The united voice on sheltering for abused women & their
children
Supporting, networking, lobbying, and capacity-building on
gender-based violence
and sheltering
The united voice on sheltering for abused women & their
children
Supporting, networking, lobbying, and capacity-building on
gender-based violence
and sheltering
“Shelters play a fundamental, mitigating role in responding to, and addressing, violence against women and their children. Shelters offer safe accommodation, they provide opportunities for healing and re-building, and play a significant role in interrupting and breaking the cycle of violence.”
“Shelters play a fundamental, mitigating role in responding to, and addressing, violence against women and their children. Shelters offer safe accommodation, they provide opportunities for healing and re-building, and play a significant role in interrupting and breaking the cycle of violence.”
For help call the
national 24hr toll free shelter helpline
0800 001 005

For help call the
national 24hr toll free shelter helpline
0800 001 005

Our News
TO ALL POLITICAL PARTIES IN SOUTH AFRICA
September 2023 TO ALL POLITICAL PARTIES IN SOUTH AFRICA RE: PRIORITISING THE FIGHT AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND ADDRESSING THE GENDERPAY GAP IN YOUR MANIFESTOS Dear Parliamentary Members,On behalf of the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA), we write...
With Little Coming From Government, GBV Shelters Call For Ubuntu From South Africans To Help Victims Of Gender-Based Violence.
July 2023 With Little Coming From Government, GBV Shelters Call For Ubuntu From South Africans To Help Victims Of Gender-Based Violence. Mandela Month is in full swing but for the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) and other non-profit organisations...
NATIONAL SHELTER MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF POLICE MINISTER
August 2022 NATIONAL SHELTER MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF POLICE MINISTER DATE: 31 AUGUST 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa Private Office of the PresidentUnion BuildingGovernment AvenuePretoria0002 RE: NSMSA OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA...
The Global Network of Women’s Shelters event
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gc9oM1fFXqw May 2022 The Global Network of Women’s Shelters event The Global Network of Women’s Shelters event
NSMSA Indaba 2021 Report
May 2022 NSMSA Indaba 2021 Report Click the link below to download the NSMSA Indaba 2021 Report. Click here to download annual report, 7.5mb
NATIONAL SHELTER MOVEMENT INDABA TO UNPACK SA’S HITS AND MISSES IN RESPONSE TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
November 2021 NATIONAL SHELTER MOVEMENT INDABA TO UNPACK SA’S HITS AND MISSES IN RESPONSE TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE On Wednesday and Thursday (10-11 November), in the run-up to this year’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign, the...
Our News
TO ALL POLITICAL PARTIES IN SOUTH AFRICA
September 2023 TO ALL POLITICAL PARTIES IN SOUTH AFRICA RE: PRIORITISING THE FIGHT AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND ADDRESSING THE GENDERPAY GAP IN YOUR MANIFESTOS Dear Parliamentary Members,On behalf of the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA), we write...
With Little Coming From Government, GBV Shelters Call For Ubuntu From South Africans To Help Victims Of Gender-Based Violence.
July 2023 With Little Coming From Government, GBV Shelters Call For Ubuntu From South Africans To Help Victims Of Gender-Based Violence. Mandela Month is in full swing but for the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) and other non-profit organisations...
NATIONAL SHELTER MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF POLICE MINISTER
August 2022 NATIONAL SHELTER MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF POLICE MINISTER DATE: 31 AUGUST 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa Private Office of the PresidentUnion BuildingGovernment AvenuePretoria0002 RE: NSMSA OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA...
The Global Network of Women’s Shelters event
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gc9oM1fFXqw May 2022 The Global Network of Women’s Shelters event The Global Network of Women’s Shelters event
NSMSA Indaba 2021 Report
May 2022 NSMSA Indaba 2021 Report Click the link below to download the NSMSA Indaba 2021 Report. Click here to download annual report, 7.5mb
NATIONAL SHELTER MOVEMENT INDABA TO UNPACK SA’S HITS AND MISSES IN RESPONSE TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
November 2021 NATIONAL SHELTER MOVEMENT INDABA TO UNPACK SA’S HITS AND MISSES IN RESPONSE TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE On Wednesday and Thursday (10-11 November), in the run-up to this year’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign, the...
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