexual violence. We envision a culture in which consent is the norm for sexual expression and we strive to make a change in people’s attitudes around sexual violence.

Activities that will build this culture:

Experiential learning workshops

Open discussion talks

Awareness raising events

Peer Educators Project

Creating young leaders who change social norms

The goal of the project is to develop a replicable model for rape prevention through interventions with youth, that changes social norms both in terms of attitude and behaviours so that the number of rape incidents is reduced and there is increased reporting of rape.

Our Birds and Bees Peer Education project in schools creates young leaders who help to create positive social norms amongst youth and provide help for learners who have been, or are in danger of, being raped.

Leaders undergo a rigorous training course where they learn about the myths that perpetuate sexual violence, how to report rape, and how to organise activities that challenge the attitudes of their peers.

We liaise with local social workers to identify schools that are at high risk for sexual violence, and collaborate with educators and principals to encourage victims to seek help.

Making Change projects

Next program

Road to Justice

Thuthuzela Care Centre is a one stop facility that has been introduced as a critical part of South Africa’s anti-rape strategy.

Learn more about R2J