WHO WE ARE
NATICC wa founded in 2002 by the Free Evangelical Christian Fellowhip Church in the Kingdom of Eswatini. NATICC works closely with the government of Swaziland and other non-governmental organizations to prevent and respond to gender-based violence (GBV) in communities in the Shiselweni Region of Swaziland.
Through the funding from the Norwegian Agency for development cooperation (NORAD) through Digni and De Frie Evangeliske Forsamlinger (DFEF), Sustainability for agriculture, health, education and environment (SAHEE) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) amongst other donors.
NATICC had mainly been working on HIV prevention care and support since 2002, originally, the vision of NATICC was to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence. Through this, they created the gender-based violence department.
Through learning from previous experiences working with the community and learning from its program evaluation 2012, the organization felt the need to include gender-based violence as one of its programs. NATICC started the gender-based violence prevention and intervention project in 2012.
OUR SERVICES
Radio Program
NATICC in partnershiop with the Voice f The Church (VOC) has been conducting a radio program entitled “tebudlelwane nekubeketelelana Eswatini” since 2020 which airs every Saturdays in the morning at 09:30hs to 10:00hrs.
Education and Awareness through Community Dialogues
NATICC works in communities ensuring that everyone is protected from GBV & TPP. They do this by conducting dialogues in communities in the Shiselweni region. These dialogues include, but are not limited to churches, chiefdoms, schools, and stakeholders. They conduct dialogues on GBV, CPWA, GBV prevention, and TP prevention. These dialogues are conducted to educate and empower the youth, parents, community leaders, and church leaders in all the topics aforementioned.
Counselling Services
We offer counselling sessions to individuals, couples and families from all over Shiselweni and in some special cases even outside the region which is a result of our radio program which airs on national radio on a weekly basis.
Court Support
We provide court support to children who are survivors of abuse and are legally obligated to stand in for trial in a court of law. Currently, most courtrooms in the country are not child friendly which could be scary and intimidating to most children whom have gone through a traumatic experience. In some cases, the perpetrator is in the same room with the survivor during court proceedings.
Child Protection Services
We offer child protection services through our child protection department. We have a child protection officer (CPO) who collaborates with our Case Workers (CWs) for such sensitive cases that involve sexual abuse or physical abuse or risk thereof. This department ensures that the child is well represented and his or her dignity remains intact during and after the case has concluded.
OUR BROCHURES
Get to know more about our projects by reading our brochures below.
VISIT US
We are located at Bethesda Mission, Sililo Avenue, Ndvungunye Street.
Call Us: +268 2207 9797
Email: info@naticc.org.sz