JULIE MUIR VIVIER ANTI-ABUSE AND EMPOWERMENT TRUST NPO 184-686
WORK OF THE TRUST
OVER 6 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REACHED THROUGH OUR AWARENESS AND EDUCATIONAL DRIVES
OUR WORK
The Julie Muir Vivier Anti-Abuse and Empowerment Trust is a registered Charitable Trust with the South African High Court (IT001433/2016 (D)) and registered NPO 184-686 with the South African Department of Social Development.
The focus of the Trust is towards the reduction of abuse across all population groups, regardless of gender, race, age and sexual orientation, using mass media and public speaking by an abuse survivor to encourage and support victims and survivors of abuse, including driving public awareness to the issue. Survivor voices is an area that is sorely lacking in the SADC region yet probably one of the most successful interventions in addressing elements of abuse. Survivor-led support groups are available across South Africa.
A rehabilitation model for abuse has also been developed and is used in collaboration with existing NPOs in South Africa and internationally to assist with the holistic and effective healing of victims. Within the process, a referral network of service providers is used to victims, assist where necessary, to seek the required care from medical assistance to psychosocial intervention.
THE HARD TRUTH
SOUTH AFRICA HAS THE HIGHEST REPORTED CASES OF ABUSE IN THE WORLD
GBV COSTS THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY R28-R42 BILLION PER ANNUM
GBV INCLUDES FINANCIAL, EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL, PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
A definition for gender-based violence in South Africa can be found in the Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 (1998), which defines domestic violence as:
Physical abuse, sexual abuse, verbal and psychological abuse, economic abuse, intimidation, harassment, stalking, damage to property, entry into complainant’s residence without consent where they do not share the same residence or any other controlling or abusive behaviour towards a complainant where such conduct harms or may cause imminent harm to the safety, health or well-being of the complainant (Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998, 1998, p. 4).