A CHILD IS RAPED OR SEXUALLY ABUSED IN SOUTH AFRICA EVERY 1 MINUTE & 4O SECONDS
MOST OF THEM ARE YOUNG GIRLS BETWEEN 3 and AND 12.
OUR MAIN GOAL
Matla A Bana is an award-winning child protection, non-profit assisting children who has been raped and sexually abused through various victim support and education projects. Our main goal is to minimise the secondary abuse child victims suffer when reporting rape and sexual abuse because of a failing reporting system.
Monique Strydom founded Matla A Bana – A Voice Against Child Abuse in 2002, after surviving a harrowing four-month hostage ordeal at the hands of Al-Qaeda terrorists in the Philippines. From a small one-room office in Johannesburg, the organisation has grown into a national, award-winning force —testament to how trauma can be transformed into triumph. NEVER NEVER NEVER GIVE UP!
To Give A voice To Sexually Abused Children in South Africa.
MISSION
To reduce the secondary trauma children face when reporting abuse by improving South Africa’s reporting system through victim support, specialised professional training, community education, and recognition of those protecting children.
