Interpol Has Named South Africa The: "Rape Capital of The World"
Interpol Has Named South Africa The: "Rape Capital of The World"
Interpol Has Named South Africa The: "Rape Capital of The World"
Development of a
Nationally Accessible Assistance
and Support Network
For Victims of Rape and Sexual
Abuse
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Interpol
has named South
Africa the
“Rape Capital of
the World”
Rape & sexual abuse affects
men, women and children from all walks
of life.
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Our Vision
To be an agent of transformation for all
aspects of education about
rape and sexual abuse in order to promote
positive change in
societal values and attitudes where the
right to say “NO” is upheld
as a basic human right where victims of
rape and sexual abuse are
treated with empathy and dignity where
access to legal, medical
and psychological support is freely and
easily accessible to each and
every member of society regardless of
gender, race or economic
status.
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In South Africa
someone is
raped or
sexually abused
every 25 seconds
Interpol
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It is estimated that
a woman born in South
Africa
has a greater chance of
being raped than learning
to read
Interpol
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2 out of 5
South African male
learners say they
have been raped
according to a
survey carried out in 1
200 schools
across the country
Published in BioMed Central's International Journal for
Equity in Health
Published in BioMed Central's International Journal for
Equity in Health
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Gender
•In South Africa’s patriarchal society, girl
children are particularly
vulnerable to gender based violence such as
rape, femicide, sexual
abuse and sexual exploitation.
•Girls are made responsible for household
chores and care giving,
often at the expense of their home work and
further education.
•Teenage pregnancy is one of the major
reasons why girls leave
school. 1 in every 8 girls is forced out of the
education system as a
result of pregnancy
• 2 out of 5 South African male learners say
they have been raped
according to a survey carried out in 1 200
schools across the
country.
Children’s Rights and the Media (www.soulcity.co.za)
Published in BioMed Central's International Journal for
Equity in Health
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THE IMPACT OF
INTERPERSONAL
VIOLENCE
ON THE WORKPLACE
Domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual violence and
Stalking are widespread, affecting
individuals of virtually
every racial, ethnic, gender, age and
socioeconomic group.
www.legalmomentum.org
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Preventing the
spread of
HIV
Reduce the spread of HIV -
encourage people to change their
behaviour.
• Due to the violent nature of rape, victims are particularly
vulnerable to HIV infection.
• If treated within 72 hours, the risk of infection can be
significantly reduced,
therefore it is important that rape victims get help as soon as
possible.
STOP RAPE
• Rape victims are treated with anti-retrovirals
• This is known as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)
• PEP medicines must be taken for 28 days.
• PEP medicines can have unpleasant side-effects,
but must be taken regularly to be successful
• A victim must know their HIV status before starting PEP
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A partner at Deloitte & Touche estimates
that it costs $12,000
in recruitment and training expenses to
replace the average
nonprofessional worker and $35,000 to
replace a professional
employee.
The Families and Work Institute estimates it
costs about 75
percent of a non-managerial worker‘s annual
salary to replace
him or her and 150 percent of a manager's
annual salary.
www.legalmomentum.org
No Research has been conducted in South Africa
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•In a recent survey, 66% of senior executives and 75%
of human resources
directors indicated that they believed addressing
domestic violence would
decrease its negative workplace effects.
•94% of corporate security and safety directors at
companies nationwide rank
domestic violence as a high security concern.
•68% of corporate leaders say that a company's
financial performance would
benefit if domestic violence were addressed among its
employees.
•61% of employed adults believe addressing domestic
violence would
improve their employer's "performance and
reputation.“
•66% of abusers said domestic abuse posters and
brochures in the workplace
would help prevent domestic abuse from impacting
the business.
www.legalmomentum.org
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64 514
Rapes reported to
police
in South Africa last
year
www.saps.gov.za/.../reports/crimestats
www.iol.co.za/
www.rape.co.za
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One in three of the 4,000 women questioned by the
Community of Information,
Empowerment and Transparency said they had
been raped in the past year.
In a related survey conducted among 1,500
schoolchildren in the Soweto
Township, a quarter of all the boys interviewed
said that 'jackrolling', a term for
gang rape, was fun.
South Africa has some of the
highest incidences of
child and baby rape in the world.
South African Medical Research
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One in four South African men questioned in a
survey said they had raped
someone, and nearly half of them admitted more
Practices such as gang rape were common because
they were considered a
form of male bonding.
The study found that one in 10 men said they had
been raped by other men.
South Africa has the highest number of HIV-
positive citizens in the world.
(According to official figures, circa 11% of South
Africans are infected with the
virus.)
Statistics from the Medical Research
Council
The MRC spoke to 1,738 men
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Edith Kriel *, a social worker who helps
child victims in the Eastern Cape, said:
"Child abusers are often relatives of their
victims – even their fathers and providers.
There is increasing recognition of links
between sexual abuse and high-risk attitudes
to sexual violence and exposure to HIV.
Rape and sexual abuse is rife in schools across
South Africa.
http://ttbc.org.za
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WAR
Rape is endemic in South Africa.
On this the police, politicians, sociologists
and rape survivors all
agree. There is a silent war going on, a war
against women and
children.
One in four girls faces the prospect of being
raped before the age of
16 according to the child support group,
Childline.
www://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/1909220.stm
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In 1994, the year South Africa became a
democracy, 18,801 cases of rape were reported to
police. By 2001 that figure had risen to 24,892.
During a recent parliamentary debate on child
abuse in South Africa, it was reported to police that
there has been a 400% increase in the sexual
violence against children over the past decade
The majority of the victims are 12 years old or
younger. Many of the perpetrators are themselves
children.
Out of the 24,892 rapes reported to
police last
year, only 1,797 resulted in successful
convictions.
www.rape.co.za (Rape Statistics - South Africa and
Worldwide)
www.southafricaproject.co.za
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At the root of the problem, says Dr Rachel Jewkes, a
senior scientist with the
South African Medical Research Council, is men's
attitude towards women.
"In South Africa you have a culture where men
believe that they are sexually
entitled to women. You don't get rape in a situation
where you don't have
massive gender inequalities.
One of the key problems in this country is that people
who commit rape don't
think they are doing anything wrong."
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Raising
Awareness and
Education
WEBSITE &
MOBISITE
SCHOOLS
Communities & Society
PARTNERSHIPS
-Rapewise.
-HIV911
-etc.
CELEBRITY
ANTI RAPE
AMBASSADORS
EDUCATION
&
AWARENESS
TEACHER
RESOURCE KITS
POLICE
WORKSHOPS &
TOOLS
PEER
EDUCATORS
MULTI MEDIA
MESSAGING
INDUSTRIAL
THEATRE
VIDEO CLIPS
COMIC BOOK STYLE
LITERATURE
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PROJECT OUTLINE
According to a recent study police estimated
that only
one in 36 rape cases was reported and of those
only 15
percent culminated in a conviction.
www.rape.co.za (Rape Statistics - South Africa and Worldwide)
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A symbol of weeping
for the violence and
degradation
suffered by rape survivors,
but more importantly, a
symbol
of
Cleansing, Healing and
Hope.
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