Uphephe - Be Safe!
The platform works as follows:
Service providers can register by completing the online form. There are no costs to registering.
- The child accesses the platform via a cellphone or the internet.
- The child enters non-identifying information, such as age, gender, location and what has happened to them.
- The child also indicates what steps they have taken to date regarding being victimised.
- The child clicks "enter".
- The platform matches the child with their nearest service provider, using a keyword-matching algorithm.
- The child is then in a position to make contact with the listed services providers in their own time.
Service providers can register by completing the online form. There are no costs to registering.
Uphephe Poster
You can also download the Uphephe poster, which contains the above explanation in English, Afrikaans and Xhosa in one page.
Uphephe PDF poster
Uphephe JPEG poster
Uphephe PDF poster
Uphephe JPEG poster