As part of the Department of Social Development’s mission to build a caring society for all South Africans, the Department’s Deputy Minister, Mrs Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, will on Tuesday 22 May 2018 launch the Khanyiselani Development Trust White Door Centre (Safe Space of Hope) in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal.
White Door Centres serve as an emergency and temporary shelter which provides protection, accommodation and basic needs such as food, clothing as well as counselling and victim support to abused and vulnerable members of society.
The centres are a response to the scourge of gender-based violence.
The White Doors were initiated by the Gauteng Department of Social Development in 2010 and there are now 205 centres in South Africa, 10 of which are in the KwaZulu-Natal province.
Coupled with the White Doors, the Department also has a 24-hour Gender-Based Violence Command Centre which victims can call to receive assistance from social workers.
The Department’s long-term plan is to rollout White Door facilities across the country.
Members of the media are invited to attend and cover the launch of the Khanyiselani Development Trust White Door Centre.
The details are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 22 May 2018
Time: 11h00
Venue: Khanyiselani Development Trust Centre, 295 Nkqubela Road, Bhongweni Location, Kokstad – KwaZulu-Natal Province
Media can RSVP by contacting Ms Nomfundo Lentsoane on 081 829 0983 or NomfundoLe@dsd.gov.za / Mr Jaconia Kobue on 063 249 5120 or JaconiaK@dsd.gov.za.
Media inquiries may be forwarded to Ms Lumka Oliphant on 083 484 8067 or LumkaO@dsd.gov.za.
