Quick Facts

•  An average of 95,000 calls per month                                                
•  3,000 calls per day
•  Over 6 million calls have come through the 116 Free-phone since 1997
•  The 116 Free can be called for Free from any network in Zimbabwe
•  116 is a nationally recognized emergency number
•  An average of 1600 cases documented through the 116 Helpline each month
•  The highest percentage about 40% of the cases documented are Sexual Violence cases with over 60% of the victims being girls
•  The greatest perpetrators of Child Abuse are known to the victim especially relatives (38%)