Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association
Hope. Healing. Justice.
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To ensure meaningful access to justice for victims of gender-based violence through legal services, psychosocial support, community empowerment and engagement with state actors.
Founder Bonita Meyersfeld began volunteering with a gender-based-violence support organization in 2000 while training as a lawyer. Calls from women who felt trapped or failed by the justice system showed her the gap between legal protections and victims’ lived experiences. …
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South Africa
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- It is one of the better-documented advocacy & civil rights charities in South Africa GiveRadar currently tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its registration and its governance. View this cohort
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#94 of 1,136 advocacy & civil rights charities in South Africa on integrity score
48/100 puts it in the top 9% of the cohort, tied with 8 others. Positions are competition ranks: ties share a position. Cohorts are the tightest local peer set with at least 30 comparable organizations; a metric is left out where the cohort is too small or nearly uniform.
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How it stacks up against peers
Compared with 8 similar advocacy & civil rights charities in South Africa.
Cause areas in South Africa
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- South African Department of Social Development (NPO Directorate) · 21 disclosed in the public registry.
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Frequently asked questions about Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association
Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association is a registered advocacy & civil rights nonprofit based in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It is registered with the Department of Social Development NPO Directorate. It was founded in 2011 and has been operating for 15 years. Its registration number is 159-504 NPO. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 48/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate. 21 officers and directors are publicly disclosed.
To ensure meaningful access to justice for victims of gender-based violence through legal services, psychosocial support, community empowerment and engagement with state actors. Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association is classified as an advocacy & civil rights organization registered in South Africa. The organization was founded in 2011.
Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association is classified as an Advocacy & Civil Rights organization, registered in South Africa. It operates as a Voluntary Association. The organization has 21 disclosed officers and directors.
Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association's official registration number is 159-504 NPO, as recorded in the national registry of South Africa.
Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association is located in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The organization was established in 2011 and has been active for 15 years. Its registered address is Buffalo Street, Diepsloot Extension 2.
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Quick facts about Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association
- What is Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association?
- Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association is a advocacy & civil rights voluntary association based in Johannesburg, South Africa. To ensure meaningful access to justice for victims of gender-based violence through legal services, psychosocial support, community empowerment and engagement with state actors.
- When was Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association founded?
- Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association was founded in 2011.
- Where is Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association located?
- Headquartered in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
- Is Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association trustworthy?
- Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 48 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association's registration number?
- Registration: 159-504 NPO (South Africa).
- What is Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association's website?
- https://lva.org.za/
- Are donations to Legal Centre For Gender Based Violence Association tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of South Africa under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.