Women unite against abuse
Women united in the fight against women abuse at the 1st For Women Sisters with Blisters walk.
ABOUT 2 000 Durban residents showed their support for women at the 1st for Women Sisters with Blisters 5km walk in partnership with East Coast Radio at the Chris Saunders Park, Umhlanga, on Saturday 3 March.
The walk is dedicated to the upliftment, advancement and empowerment of women. Women abuse is a social tragedy which has reached epidemic proportions, not only locally but globally too, and it urgently needs to be addressed so that women are empowered to go forward together.
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Through the event, over R80 000 was raised and donated to the Centre for Community and Justice Development, a non-profit organisation which provides fundraising, training, research and other support services in KwaZulu-Natal in the fight against women abuse.
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