Increasing Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault Programme

$20.88M USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	Foundation for Professional Development (South Africa)
Country	South Africa
Start Date	Feb 20, 2012
End Date	Jan 10, 2015
Duration	1,055 days
Number of Grantees	104
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`197756-76`

Grant Description

The Increasing Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault Programme, at the Phoenix Thuthuzela Care Centre (TCC) in KwaZulu Natal, brings together local and international partners all aimed at addressing the current pandemic of sexual and gender based violence affecting the country.

Funded by USAID and the M.A.C AIDS Fund, the programme aims to support the Sexual Offences and Community Affairs Unit (SOCA) of the National Prosecuting Authority in achieving its objectives of: 1) Increasing public awareness of the Thuthuzela Care Centres (TCCs) and 2) Expanding and improving services of TCCs through education, training, research and infrastructure support.