Mapping and assessment of community-based women and child protection groups and development of tools to strengthen their capacity to address violence against women and children in South Africa

Abstract

This report provides an overview of community-based women and child protection groups (CBWCPGs) herein called community-based organizations (CBOs) or non-profit organizations (NPOs), in selected urban communities in Cape Town and Durban, South Africa. It highlights the role of CBOs from the perspective of key informant CBO staff and victims/ survivors of violence regarding services that respond or address extensive needs in affected communities and shed light on how CBOs support fortitude, discuss the challenges facing CBOs, and suggest strategies for strengthening the role of CBOs in addressing the needs in affected communities that build on a range of initiatives derived from, and supportive of, the positive social local values addressing violence against women and children (VAWC).