| Month |
Day |
Workshop/Outing |
Reason |
Activity |
Generously offered by |
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Weekly |
Music Therapy |
Therapy |
Dealing with trauma through musical activities |
The Music Therapy Community Clinic |
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Arts & Crafts |
Skill & Therapeutic |
Various arts & crafts (e.g. card-making, paper mache, picture framing, ornaments, etc |
Volunteers |
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Domestic Violence, Abuse & Uppliftment |
Educational |
Various discussions on causes and effects of domestic abuse & violence |
Social Auxiliary Worker |
| Aug 2010 |
2,3,4,5 |
Heideveld Library |
Women's Day invitation |
Read books to shelter children, Talk for women on justice, peace & health, Taebo session & arts & crafts |
The friends of Heideveld Library |
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6 |
Gardening |
Therapy |
General gardening activities - self-sustainable organic vegetable garden |
In-house |
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8,11,18,25 |
Victims of Abuse |
Educational |
Workshop |
Department of Social Development |
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8 |
Women's Day lunch & Quiraah |
Women's Day & spiritual upliftment invitation |
Lunch and gifts for shelter residents |
Heideveld Mosque |
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9 |
Women's Day brunch |
Invitation |
On-site brunch, entertainment and gifts for Shelter residents |
The Circle of Friends |
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10 |
Women's "talent show" |
Invitation |
Women's Day Celebration |
Saartjie Baardman Shelter |
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12 |
Anger Management |
Educational |
Workshop |
Final-year Psychology student |
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17,30 |
Positive Parenting |
Educational |
Workshop |
Trauma Centre |
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20 |
Iftaar |
Invitation |
Ifatar and gifts for shelter residents |
Muslim Students' Association (MSA) of Sans Souci Girls' High School |
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21 |
Iftaar |
Invitation |
Ifatar and gifts for shelter residents |
Islamic Relief-Cape Town |
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28 |
Iftaar |
Invitation |
Ifatar and gifts for shelter residents
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Muhammadeyah Cycling Club (MCC) |
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31 |
Women's Empowerment |
Women's Day invitation |
Women's Day Celebration |
St. Anne's Home/Shelter |
| Sept 2010 |
2 |
Iftaar |
Invitation |
Community Iftaar |
Heideveld Community |
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2 |
Parenting Behaviours |
Educational |
Workshop |
ISWA |
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4 |
Iftaar |
Invitation |
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Kensington's Madrassah-Tun-Nuhaa |
On behalf of the IRFSA Board, Staff and all Shelter residents, we express our heartfelt SHUKRAN / THANK YOU / DANKIE / ENKOSI to everyone (those listed and unlisted) who made/make the Shelter residents feel welcome, special and spoilt by your care, kindness and generosity. |
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To be a well-governed and self-sufficient organization assisting with building an improved society free of gender-based  violence, showing daily respect for the dignity and honour of all and render effective sheltering and empowerment programmes to domestic violence victims.
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Our mission is to help ALL women affected by domestic violence who seek sanctuary by providing a caring, clean and safe shelter with accommodation from 24-hours to 6 months.
At the Ihata Shelter, women are allowed space and time to plan their lives forward through services geared towards empowerment, improved self-respect, independence and recovery, ending with successful community re-integration.
Children thrive in a nurturing environment.
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