Tubatse Chrome Hope in Heels walk.

The Tubatse Chrome Hope in Heels walk took place last Thursday afternoon against the abuse of women and children.
A large crowd participated in this walk from the Dutch Reformed Church in Tubatse Village to Tubatse Chrome Club. All the money that was raised with the event will go towards charities who assist in the prevention of women and child abuse.
This family event is growing every year and is becoming very popular. Tubatse Chrome thanks everyone that participated in the event.

People opposing woman abuse, POWA educates people on matters concerning domestic violence.

What is abuse?
Abuse is any form of behaviour that controls another person, causes harm or fear, makes someone do things they do not want to do, or prevents
them from doing things they want to do. Abuse can be verbal, emotional, physical, sexual, material or financial. Abused woman usually experience multiple forms of abuse.
How common is women abuse?
It is difficult to get reliable statistics on violence against woman in South Africa because most cases go unreported and the police do not keep separate statistics on assault cases perpetrated by husbands or boyfriends.
– According to the Medical Research Council one woman is killed every six hours by an intimate partner.
– A recent survey conducted by the government-funded Human Sciences Research Council found that 43 per cent of 159 married women surveyed in the Cape Town metropolitan area had been subjected to marital rape or assault.
– The same research stated that 38 per cent of women responding to a questionnaire issued by the Women’s National Coalition reported that they knew of a woman who had been battered.
– One in three woman are victims of some form of abuse in South Africa.
POWA’s advice on what abused women can
do.
– Ask family or friends for support.
– Go for counselling.
– Lay a charge of assault with the police.
– Get a domestic violence protection order at the local Magistrate’s court.
– Call a family meeting.
– Ask a supportive religious leader to intervene.
– Make plans to leave: arrange housing, set money aside, seek employment, and pack essentials.
– Initiate a divorce.
– Go to a shelter.
– Contact a women’s organisation for help, support and legal advice if you need more information.