WAWA Counselling Centre
WAWA (Women Against Women and Children Abuse) is a registered Randfontein NPO providing free, comprehensive victim support services from the SAPS Toekomsrus building. Since 2003, WAWA has served survivors of domestic violence, GBV, rape, child abuse, incest, hate crimes, and other violent crime — offering short-term shelter, face-to-face counselling, legal advice, court referrals, mediation, life skills, and advocacy to Toekomsrus and Mohlakeng communities.
Contact & Location
- 27 Retief Street, SAPS Building, Toekomsrus, Randfontein, 1765
Opening Hours
Opening hours not available. Contact the organisation directly.
About
About WAWA
WAWA — Women Against Women and Children Abuse — is a registered Non-Profit Organisation (NPO 026-758) formally established on 26 June 2003. Based at 27 Retief Street, within the SAPS building in Toekomsrus, Randfontein (Gauteng), WAWA operates from a strategic location: embedding a victim support centre within or adjacent to a police station ensures that survivors reporting incidents can be immediately connected to psychosocial support, reducing the trauma of navigating multiple systems and locations. WAWA also operates a Victim Support Centre (VSC) in Mohlakeng, extending services to this adjacent township.
Their full name captures their founding mandate: women opposing violence against both women and children. However, their services explicitly extend to all victims of crime and violence regardless of gender — a deliberately inclusive approach that also covers men, LGBTI individuals, and xenophobia victims.
Services
WAWA offers a full spectrum of GBV and victim support services:
- Short-term shelter for abused women and their children — emergency accommodation providing immediate safety for survivors fleeing dangerous situations.
- Counselling in multiple modalities: face-to-face, telephonic, individual, couples, group, and family counselling. This breadth ensures that survivors who cannot attend in person, or who need relational support, are also reached.
- Court referrals and legal advice — guiding survivors through the justice system, explaining their rights, helping them understand court procedures, and supporting protection order applications.
- Mediation and family preservation — structured intervention for families where conflict resolution is appropriate and safe, supporting family unity where it is in the best interests of all members.
- Information and referrals — connecting survivors to appropriate specialist services beyond WAWA's own capacity.
- Educational workshops, talks, lobbying, and campaigning — community-level prevention and awareness activities.
- Advocacy — representing survivors' interests at government, institutional, and community level.
- Life skills programme — building long-term resilience and practical independence for survivors recovering from abuse.
Scope of Victims Served
WAWA explicitly serves victims of: domestic violence, gender-based violence (GBV), hate crimes (including LGBTI and xenophobia), rape, armed robbery, home robbery, assault, and incest. This exceptionally broad mandate reflects the reality of Toekomsrus and Mohlakeng — communities where violent crime and GBV are compounding, overlapping experiences.