9 December 2024: The National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) deplores the systemic failures exposed in the Public Protector’s latest report on gender-based violence (GBV). The findings paint a harrowing picture of survivors left stranded by an ineffective justice system, placing immense strain on the country’s shelters. For the NSMSA the report is both a wake-up call and a...Continue reading
28 November 2024: The National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) is calling on the private sector to take greater responsibility in addressing the country’s escalating crisis of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). As the nation marks 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children, the NSMSA emphasises that the epidemic of violence against women not only...
27 November 2024: “As South Africa marks the global 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children, those of us working in shelters are regularly confronted by harrowing stories of survivors who have endured violence at the hands of intimate partners,” says the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA). “In a country where three women are...
6 November 2024: The National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) – an umbrella organisation serving 103 shelters – is calling for immediate government intervention to address the devastating impact of inadequate support for the shelters serving as the frontline defence against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). The NSMSA highlights the dire consequences of underfunding and poor coordination, with funding...
24 October 2024: According to the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA), the recent Annual GBV Shelter Indaba (held on 16-17 October) once again revealed that while shelters play a significant role as a disruptor of violence, funding shortfalls and an overall lack of support continue to jeopardise efforts to protect victims of gender-based violence (GBV). According to Dianne...
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
DATE: 31 AUGUST 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa Private Office of the PresidentUnion BuildingGovernment AvenuePretoria0002 RE: NSMSA OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA NATIONAL SHELTER MOVEMENT CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF POLICE MINISTER, AS GOVERNMENT FAILS TO STEM SPIRALLING GBV PANDEMIC Dear Mr. President,As an umbrella organisation representing approximately 95 GBV shelters around the country, the NSMSA has been actively supporting government’s...Continue reading
On Wednesday and Thursday (10-11 November), in the run-up to this year’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign, the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) hosts its 2021 Shelter Indaba. According to the NSMSA, an umbrella body representing nearly one hundred (100) shelters for victims of abuse, throughout the country, “With more than...
Responsible for the overall management of the Shelter which includes:Duties Management and care of the staff at the shelter which includes but not limited to: • Conducting staff meetings and do educational lessons relevant to shelter work• Development of the monthly roster• Overseeing that staff fulfil their roles• Ensuring staff receive psychosocial care that can result in burnout from work•...Continue reading