The Fourth Indaba, convened on 16th – 17th October 2024 by the National Shelter Movement inpartnership with the National Department of Social Development and the Heinrich Boell Foundation(HBF, built onto the three previous Indabas, by beginning to assert the articulation of progressivesheltering as a framework that could provide a vision for strengthened sheltering in South Africa. Inalignment with previous Indabas,...Continue reading
It is with great pride, gratitude and sadness that I present the Annual Report of the National ShelterMovement of South Africa (NSMSA) for 2023/2024. There is the saying that a sign of good work is workingoneself out of a job. However, although GREAT work is being done it does not seem like we are makingsubstantial gains in combating violence against...Continue reading
7 October 2024: As South Africa braces for the upcoming Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on 30 October, the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) calls for urgent reforms in social care funding, especially in the fight to stem gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). This comes after the Gauteng Department of Social Development returned R554 million in unspent funds...
14 August 2024: In the last five years, courts around the country have thrown out cases of gender-based violence and femicide (GBV) due to missing dockets in the hands of the South African Police Service (SAPS). Authorities are yet to identify where the cracks are from reporting stage to dockets being made available to the courts for prosecution. The National...
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Re: Introduction of Anisa Moosa the NSMSA National Coordinator Greetings, I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to introduce you to our newest team member, Anisa Moosa who started on the 2nd of April 2024 in the role of NSMSA National Coordinator. We are thrilled to have her join our team and know that she will make...Continue reading
5Th World Conference of Woman’s Shelters Sydney Australia.
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RE: PRIORITISING THE FIGHT AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND ADDRESSING THE GENDERPAY GAP IN YOUR MANIFESTOS Dear Parliamentary Members,On behalf of the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA), we write this open letter toyou as Women’s Month draws to a close; a significant occasion that symbolises our commitment togender equality and justice. As you start preparing for the upcoming national...Continue reading
Mandela Month is in full swing but for the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) and other non-profit organisations (NPO) working in the social care services sector there is very little Ubuntu coming from the government, especially not from the Department of Social Development (DSD). Just recently there was an announcement that “unused” social services funds – for critical...Continue reading