Sekwanele means It is ENOUGH. The organization was formed as a result of the shocking re-victimization statistics in South Africa. Re-victimisation occurs when a survivor returns to her/his abuser after making attempts to escape.

From experience we know that leaving an abusive relationship is a process, not an event. Survivors often return several times before the separation is permanent. Research reveals that economic dependency is the strongest predictor of a survivor’s decision to remain, leave, or return to an abusive relationship.

Research further indicates that survivors who have more financial independence from their abusers are more likely to leave.

Many often ask: “Why doesn’t he/she just break the relationship with the abuser?” There are psychological issues attached to the victims’ reluctance to escape, but we have found that when a survivor does leave an abusive relationship, the likelihood of homelessness, unemployment, and debt is greater. This in turn increases the probability that she/he will return to the abuser or access predatory financial resources to escape or survive.