Women For Change

Sabrina W is the faceless (by choice) leading lady of the phenomenal NGO, Women for Change SA. Many might know the page as the go-to resource for gender-based violence (GBV)-related news, but over the years it has gone from being a GBV page to a safety net and support system that so many of us need. Read more:

Women For Change spokesperson, Bulelwa Adonis, said in order to enhance inclusion of women and girls, every sector of society needed to provide a safe space for voices to be heard. “There’s often this negative picture painted when women and girls have a voice or have something to say. It's very clear that women and children are the main or primary victims when it comes to being victimised by gender-based violence and femicide." https://lnkd.in/dGcftAXu

Women For Change spokesperson, Bulelwa Adonis, said in order to enhance inclusion of women and girls, every sector of society needed to provide a safe space for voices to be heard. “There’s often this negative picture painted when women and girls have a voice or have something to say. It's very clear that women and children are the main or primary victims when it comes to being victimised by gender-based violence and femicide." https://lnkd.in/dGcftAXu

Thank you Woman & Home Magazine 💜

Thank you Woman & Home Magazine 💜

The scale of international attention given to the Pistorius case has highlighted the disturbingly high rates of gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa, with statistics published by Women for Change confirming that 12 women are murdered every day in South Africa in cases relating to abuse and violence against women. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dBNweJsg

As the world commemorates 16 Days of Activism Against Violence on Women and Children, we are mourning the loss of a beautiful girl. Machaka Radebe’s lifeless body was discovered in an open field in Bloemfontein on 4 December 2023. Two other women have been missing since weeks in Bloemfontein, Lesego Motaung, and Lerato Masiu. Where's the outrage? Our beautiful Bulelwa Adonis spoke on Radio 2000 on how she feels as a woman living in the Free State.

Lester Kiewit speaks to journalist and spokesperson for Women for Change, Tendani Mulaudzi about the attack on a CPUT student allegedly by her partner who studies at UWC. This comes after the NPO raised the alarm about ongoing cases of GBV at the University of the Western Cape. https://lnkd.in/d4c6Me_B

"Every day Sabrina Walter answers 50 to 150 messages on her social media channels from South African women who have survived abuse but need help to get justice, feel safe or get back on their feet. With little support in real life, they have turned to the virtual world. Walter is the founder of nonprofit Women For Change (WFC), which has grown from having a few hundred followers online when it was created in 2016 to reaching more than 10-million people per month across its Facebook, X, TikTok and Instagram pages in 2023." By Kim Harrisberg

Grateful to have had the opportunity to speak to Clarence Ford on the inaccessibility to the SA National Register for Sex Offenders on behalf of Women For Change. Please share any thoughts you have on this discussion. Do you think that the register should be opened to the public (similar to the US model) or remain closed? https://lnkd.in/dMyGkPzi