Eight corporate teams recently embarked on a local “Amazing Race” to support The Domino Foundation’s fight against human trafficking in South Africa.
Durban, South Africa (28 January 2025) – Globally, 30% of women have experienced gender-based violence. In South Africa, although most incidents of GBV and human trafficking go unreported, it is plain that violence of this sort is extremely prevalent.
To prevent human trafficking and support its survivors, The Domino Foundation’s Red Light Programme offers various integrated responses specifically designed for these vulnerable individuals.
Supporting this invaluable programme were eight corporate teams from a local company, who participated in a local version of the adventure reality series, “Amazing Race”.
One of the points along the trail for the eight teams of four was the offices of The Domino Foundation, where entry was only allowed once teams had produced litre packs of milk for the NPO’s Red Light Programme.
The objective was to have all teams leave as Domino Ambassadors, having learnt about how the NPO’s seven programmes are impacting thousands in local communities, changing one life at a time through the #DominoEffect.
About the Red Light Programme
The in-patient programme provides a safe ‘home’ for survivors. Most caught in substance addiction join and meet with recovery partners across Durban.
The out-patient programme allows survivors to continue their recovery process in the familiarity of their own communities.
The programme’s safe house, “Othandweni” (Place of Love), where staff with specialised training in recovery processes, the running of vulnerable women shelters and various gender-based violence issues, work together with independent social workers and therapy teams.
Most of the beneficiaries have never known any other form of earning an income except plying their trade on the streets, they are prepared to move into productive secure futures through career guidance and skills training.
Family reunification is also a crucial focus of the programme, as relationships are often broken when a woman has been drawn into the sex trade.
For more information on this programme, call 031 110 7030 or email justice@domino.org.za or hello@domino.org.za
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