O ka bona thuso gone jaanong. You can get help right now. It is free and confidential.
Ga o tlhoke go ntsha leina la gago. Ga go na ope yo o tla itseng gore o leditse. You don't have to give your name. No one will know you called.
Ke mo kotsing gone jaanong I am in danger right now
Letsa Mapodise · Call Police 999 Free from any phone · Mahala mo mogaleng mongwe le mongwe Ambulance 997 Medical emergency · Maemo a tshoganyetso a kalafiKe batla go bua le mongwe I need to talk to someone
Childline Botswana 116 Free, 24/7, for children and anyone worried about a child · Mahala, 24/7 WhatsApp Re A Bua 71 759 596 Message us. We reply during office hours · Re tla go araba Call Re A Bua · Letsa Re A Bua 71 759 596 Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00 · Mošupologo–LabotlhanoWhat happens when you call? Go diragala eng fa o letsa?
A real person answers, not a machine
Motho wa mmatota o a araba, e seng motšhine.
A trained counsellor picks up. They will listen first. You can speak Setswana or English.
You don't have to give your name
Ga o pateletsege go ntsha leina la gago.
You can stay anonymous. The call is confidential. Nothing is reported to anyone without your consent, unless a child is in immediate danger.
Nothing happens without your consent
Ga go na sepe se se diragalang kwantle ga tetla ya gago.
You decide what happens next. The counsellor can explain your options: counselling, a safe place, the police, a protection order. You choose. You can also just talk.
It costs nothing
Ga go duelwe sepe. 116 le 999 di mahala mo megaleng yotlhe.
116 and 999 are free from any phone, even with no airtime.
More options Ditsela tse dingwe
- Walk in. Come to our office, no appointment needed. Address and hours. Tla kwa ofising ya rona, ga o tlhoke go ipega pele.
- Save our number safely. Download a contact card: it saves under a plain name, "RB Books", so it doesn't stand out in your phone. Boloka nomoro ya rona ka leina le le sa bonaleng.
- Worried about someone else? A friend, your child, a learner? How to help someone being abused. A o tshwenyegile ka mongwe? Bona kafa o ka mo thusang ka teng.
- Make a plan to stay safer. Safety planning guide, which you can print. Dira leano la pabalesego.
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