Safe Haven Halfway Home

Our Approach

At SHHH, empowerment is holistic and survivor centred. Residents benefit from individual counselling, group sessions and tailored training programmes that support personal healing, social reintegration and economicindependence.

• Personal empowerment: Survivors receive counselling, psychological support, self-esteem building and personal development guidance to support trauma recovery and confidence building.

• Social empowerment: Interpersonal and communication skills are strengthened to support healthy relationships and community reintegration.

• Professional empowerment: In-house, tailor-made programmes focus on employability, life skills, and economic independence.

What We Do

Counselling and Psychological Support through Art, play and Music Therapy

Residents receive regular counseling and psychosocial support, including art, play and music therapy to support emotional expression, healing and trauma recovery.

The Shelter Manager and assistant accompany residents to medical and psychosocial appointments and ensure consistent follow-up, ensuring continuity of care and personalised support.

Self-esteem, personal development and hygiene

In-house sessions focus on rebuilding self-worth, personal development and basic life skills, including personal hygiene and well-being.

Literacy and numeracy

Many residents have experienced early school dropout. SHHH supports women to restart or continue their education through literacy and numeracy support. Children residing at the shelter are closely monitoredacademically and socially, with regular group activities to promote their well-being and development.

Economic empowerment

Residents are supported to enter or re-enter the labour market. This includes CV and motivation letter writing, job readiness training, and linkages to employment opportunities, with the aim of achieving financialindependence and sustainable reintegration.

Funding and Partnerships

The Safe Haven Halfway Home is primarily financed by the National Social Inclusion Foundation (NSIF), whose support has been critical in ensuring continuity of protection, care, and empowerment services for survivors of gender-based violence in Mauritius.