For the 1 in 3 who don't make headlines. 1IN3 turns everyday South Africans into monthly activists. Funding the frontline NPOs. Delivering the products. Forcing the attention.
Gender-based violence is any act of harm directed at a person because of their gender. It is not only physical. It includes sexual, emotional, economic, and digital abuse. It happens at home, at work, at school, on the street, and online.
In South Africa, it is overwhelmingly directed at women and girls, and the perpetrators are overwhelmingly male intimate partners. Many incidents are never reported — distrust of police, fear of retaliation, financial dependence, and shame all keep the real number out of the statistics above.
If any of this feels familiar — for yourself, a friend, a family member, or a colleague — the helplines on this page are a free, confidential first step. You don't have to be certain to call.
We don't collect donations in our name. Money flows straight to the partner NPO's existing portal. Every rand lands where it's needed, and the receiving organisation issues the tax certificate.
Running in parallel with the funding campaign. For the women and girls who miss school, work, and dignity because they can't afford pads.
The statistic doesn't move until the public can't look away. Social, press, community activation. Our job is amplification.
1IN3's own sanitary product drive launches with 16 Days of Activism. Until then, these established South African programmes already accept pad and cash donations. Every pack keeps a girl in school.
The Dis-Chem Foundation runs two annual pad collection drives — March and July — at every Dis-Chem and Dis-Chem Baby City store. Participating brands match packs donated. Online donations open year-round.
The largest non-profit distributor of free sanitary pads in Africa. Operates a dedicated pad factory producing the Agojie pad and installs free dispensers in girls' school bathrooms. Co-founded by Siv Ngesi.
Funds reusable, washable Subz pad packs for girls aged ten to nineteen. One pack lasts up to five years — a single donation covers menstrual dignity through most of a girl's school career.
1IN3 is not formally affiliated with these organisations. They are listed here because they are established, verifiable South African programmes already doing the work. We will add our own partner-NPO channel at launch.
1IN3 is in early development. We're in partnership conversations with established South African GBV organisations, with the first campaign timed to 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. If you're an NPO, a volunteer, or someone who wants to contribute, reach out.
Every number below is free, confidential, and answered 24 hours a day. If you can't speak, dial and leave the line open — operators are trained to respond to silent calls.
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