To Give Life and Hope after Rape

NEW CEO - ANNESTA HOFER
Barbara Kenyon, and the board of Trustees of GRIP are truly pleased to introduce you to the new CEO of GRIP.
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Knit the GRIP Teddy Bear

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Pre-Court Training

GRIP is a non-profit, community based organisation providing holistic care, counselling and support facilities, to the increasing number of rape survivors by guiding and assisting then through the system, including the Police, Hospitals, Social Welfare and Justice Departments.

Care - Counselling - Research - Advocacy - Education - Prevention

GRIP a finalist in the LCBT awards

The Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism in Nelspruit held it's annual Awards Gala Banquet on 2 November 2007. GRIP was honored to be a finalist in this prestigious event in the category "Community Service Award".
Photo: Some of GRIP staff attending the event

Alison in Nelspruit
The story of Alison is riveting and marvelously portrays the fact that we as human beings are capable of much more than we give ourselves credit for.

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Pep
A joint publication by the ALP and the CSVR dealing with information about who should take PEP when, how and why it works and its potential side –effects.
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GRIP’s Christmas party
for survivor children

GRIP held a Christmas party on 7 December 2007 for all the children survivors of rape and sexual assault during 2007.

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In the News
For all news items from September 2001 until today
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GRIP's hospital intervention

Information gathered from a study done by the World Health Organization (2007), a Sexual Violence Research Initiative done by Janice du Mont and Deborah White combined with practical experiences compiled by Annesta Hofer, CEO of GRIP.

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Court procedures and information

Police Intervention

Community Nursing Services

The purpose of the community nursing is to enhance community based counseling and testing for the survivors of sexual related violations.

The History of Rape

SCHOOL TALKS ON RAPE

It is very important we keep learning from young people about the reality of their lives, and the things that protect them and put them at risk.

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Self-Defense Course

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A short preview on Children’s Rights as from 2008.

Widespread poverty, a culture of violence, high rates of unemployment, HIV/Aids, have resulted in a vastly increased number of vulnerable children and families in dire need of services. click here

Pre-Court Training

Saturday, 22 June 2002
30-40 survivors and their caregivers attended the first training session.

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Pre-Court Training Workshop

18-20 June 2002

Grip's pre-court training intervention was hosted by Marilyn Saunders from the Teddy Bear Clinic.

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A SALUTE TO FIELD WORKERS

Without these people, Grip would fight a losing battle.

Few people realise what important work is being done by Grip's field workers.
There are eight field workers and they are the people who have the most uneviable tasks, including after-care and often defusing work too. They visit rape survivors after they have been to the care-rooms to do pre- and post-Aids test councelling, as well as the finger-prick tests for zero-conversion.
This is being done for all survivors, as it assists with the legal aspects of their cases.
The field workers also carry out assessments of the survivor's circumstances, for example if it is a child, does she go to school, is she being fed and cared for properly, and is she seeing a social worker.
They also have the important task of assesing if she is in danger to be raped again, as the survivor often stays with the perpetrator, or is in a position where she cannot avoid contact with him. If any problems are picked up, the case is referred to a social worker.
Very often the field workers have to walk long distances with no guarantee of finding anyone at home when they get there.

Donate soft toys. Every survivor visited by GRIP gets a soft toy for consolation.

Care packs containing soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, sanitary towel, facecloth, underpants, tissues and a soft toy for children.

Furniture - anything to equip care rooms: chairs, tables, magazine racks etc.

Donations for anti-retroviral tablets. A 3-day starter pack costs around R200. GRIP attempts additional funding for the 25 day supply which costs R2 000.

GRIP desperately needs more defusers. No qualifications necessary, just a warm heart.

Lowvelder is driving a fund-raising project for GRIP

Donations can be made at Lowvelder'soffices at 12 Stinkhout Crescent, Nelspruit. Donations should be paid at the Accounts Department at Lowvelder, where you will receive a receipt. From this receipt, Lowvelder will add your or your company's name to the barometer in the next Friday's edition of Lowvelder. Please check your details are correct on the receipt. All money will be audited. Lowvelder will hand over the money to GRIP.
There is no limit to the amount that can be donated.