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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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What this means

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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GBVF survivor support and empowerment servicesOngoing

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.
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the foundation is a non-profit organisation committed to preventing Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), while empowering survivors through comprehensive aftercare services, psychosocial support, skills development initiatives, job readiness and community awareness programmes.

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

Closing Date

18 July 2026