Teddy Bear Foundation

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 Parktown, Gauteng

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Teddy Bear Foundation
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Children & Youth

primary SDG

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development

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Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa

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We help abused children, young offenders and their families by providing holistic service from medicals to court prep.

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The Teddy Bear Clinic currently known as Teddy Bear Foundation for Abused Children, originated in 1986 in response to an urgent need for medical examinations for sexually abused children. From there it has grown into a fully fledged service for abused children which includes: Forensic medical examinations, forensic assessments, counseling, psychological testing and more recently a diversion programme for youth sexual offenders. The Teddy Bear Foundation provides efficient and professional services to promote healing and stop further abuse, including: 1. Victim support services Medico-legal Examinations Forensic Assessments Psychological Assessments Therapeutic Counseling Court Preparation 2. Outreach Child Pregnant Leaners Prevention and Early Intervention Community Outreach School awareness programme (SAFE) Boys and Girls SHR Clubs GBV Prevention Research And Development 3. Diversion: Support Programme for Abuse Reactive Children 4. Multi-disciplinary training: Integrated ...

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Dr. Shaheda Omar

Director of the Teddy Bear Foundation

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Legal representation for abused children.

Legal representation for abused children

Dr. Shaheda Omar, representing The Teddy Bear Foundation, has travelled to Colombia for ...

Dr. Shaheda Omar, representing The Teddy Bear Foundation, has travelled to Colombia for the first-ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children. Joined by Director Neliswa Cekiso, DDG Siza Magangoe, Sandra, and Dr. Safiso Ngobese from the Department of Basic Education, Shaheda is making an essential pledge on behalf of South Africa to end violence against children.  With leaders like Minister Gladys Tolashe from the Department of Social Development and Sinah Moruane from

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