Restoring dignity • supporting survivors • building safer communities
Safe shelter.
Founded in 2016
Confidential survivor-centred response
Registered NPO
NPO Number 208-880-NPO
Shelter capacity
12 single beds and 5 cot beds
Safe shelter.
Psychosocial support.
Hope for healing.
Vusithemba Victims Support Centre is a registered non-profit organisation that supports victims of crime and violence through shelter care, psychosocial services, prevention work, and community partnerships.
NPO 208-880-NPO
Victim Support
Prevention & Early Intervention
Visible support within the community
Awareness campaigns, information sharing, and trusted support pathways for families and survivors.
A safe space to listen, guide, and refer
Professional and practical support that helps victims access care, services, and protection.
Partnerships that strengthen care
Community partners help expand the centre's ability to respond with compassion and practical assistance.
Welcome
Standing with victims of crime and violence.
The centre was established to respond to the need for safe, accessible victim support within the community. Today it continues to offer care, protection, and prevention services with dignity at the centre of every response.
What we do
Comprehensive services that protect, restore, and empower.
Psychosocial support
Counselling support, emotional care, referrals, and restoration services for victims and their families.
Shelter and safety
Short-term shelter support for women and children in need of protection and a safe environment to heal.
Prevention programmes
Awareness campaigns, community education, and prevention work across communities, farms, and the mining sector.
Impact snapshot
Local support with a growing reach.
Vusithemba serves beneficiaries from within and outside the local area, including women and accompanying children. The organisation also works with stakeholders across health, education, justice, social development, faith-based organisations, and local government.
2024/25 reach
50 people reached through psychosocial support, 25 admissions, and 998 people reached through awareness campaigns.
Vocational empowerment
Beneficiaries take part in crocheting, baking, and gardening to encourage self-sufficiency after discharge.
Networked response
Strong referral pathways with multiple service providers help victims access integrated support.
