Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust

Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust is located in Cape Town, South Africa on 23 Trill Rd, Observatory,. Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust is rated 4.7 out of 5 in the category non-profit organization in South Africa. We have a vision of a South Africa in which rape survivors suffer no secondary trauma, and are supported throughout their interaction with the Criminal Justice System (CJS). Our mission is to promote an end to violence against women, specifically rape, and to assist women to achieve their right to live free from violence. Rape Crisis Cape Town seeks to achieve its mission through counselling and training of women, thereby reducing the trauma experienced by rape survivors, and encouraging reporting of rape and the conviction of rapists. We will achieve this mission through the following strategic interventions: 1. Improved services to rape survivors both prior to entering and within the Criminal Justice System 2. Improved services to survivors in communities preventing extended psychological trauma and further physical harm 3. Research into a replicable model for prevention through interventions with youth that modify social norms both in terms of attitudes and behaviour 4. The development of research capacity within Rape Crisis so that our advocacy work has a greater effect Each of these aims will be implemented through our existing services of counselling, training and advocacy combining deterrent, preventive and restorative interventions into a comprehensive strate