Rape Crisis Dunedin is a non-profit, community agency run by a number of dedicated paid workers and volunteers — who support women and non-binary survivors of sexual violence progress towards healing. Rape Crisis Dunedin employs three part-time counsellors, as well as a financial administrator, a funding and resource coordinator, a community education worker and an administrative assistant. The education worker works alongside the other women on the Collective to design educational workshops and initiatives to educate the community about the effects of sexual violence on women and children.
Rape Crisis is not a crisis only service. Many of our clients are survivors of historical rape; our organisation provides counselling to women who have suffered from sexual violence, whether it has occurred recently or in the past.
The women at Rape Crisis Dunedin are of varying ethnicities and come from a variety of backgrounds. All Rape Crisis workers have been trained specifically to work in the area of sexual violence and are constantly updating and developing their skills and knowledge through training workshops. All workers regularly attend supervision to ensure that they are providing the best possible service for clients, while obtaining the support they need.