The Western Cape Network on Violence Against Women was established as Co-ordinated Action for Battered Women (CABW) in 1989. Organisations providing services to survivors of rape and domestic violence met every month to
- share information
- learn from one another
- identify training needs
- produce joint publications
- lobby against violence towards women.
After many years of growth at an informal level, the Network raised funds to formalise its structures and in early 1998, a provincial co-ordinator was appointed and an office established to provide a higher level of co-ordination within the organisations dealing with violence against women.
The Network’s mission is to be a strong united body which coordinates and integrates organisations and individuals through advocacy, public awareness, training and support with a developmental approach in order to progressively realise women’s rights to a life free from all forms of violence.
Contact
Suite 205 Foyer A, Building 17
Waverley Business Park
Wycroft Road
Mowbray 7700
Tel: 021 448 6180/082 323 0001
Fax: 021 448 6178
e-mail: lmemela@wcnetwork.co.za
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