The One in Nine Campaign is a South African organisation motivated by feminist principles and the desire to live in a society where womxn are the agents of their own lives.
It was created in 2006 to support Fezeka Kuzwayo, known as Khwezi to the media, who brought a rape charge against then vice-president Jacob Zuma. After she spoke out against her ordeal, she was execrated, shamed and victimised by a society that is used to perpetuating rape culture. This added abuse emerged from spaces that were meant to give her support, yet they joined in the public humiliation of victim-blaming accusations and intimidation.
The campaign supported her to highlight the failures of the criminal justice system in dealing with and responding adequately to survivors of sexual violence in South Africa. The campaign was set out to address the secondary victimisation that survivors face when they speak out against and seek justice from state officials whose job and duty is to protect and serve them.
The campaign primarily works in five areas.
THE ONE IN NINE CAMPAIGN WILL ALWAYS BE GUIDED BY THESE PRINCIPLES:
• We always believe survivors and this informs all the steps we take in handling our cases.
• Our interventions on individual cases are survivor-led and informed by our legal frameworks to give support that will not bring harm to the survivor.
• Survivors are part of all decisions and are kept informed of all steps that we take as the Campaign on dealing with their cases.
• We will not nor will we ever disclose information into the media that reveals the identities of survivors or details about the case that could be prejudicial to the case and result in harm to the survivor.
• With One in Nine being an advocacy Campaign, we also make sure that the survivor has access to counseling services, legal advice, and medical examinations from our referral networks.
In conversation with Boitumelo Tefo, Zama Sibiya, and Stoan Ngwenya.
For more information on how you can support.
Organisation information- NPC 2012/165441/08
email: admin@1in9.org.za