Zamokuhle

SASPCAN

The South African Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect

ZAMOKUHLE CHILD CENTRE

Zamokuhle Child Centre (Zamokuhle) is a medically oriented government child abuse centre in Zola, Soweto. Its mission is to honourably serve the community by:

	Providing medical, psycho-social support and counselling services to the survivors of child abuse and their families;
	Supporting and empowering the community through self-help projects;
	Raising the level of awareness of child abuse in the community we serve;
	Engaging in primary and secondary preventive programmes;
	Working closely with other organisations that have similar objectives; and
	Being a resource for the community.

Our vision is:

We serve our community with eagerness, readiness and pride.

How to access the Centre:

Patients are seen per appointment - phone 011-934-9415, or 934-1010 extension 1018.

Fax no. 011 934-8202.

Physical location:

Within Zola Clinic premises, Zola, Soweto.

Contact person:

Dr N.B. Mwanda, Co-ordinator of Zamokuhle.

The following organisations support Zamokuhle by sending social workers and psychiatric nurses, weekly:

	CATTS at Johannesburg Child Welfare Society
	Trauma Centre in Braamfontein
	Transvaal Memorial Institute (TMI)

Copyright SASPCAN 1999 - 2003. Last updated 19 August 2003 .
For queries about SASPCAN please mail saspcan@absamail.co.za