Healing Hands Community Project

What is the Healing Hands Community Project: The Healing Hands Foundation is located in Central in Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth, and is a registered NGO/ NPO It was a facility opened in 2010, focusing on Women and their children, who have been affected by Domestic Violence. Healing hands occupies one residential facility, at 12 Whitlock Street in the suburb of Central, Port Elizabeth, run by (Maggie) Magdalene Bangaree and her team, it homes and protects as well as provides a haven to women and their children who have had to leave where they live due to Gender Based Violence, Due to the continuous rise in Domestic Violence Cases over the years, the need for a larger facility to hou... read more What is the Healing Hands Community Project: The Healing Hands Foundation is located in Central in Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth, and is a registered NGO/ NPO It was a facility opened in 2010, focusing on Women and their children, who have been affected by Domestic Violence. Healing hands occupies one residential facility, at 12 Whitlock Street in the suburb of Central, Port Elizabeth, run by (Maggie) Magdalene Bangaree and her team, it homes and protects as well as provides a haven to women and their children who have had to leave where they live due to Gender Based Violence, Due to the continuous rise in Domestic Violence Cases over the years, the need for a larger facility to house these victims is growing every day. The building in Russel Road, namely the 6 Flatlets within that building, will suit our purposes ideally. It will be the perfect Haven for our GBV Victims. Over the 1 years the Healing hands foundation has assisted hundreds of women and their children, and have been there day and night, saving lives and offering hope where there was none, Maggie with her wonderful team of helpers, are there to make others' lives better safe and happy. The Healing Hands Foundation started as a vehicle to help victims of domestic violence, by one woman who had a dream, and by her hard work and determination, she has succeeded in providing a safe facility with many services to assist , inform and educate, counsel, empower those that felt they had no future, with her team she have given them that, a bright future, and what was once started as a dream is now a labour of love. 1) Clothing for the mum and the children, 2) Nappies and baby food 3) O.T.C. meds for children and mums e.g.: cough meds, cold meds, teething and baby needs. 4) Provide transport to clinics and hospitals, police stations, court. 5) 3x wholesome meals a day 6) Assistance with Orders of protection 7) Counselling for all survivors and children 8) Safe and secure home 9) Clean and comfy bedroom 10) Training and empowerment 11) Availability to a social worker 12) HIV assistance and information by trained counsellor 13) Drug and addition assistance by a trained counsellor The facility: 1) Healing Hands is open 7 days a week and is the only shelter in Port Elizabeth that is open every day including holidays, the shelter never closes. 2) It has a 24-hour service, and prides itself in understanding that abuse happens, not just during the day, as well las being the only shelter that is available at any time day or night. 3) Has on its staff, a fully qualified social worker, fully qualified drug counsellor, fully qualified HIV counsellor. 4) Healing Hands does not discriminate regarding religion, all faiths are welcome, and each family can pray in the faith of their choice, be it, Christian, Muslim, Judaism, or any faith they choose. What do we need each month to keep us open? We need R60.000.00 per month to keep us afloat, but we are very grateful for any amount that your company can fund us with, as you can see, we provide everything that our families need, and we are desperate to continue, our shelter as it is greatly needed here in Port Elizabeth, and if we close, many women and their children will most likely stay in their violent situations. Who does Healing Hands help: Women and their children affected by all forms of Domestic Violence, physical, emotional, psychological, financial, sexual, religious, verbal, control, stalking, honor killing or threats, FGM. LGBT domestic violence, harassment. Healing Hands is aware that in South Arica: 1) Intimate partner violence is the most common form of domestic violence in South Africa and the leading cause of death of South African women. 2) South Africa has the highest rate of Domestic Violence in the world. 3) South Africa has the highest rate of rape in the world. 4) More women are killed by their current or former partner in South Africa than any other country in the world. 5) Every 6/8 hours a woman dies at the hands of an intimate partner in South Africa 6) Every 4 minutes a woman is raped in South Africa. 7) 30% of all women on the globe are affected by domestic violence. 8) South Africa has double the amount of domestic violence of that in the USA. 9) Compared to 2 women die in the United Kingdom each week.