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BE AN EVERYDAY HERO FOR VICTIM EMPOWERMENT. BHEKANANI!
Contact your local VE partner
For more information visit: www.dsd.gov.za
The characters, places and stories represented in this product
are fi ctitious. Any resemblance to real people, places or stories is
purely co-incidental.
Created and produced by Jive Media Africa (www.jivemedia.co.za).
This product is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-
Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 South Africa License
(www.creativecommons.org).
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The Victim Empowerment
Programme (V.E.P.) encourages us all to work together to build a caring
society.
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Building a caring society together Episode 1: Domestic Violence
If you are aware of abuse talk to someone; the
victim, a priest or a social worker. If children are
in danger report the case to a social worker.
Tip: Domestic violence often happens in a worsening cycle. Tension builds up, violence occurs and then there are apologies and promises to change.
Refer victims to
a place of safety
or shelter for
professional help. If
there is none, look
for a safe alternative,
a family member
or local non-profi t
organisation. A
hospital must assist
if the victim’s life is
threatened.
Incidents of Domestic Violence can
be reported to the police. A case will
be opened and the incident must
be recorded in a Domestic Violence
Register.
Help the victim to get a Protection
Order from a magistrate. This will
mean that the perpetrator has to stay
away by law.
Tip: If a police offi cer sends a victim away or loses a protection order they should be reported to the Station Commissioner and the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD).
The victim of a domestic violence case does not
have to leave home – the perpetrator can be made
to leave and must still pay household bills and
child support.
Tip: Families should support victims of domestic violence, and not pressurise them to stay in a harmful relationship.
Children living in families where there has been
violence need counseling and support. Speak to a
social worker, or family care organisation.
Tip: Men’s forums can infl uence men to bring safety to their homes.
Building a caring society together
Become an Everyday Hero by advocating for the rights of victims of Domestic Violence:
The Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP) encourages all government departments, non-profi t
organisations and communities to work together to build a caring society.
BE A N E V E R Y D AY HE RO F O R V I C T IM E MP O W E RME N T – BHE K A N A NI !B E A N E V E R Y D AY H E R O F O R V I C T I M E MP O W E R M E N T – B H E K A N A NI !
Collect all six comics in the Everyday Heroes series from www.everydayheroes.org.za
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