Join us on Mandela Day – 18 July 2026. Healing Lives Foundation launches in Mamelodi. Be part of the movement.

Who We Are

Healing Lives Foundation is a registered NPO established to address the national disaster of gender-based violence through survivor-centred programmes.

gray concrete wall inside building
gray concrete wall inside building

Our mission

To create a national infrastructure for survivor empowerment – combining aftercare, skills development, job creation, justice education, psychological and social work education, and research.

Our Approach

We believe that counselling alone is not enough. Survivors need skills, jobs, and the ability to stand on their own. They also need professional psychological support and accurate information about their rights. And we need data to know what works. This is not a reward. This is the only path to breaking the cycle.

Our vision

A South Africa free from GBV, where every survivor has access to healing, skills, justice, and economic opportunity.

EMPOWERMENT FOR ALL
EMPOWERMENT FOR ALL
white and black abstract painting
white and black abstract painting