Healing Lives Foundation Services
Healing Lives Foundation Services

HEALING LIVES

Our flagship programme operates at different levels.

WHAT WE DO

Immediate Support

  • 24/7 help desk – counselling, crisis intervention, and referrals

  • Connection to Thuthuzela Care Centres, shelters, and legal aid

  • Court Help Desks at Sexual Offences Courts and Maintenance Courts

Psychological & Social Work Education

  • On-screen psychologists (HPCSA-registered) provide expert advice on trauma, coping, mental health, and healing

  • On-screen social workers (SACSSP-registered) explain survivor rights, options, and pathways to care

  • Off-screen counselling through our 24/7 help desk

  • Trauma-informed care for all survivors

Skills and Jobs

  • Free AWS cloud certification and digital literacy

  • Skills Labs with computers, WiFi, and instructors

  • Job placement through corporate quota system – creating 610 to 1,000+ jobs for survivors and youth

Prevention & Awareness

  • 13-part SABC series during 16 Days of Activism, reaching 10+ million viewers

  • Community dialogues, school programmes, and church outreach in all nine provinces

  • University prevention campaigns and student training

Justice Education

  • SAPS explains the reporting process

  • NPA explains the TCC model and prosecution

  • DoJ&C explains Sexual Offences Courts and Maintenance Courts

  • Maintenance fraud education – your rights, the court process, consequences for defaulters

Youth Programmes

  • University Readiness and Workplace Readiness

  • The Purpose Compass and The Success Compass

  • Teen Mom and Dad to Teen Mom Mentorship

  • GBV education, substance abuse prevention, and resilience workshops

Research & Data

  • Research Hub tracks help desk data – survivor needs, referral outcomes, service gaps

  • Evidence-based policy recommendations – not international data, but our unique victims and our unique crimes