The following is a list
of shelters
specifically for abused women and their children in KwaZulu-Natal,
South Africa.
If you know of any shelters not on this
list, or if the details are incorrect, please
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Advice Desk for Abused Women
Tel: 031 262 5231
Fax: 031 262 5223
24 Hour Hotline: 031 262 9673/9
Email:
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Postal Address: PO Box 65227, Reservoir
Hills, 4090
Physical
Address:
UKZN, Westville Campus, Asoka
Theatre, K Block, Room 120, Durban,
3610
Municipal District: Ethekwini
Date Founded: 1986
Mission: To address domestic violence and related issues by establishing
and implementing education, training and empowerment programmes that promote respect
for human rights, community and
family values and access to justice
Work In: Counselling,
training, assist with protection orders
Working Hours: Mon - Fri, 08:00-16:00
but 24 Hour hotline
Fee: Free
Intake procedure: Victims of abused,
females only, taken on case by case
basis.
Length of Stay: Usually one week
Restrictions: No male children above 5 yrs old, no substance abusers, no women with mental illness
Open Door Crisis Centre
Tel: 031 709 2679
Fax: 031 709 2468
24 Hour Hotline: 013 709 6688
Postal
Address:
PO Box 1605, Pinetown, 3610
Physical
Address:
7 Windsor Road, Pinetown,
3610
Work In: Shelter
Working Hours:
Mon - Sun, 24 hours
Fee: R10.00 per night depends on how much a person
earns
Intake Procedure: Residents selected on the basis of an interview
Length of Stay: Emergency
shelter, 24 - 48 hours
Restrictions: No teenage boys,
no people with mental illness, no substance abusers
Sahara Shelter for Abused Women and
Children
Tel: 031 500 3671
Fax: 031 500 5949
24 Hour Hotline: 031 508 2300
(Phoenix SAP)
Email:
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Postal
Address:
c/o
Phoenix Child and Family Welfare, PO Box 309, Mount Edgecombe 4300
Physical
Address:
10 Featherstone Place, Whetstone, Phoenix, 3610
Municipal District:
Ethekwini
Date Founded: 1994
Work In: Shelter, counselling, family networking, empowerment programmes, skills development programmes.
Working Hours:
Mon - Fri, 08:00-16:00 (office), Shelter open 24 hours.
Fee: Nominal fee if affordable
Intake Procedure: Only victims of domestic
violence
Length of Stay: 12 days
Restrictions: No boys
over 10, no older males allowed on
premises,
no people with mental illness, no substance abusers
The Haven (Pietermaritzburg)
Tel: 033 394 0228
Fax: 033 345 5061
Cell Phone: 073 870 7043
Contact Person: Goodness Nxumalo
Email:
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Postal Address: PO
Box 11046, Dorpspruit,
3206
Physical
Address:
80 Pietermaritz Street,
Dorpspruit 3206
Municipal District:
Midlands
Date Founded: 1997
Mission: The purpose of
The Haven is to provide a secure short-term
shelter for women and their children
who are the victims of domestic violence and rape and who can no longer live safely in their own environments. The Haven's
aim is to provide counselling to prevent women from becoming involved in
abusive relationships in
the future and to empower women to be financially independent and no longer
rely on the abuser for money
Work In: shelter, counselling, legal and court services, health services, empowerment skills
Working Hours: Mon - Fri, 08:00-16:00
(office), 24 hours shelter
Fee: R5 per adult per day,
R3 per child per day negotiable
Intake procedure: Residents selected on the basis of an interview
Length of Stay: Up to 6 weeks
Restrictions:
No
male children over 12
Wings of Love Centre
Tel: 031 468 2408
Fax: 031 468 2408
Email:
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Postal Address: PO Box 14201, Austerville,
4005
Physical
Address:
2 Petingo Grove, Austerville
Municipal District:
Austerville
Mission: Wings
of Love commits itself to the irradication of family violence within
its own and all communities
Work In: Shelter, counselling, legal advisory,
maintenance assistance, applications
for protection orders
Working Hours:
Mon - Fri, 08:30-16:00 (office), 24 hours
shelter
Fee: Free
Intake Procedure: Residents selected on the basis of an interview
Length of Stay: Emergency shelter, up to 2 weeks
Restrictions: No children, no people with mental illness
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