The MEC for Gauteng Community Safety, Khabisi Mosunkutu will on Monday, officially launch the Orange Farm Victim Empowerment Centre (VEC).
The opening of the VEC is part of the department's initiatives to improve the safety, socio-economic conditions and welfare of family, substance and gender based violence, and rehabilitates the victims and survivors of abuse and violence.
Amongst the services rendered by the centre include:
* Individual counselling for people who have been affected by violence – both adults and children
* Educational talks and workshops on the experience of and reactions to trauma and violence
* Training workshops with individuals who work with vulnerable groups, like children, women and the elderly.
Details of the event:
Date: Monday, 17 August 2009
Time: 10h00 to 14h00
Venue: Orange Farm, Police Station
For more information contact:
Thapelo Moiloa
Tel: 011 689 3826
Cell: 084 805 2247
E-mail: thapelo.moiloa@gauteng.gov.za
Issued by: Department of Community Safety, Gauteng Provincial Government
13 August 2009
Source: Department of Community Safety, Gauteng Provincial Government (http://www.gautsafety.gpg.gov.za/)
