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Foundation launched to help GBVF survivors heal

GCIS / SAnewsRef: GOVNEWS-82953 at https://www.sanews.gov.za

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Collected on 20 July 2026

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This is a SAnews.gov.za news article reporting the official launch of the Healing Lives Foundation to support survivors of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). The launch took place at the Mamelodi Community Hall in east of Pretoria on 18 July 2026, with Gauteng Social Development MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko and other stakeholders in attendance. The foundation is described as a non-profit focused on preventing GBVF and providing aftercare services, psychosocial support, skills development, job readiness, and community awareness, including an emphasis on economic empowerment for survivors.

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Aftercare services, psychosocial support, skills development, job readiness and community awareness for GBVF survivors (Healing Lives Foundation)

The Healing Lives Foundation is a non-profit launched to prevent GBVF and to empower survivors through comprehensive aftercare services, psychosocial support, skills development initiatives, job readiness and community awareness programmes, with an emphasis on economic empowerment and financial independence.

Who it is for: GBVF survivors and vulnerable women and children in communities such as Mamelodi
How to act on it: The article describes the foundation’s services but does not provide an application/registration route or contact details for accessing them.

The document's recorded date is 18 July 2026. Confirm on the official source.

Facts

Places

City of Tshwane, Gauteng

Reference

GOVNEWS-82953 at https://www.sanews.gov.za

Key Takeaways

Healing Lives Foundation launched to help GBVF survivors heal
Launch event date: Saturday, 18 July 2026
Launch location: Mamelodi Community Hall, east of Pretoria
Gauteng Social Development MEC: Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko attended
Theme: “From Crisis to Career – From Silence to Strength”
Foundation aims: prevent GBVF and empower survivors with aftercare, psychosocial support, skills development, job readiness, and community awareness
Emphasis on economic empowerment and financial independence
Mamelodi identified as a GBVF hotspot in Gauteng
Event attended by former Deputy President Baleka Mbete
Healing Lives Foundation
Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko
Siphokazi Buwa
Baleka Mbete
Gauteng Social Development
Mamelodi Community Hall
SAnews.gov.za
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)

Dates

Opening Date

19 July 2026