16 Days of Activism awareness raised at Vita Nova
SAPS Social Crime Prevention and women from the Pink Pistols Motorcycle Club visited Vita Nova Centre in Daggafontein as part of the 16 Days of Activism on Friday.
Springs police spokesman, Capt Johannes Ramphora, says this was an outreach to raise awareness of the abuse of women and children.
The campaign takes on the plight of abused women and children and calls for an end to violence, in any form, meted out to women and children.
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The campaign, adopted in 1998, continues to raise awareness about the negative impact of abuse against women and children and will run until December 10.
Ramphora says Amanda Greybe and Yolanda Cothill, of SAPS Social Crime Prevention, visited various schools since November 25, where they spoke about how to identify abuse, the procedures that one should follow once a case of abuse has been identified and who to contact when the need arises.
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Michelle Immelman, director of Vita Nova Centre, says the women spent over an hour at the centre and interacted with all the residents.
“While other people plan their holiday or Christmas functions, these women took the time to make a difference at the centre,” says Michelle.
