In July 2020 Phaphama Initiatives responded to a Request for Proposals of Venetia Mine (De Beers Group) to train the lay counsellors of the centres supporting victims of gender based violence in the Blouberg and Musina areas and to help them develop the necessary skills required to counsel victims of gender-based violence. After due diligence, Phaphama Initiatives was formally appointed on 6 October 2020 as a preferred service provider to deliver on this important work. As is detailed in the following sections of this report, we implemented this work within a three-and-a-half week period, between 27 October and 20 November 2020.