The Groote Schuur Hospital Trust and the MOSAIC Training Service and Healing Centre have secured four-year funding from the United Nations for an initiative that is turning routine visits to local clinics and hospitals into a safe, confidential lifeline for women experiencing gender-based violence.
Cape Town, South Africa (15 November 2026) – Ahead of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, MOSAIC Training Service Healing Centre and Groote Schuur Hospital Trust are celebrating a significant milestone: four-year funding from the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF) to strengthen a collaborative response connecting public healthcare, community support and access to justice.
Across South Africa, far too many women and girls live with the daily reality of gender-based violence, often behind closed doors. For many, reaching out for help feels impossible or unsafe. Yet a routine trip to a local clinic or hospital is often one of the few places they can still go without raising suspicion.
SAFELink – Healing, Protection and Accountability for Women and Girls, led by MOSAIC in partnership with GSH Trust, is an initiative that meets women right where they already are. Reaching thousands of marginalised women and girls across the Western Cape, Gauteng, and KwaZulu-Natal, it turns trusted public healthcare facilities into safe doorways to help, aiming to stop domestic and intimate partner violence before it escalates further.
“This is an exciting milestone for our partnership and the women and girls we serve,” says Tarisai, Director of MOSAIC.
“The four-year grant gives us a tremendous opportunity to deepen our work together, connecting healthcare with the counselling, protection and practical support survivors need to rebuild their lives.”
Public healthcare facilities may be among the few places a woman experiencing violence can access support, even when she cannot safely seek help elsewhere.
Through GSH Trust’s Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Screening Intervention, an ordinary health visit becomes a confidential chance to be heard. Healthcare workers are trained to spot the signs of abuse, listen without judgment, and quietly connect patients with counselling, safety planning, and justice services – all within a space they already know and trust.
“Women visit clinics and hospitals every day. These are vital spaces for early identification, safe disclosure and support that can help prevent further violence,” says Kristy Evans, Executive Director of GSH Trust.
“By creating safer healthcare environments and equipping staff to respond with care and confidence, we can make it easier for women to speak about what they are experiencing and access help.”
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Kyle MacLachlan and Alan Carr Show SA's Food and Wine Capital Big Love!MOSAIC brings extensive experience in survivor-centred counselling, safety planning, court support and economic empowerment opportunities. Together, the organisations connect identification within healthcare to ongoing community support, while strengthening coordination across health, justice, policing and social development.
Both organisations’ work has been made possible by committed, longstanding funders and supporters. The UNTF investment builds on that foundation, but taking this work to scale will require many more partnerships. Ahead of the 16 Days of Activism, MOSAIC and GSH Trust invite funders, public institutions and community organisations to help extend this connected response to more women and girls across South Africa.
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