We believe that effective community-level interventions can cost-efficiently break the cycle of poverty,decrease the risks of child abuse and neglect as well as challenge the social norms that make violence acceptable in our communities.
Direct Donations
Account name: COPESSA
Bank: Nedbank
Type of account: Current Account
Account Number: 1284039501
Universal Branch Code: 198765
Swift Code: NEDSZAJJ
Testimonial
“My name is Amos. I volunteer at COPESSA. Let me share how I came to be a volunteer:
I did not feel like my partner was listening to me this frustrated me. Out of anger I would become violent towards her. When I realized I was becoming someone I could not recognize I suggested to my partner that we seek help. I saw in me the man my father was to my mother, and something needed to change. I could see the very pain I felt as a child in my children’s eyes. I was abusing my children as they were witnessing our fights.
After a long process of acknowledgement and reflection with the help of counseling from COPESSA, I finally found healing. Although my relationship with my partner did not work out I have become a better person, father and partner. Thankfully, COPESSA assisted me through my healing for free, as I would not have been able to afford the many counseling sessions I needed.
I chose to further the journey with COPESSA and I now volunteer for the organization with a hope to bring to life a Men’s Forum in our community. Through my lived experiences and those of friend’s and neighbour’s I have realized that men in our community need a space where they can support one another at a time where violence has become a norm. With COPESSA’s professional help we will realize this dream”.