RADA in Context

• Interpol has named South Africa as the world’s rape capital.
• A woman is raped every 17 seconds.
• A child is raped every 3 minutes.
• One in 36 rape cases are reported.
• More than 25% of South African men have raped. 50% said they have raped more than one person.
• 500,000 rapes are committed annually in South Africa.
• For every 25 men accused, only one is convicted of the crime.
• 10% of South African men have experienced sexual violence by another man.
• 45% of rapes reported to the police in South Africa are child rapes.

• Alcohol affects 17.5 million South Africans.
• Over 30% of our population have an alcohol problem.
• School kids who use alcohol/ drugs are three times more involved with violent crime.
• 18-22 year olds are the group of heaviest alcohol abuse.
• Alcohol abuse plays a major role in the increased levels of murder and violence.

• Drug related crimes saw a 13.5% increase in 2012/13.
• Drug consumption in South Africa is twice the world norm.
• 15% of our population has a drug problem.
• Drug abuse is costing South Africa R20 billion per annum.
• 60% of crimes nationally are related to substance abuse.
• Average age of drug dependency is 12 years.

• 50% of South Africa’s children will be abused before the age of 18.
• 42.5% of women had experienced all forms of abuse.
• 30% of incidents of assault occur at home.
• 60% of all cases of abuse were committed by partners, lovers or spouses.
• 40% of cases involve violence of women against men.

• RADA adopts a holistic approach to renewal – using proactive education programmes to develop skills, behaviours and attitudes which shall lead to improved self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision-making, including reactive healing processes in caring for traumatized people.
• RADA offers a caring and comprehensive service under one roof, employing trained and skilled practitioners who use proven methods for renewal.
• RADA’s systems shall ensure efficient and secure processes with specific reference to the reporting of rape and abuse cases.
• RADA offers training and workshops to people in their care, assisting them in every way possible to realize their own worth and become self-empowered.

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• 4.9 million people in South Africa were unemployed at the end of 2014
• The unemployment rate of South Africa is 24.3%
• If the part of the population that has given up searching for work is also taken into account, the unemployment rate will be at 36%

Education ranked low:

• South Africa is ranked 132nd out of 144 countries for primary education and 143rd for the quality of science and maths
• Only 15% of 12-year-olds in South Africa scored at or above the minimum proficiency level on the language test. In maths it was only 12%
• Only 13.6% of the Gr1’s that enrolled in 2002 passed matric in 2013 with exemption to study for a degree; and only 34.8% of the pupils who started school in 2002 passed matric

Why study?

• Only 1 in 20 people who possessed some form of higher education were living in poverty in 2011
• Only 7% of the population aged 25 years and over with a tertiary education are unemployed
• Between 81% and 89% of people with a post-matric education are employed

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