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I have found that among its other benefits, Charity liberates the soul of the givers!Β
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Allen donates bicycles to Flats anti-GBV group
A Bridgetown community project aimed at assisting young boys to fight gender based violence received a boost this week thanks to a donation of bicycles by Community Safety MEC Reagen Allen. The Triple B project started by the Callas Foundation sees 35 boys from...
GBVF national council welcomed, but calls for its effectiveness in tackling scourge
The 2022 bill emanates from the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) produced by the interim steering committee established in April 2019. Picture: Leon Lestrade / Independent Newspapers Cape Town - Anti-gender based violence and...
Men learn about gender-based violence
The only people who can put a stop to gender-based violence are men β the same people who are mostly the perpetrators. So says Farouk Hansen, a member of the Heideveld Neighbourhood Watch who attended a three-day work on gender-based violence (GBV). Mr Hansen was part...
Latest Crime Statistics in South Africa
Latest Crime Statistics Update for South Africa π¨ The recently presented quarterly crime statistics report to the parliament's portfolio committee on police has unveiled some alarming trends for the period between 1 January and 31 March 2023. It is with deep concern...
Challenging The Laws Which Serve To Silence Victims Of Sexual Violence And Their Supporters
The Womenβs Legal Centre challenges the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Criminal Procedure Act which places a prohibition on the publication of any information relating to persons accused of sexual offences before the accused has pleaded to the charges.
Our Christmas Wishlist
Callas Foundation is having a Christmas Charity Campaign this year, helping to raise funds to treat the elders of the community to a hearty meal and donate 100 grocery hampers to those in need.
Christmas is a time for giving, and we want to do our part in making sure that everyone who needs it has a
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Donation Appeal
Callas Foundation is having a Christmas Charity Campaign this year, helping to raise funds to treat the elders of the community to a hearty meal and donate 100 grocery hampers to those in need.Christmas is a time for giving, and we want to do our part in making sure...
Presidential Summit on GBVF – Caroline Peters Speech on ENCA
I have been given the honour and privilege to introduce our guest speaker today. Our speaker has and still fills many roles. Besides the traditional roles of wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, she is also an athlete, counsellor, public speaker, social justice...
Happy Birthday Caroline Peters, Founder of Callas Foundation
Today Callas Foundation wishes Caroline Peters, the Founder of Callas Foundation, a HAPPY BIRTHDAY ππ May you continue to see the beauty in this world and continue to be the goal driven, powerhouse of light for everyone. You illuminate every space you enter. You are...
GBV Ambassadors, First Responder Training | Piketberg
Congratulations to everyone in Piketberg and the greater Bergriver area for participating and successfully completing The GBV Ambassadors First Responders Training, which was hosted from 19-21 September 2022 and 4 - 5 October 2022. A huge thank you to Jeremy Maarman...
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