Saartjie Baartman

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Name: Saartjie Baartman
First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

New beneficiaries join Avon's stop gender-based violence campaign

Avon has added new beneficiaries in its campaign to help end violence against women in South Africa. The cosmetics company has committed to donating more than R400,000 to the Tears Foundation and the Saartjie Baartman Centre for women and children. "The ... [Published Biz Community - May 13 2013]
First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Buy a bracelet and stand up for women

An Empowerment bracelet, launched by actress Reese Witherspoon in March 2011 and sold by Avon representatives worldwide, is raising money for projects to end violence against women. It will be on sale in South Africa until August 9, National Women?s Day. ... [Published Daily News South Africa - Apr 29 2013]
First reported Feb 15 2013 - Updated Feb 15 2013 - 2 reports

South Africa finally wakes up to sexual violence

The gang-rape and murder of Anene Booysen has shocked the country into action. But what can be done? A month after the BBC wondered , the sadistic rape and murder of a 17-year-old working class woman, Anene Booysen, from Bredasdorp, a small town in the ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Feb 15 2013]
First reported Dec 30 2012 - Updated Dec 30 2012 - 1 reports

Promiscuity: The Image of Brazilian Woman Abroad?

[All links lead to Portuguese language pages except when otherwise noted.] On the television program “Justiça Cega?” (Blind Justice), which airs on the Portuguese network RTP, the president of the Portuguese Bar Association, Marinho Pinto,  claimed ... [Published Global Voices Online - Dec 30 2012]

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...The organisation is based in the Western Cape and serves as a one-stop facility for all women experiencing abuse. "the donation from avon will go towards operational costs, enabling us to help more women more efficiently" said Synnøv Skorge, director of the Saartjie Baartman Centre for women and children

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A Dance Invasion from Afrique du Sud [Published IOL - May 14 2013]
New beneficiaries join Avon's stop gender-based... [Published Biz Community - May 13 2013]
Buy a bracelet and stand up for women [Published Daily News South Africa - Apr 29 2013]
Zille's propaganda would make even Goebbels blu... [Published Politicsweb - Apr 18 2013]
South Africa finally wakes up to sexual violence [Published Guardian.co.uk - Feb 15 2013]
How to deal with sexual violence in South Africa [Published {AFRICA IS A COUNTRY} - Feb 15 2013]
Promiscuity: The Image of Brazilian Woman Abroad? [Published Global Voices Online - Dec 30 2012]
Deadly distraction from brute force [Published South Africa Star - Sep 03 2012]
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How to deal with sexual violence in South Africa [Published {AFRICA IS A COUNTRY} - Feb 15 2013]
A month after the BBC wondered if South Africans will ever be shocked by rape , the sadistic rape and murder of the 17 year old coloured working class woman, Anene Booysen , from Bredasdorp, a small town in the Western Cape, provoked nationwide ...
Promiscuity: The Image of Brazilian Woman Abroad? [Published Global Voices Online - Dec 30 2012]
[All links lead to Portuguese language pages except when otherwise noted.] On the television program “Justiça Cega?” (Blind Justice), which airs on the Portuguese network RTP, the president of the Portuguese Bar Association, Marinho Pinto,  claimed ...
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