Statistics • A woman or child is raped every 26 seconds in South Africa. • Children are the victims of 41% of all rapes reported in South Africa. • One third of child rape cases are committed by a family member. • In the past 3 years more than 2600 children have been murdered. • It is reported that a husband or boyfriend kills a woman every 6 hours in South Africa. Lot 17 Izotsha Road Port Shepstone, KZN Tel: 039-685-4951 Cell: 079-035-8385 [email protected] www.genesishope.com/safeplace facebook.com/safeplace Contact Details A Project of Genesis Trust in Port Shepstone, KZN Our Team Our team falls under a strong group of overseers and mentors from Norwegian Settlers Church, The Genesis Trust, as well as local individuals who are professionals in their fields: Trevor Downham- Senior Pastor at NSC Johann Bester- Legal Consultant & Chairman of Genesis Trust Lwandiso Dlokweni- Youth Pastor & Community Liaison. Gary & Lynn Brackley- Program Consultants Sr. Dudu Ndlovu- Medical Forensic Consultant Project Manager: Jono Downham Head of Social Work: Bailey Collins Digital Content Creator: Jordan Collins The Genesis Trust has a long established relationship with the local communities of Port Shepstone and has served in this community to address relevant issues: • 52% of the people living in the communities we serve are unemployed or living without a steady income. • Low levels of education, and high health risks. (HIV/AIDS rate of 40% HIV/AIDS infection high levels of TB) • 44% of the population is under the age of 20. The large concentration of youth putting pressure on health and education resources and there are few organized recreational activities.