SPAR donates towards fight against gender-based violence
Open Door Crisis Centre was the Durban SPAR Women's 10/5km Challenge race charity.
THORA Mansfield from Open Door Crisis Centre was presented with a cheque of R100 000 on Sunday, June 25 at the Durban SPAR Women’s 10/5km Challenge.
Open Door Crisis Centre was the race charity for the challenge, and R5 from each entry went to Mansfield’s organisation.
With SPAR’s strong stand on ending gender-based violence, it was fitting that donations from the challenge went towards making a difference for people who have suffered at the hands of others.
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The Open Door Crisis Care Centre is a non-profit interdenominational outreach organisation based in Pinetown, established in 1997 by Mansfield at the request of the local South African Police Services. Their centre is a holistic, multifaceted one-stop crisis and trauma centre offering counselling, social services and support groups.
They offer counselling, psychosocial services and support to men, women, and children who are experiencing individual, family, work or school-related problems, loss, grief and bereavement, drug and alcohol abuse, and behavioural and domestic-related problems.
Mansfield said she was honoured and grateful to SPAR KZN who chose the crisis centre as the beneficiary.
“The Open Door Crisis Centre runs regular awareness programmes and gives educational talks to various communities and schools on human trafficking, domestic violence, child abuse, teenage pregnancy, drugs and bullying.
“The crisis centre relies on donations to continue their life-changing and important work, and this donation will help us to carry out our work and reach many more people,” said Mansfield.
She added that the funds will also help towards their safe house for abused women and victims of human trafficking.
Anyone who wishes to assist Open Door Crisis Centre can contact 031 709 2679.
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