The Shukumisa Campaign
About Us
Welcome to the Shukumisa website, an online resource for
- rape survivors and their families
- concerned citizens
- community activists
The word Shukumisa means to shake or stir things up
The Shukumisa Campaign was created in 2008 and aims to stir and shake up public and political will to develop and implement policies related to sexual offences
Imagine a South Africa where:
- Everyone treats rape as a serious crime
- Quality Health, Policing and Legal services are available to all rape survivors, everywhere
- All women are free to move around as they please, dressed as they please
- Rape victims aren’t stereotyped in our media
- We are all included in the development of laws that affect our lives and our communities.
You can join us by:
- Adding your voice to our Facebook discussions
- Supporting our activities, or suggesting them
- Writing to the media and Government to complain when the law fails rape survivors
- Getting involved with organisations linked to the Shukumisa Campaign
Supported by


This project is funded by the European Union The European Commission is the EU’s executive body.
The European Union is made up of 27 Member States who have decided to gradually link together their know-how, resources and destinies. Together, during a period of enlargement of 50 years, they have built a zone of stability, democracy and sustainable development whilst maintaining cultural diversity, tolerance and individual freedoms. The European Union is committed to sharing its achievements and its values with countries and peoples beyond its borders
Categories
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Twitter Updates
- RT @SonkeTogether: Will South Africa's rural women suffer from the introduction of the Traditional Courts Bill? @mailandguardian http:// ... 20 hours ago
- More comment on CGE process http://t.co/0oayP5Fg 20 hours ago
- #NCGBV We've just formulated a clear purpose & set of ojectives for the NCGBV & plan to eliminate violence by 2030. Ambitious huh? 6 days ago
- #NCGBV Can we write that government must ensure sufficient resources be set aside to address GBV? Hot, hot question. 6 days ago
- Yay! After 1&1/2 hours we have reached consensus on 3 objectives of the Council #NCGBV 6 days ago
- Writing documents by committee is fun - 13 people with at least 3 different ideas each all arguing at once. 6 days ago
- Now for the tricky question: who gets to be on the Council? 6 days ago
- Meeting today to discuss the National Council on Gender-Based Violence proposed by the Dept for Women, children & People with Disabilities. 6 days ago
- #SONA Inequality is not ony caused by economics. Jobs help but don't cure gender inequality. More is needed to achieve a non-sexist state 1 week ago
- #SONA So the best women can hope for this year is a law fining those who don't employ enough female managers. Underwhelming... 1 week ago
