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Non-Profit Organisation Registration Number: 036-349
Public Benefit Organisation Number:
Established: 2002
Kindly contact Matla A Bana directly for banking details.
 | Monique Strydom
Lizel van Eeden |
 | +27 (0)21 913 9107
+27 (0)11 787 6742 |
 | +27 (0)83 212 9824
+27 (0)73 177 1103 |
 | +27 (0)21 913 9107
+27 (0)11 781 7375 |
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 | P O Box 7198, Welgemoed, 7538 |
 | http://matlaabana.co.za |
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Matla A Bana is a charity project initiated and managed by the Callie and Monique Strydom Charity Trust (www.strydomtrust.com). The Callie and Monique Trust were founded upon the return of Callie and Monique Strydom after a 4-month hostage ordeal in Southeast Asia.
At the end of 2002 Monique Strydom was asked to chair a task team that investigated child rape in South Africa. A need for an organization which could address all the grey areas in the child protection system in South Africa arose and the Strydom Trust undertook to address this need. Matla a Bana is a National organization, with predominant focus in Gauteng and the Western Cape.
The main goal for Matla a Bana for the next three years will be to minimize the secondary abuse children suffer, when they report crimes against them. This secondary abuse is often more traumatic than the primary abuse, due to the following reasons:
- Little understanding and knowledge with regards to child abuse, and the reporting there of.
- Unsympathetic reporting environment.
- The focus of the legal justice system on the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator rather than the emotional welfare of the child victim.
- The lack of specialised resources and training, to equip the officers of the legal justice system to deal effectively and sympathetically with child abuse cases.
Currently we run the following programs:
1. Child-Friendly Reporting facilities at police stations
2. Adoption Program (of Child Protection Units and Sexual Offences Courts)
3. Comfort Packs (for Child victims)
4. Training (Police officers, social workers and doctors)
5. Incentive Awards (Awarding top performing police officers)
6. Unique projects
We reach more than 4000 children per year.
WE NEED:
1. Funding for administrative costs. (R 400,000)
2. Sponsorship for comfort packs (Estimated cost per pack R 100)
3. Funding to implement Child-Friendly Facilities (need to do 32 @ estimated cost of R 150 000 per facility).
4. Funding for various training programs (2010 Estimate - R 500 000 plus)
5. Faith-based groups to adopt Child Protection Units and churches
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