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%)