Tag: Domestic Violence

The Because I Love Her Project

In The Because I Love Her Project, guys make their personal video pledge to "never condone violence against women". In the videos they include their favourite female - their mother, wife, sister, niece, girlfriend, best friend, colleague, daughter, grandmother, teacher.... whoever it is that moves...

Roundtable Discussion: Violence Against Women in Singapore

AWARE'S popular Roundtable discussions continue with a presentation of a new study on violence against women in Singapore. Come and listen to Chan Wing Cheong, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, NUS. Existing data do not give a full picture of the extent of violence against women in Sin...

Can you be a friend to victims of domestic violence?

AWARE’s Befriender programme provides moral support and other help to victims of domestic violence. PATRICIA DRISCOLL, a Befriender, shared her experience and explains why the service is so important. This article was written in 2010. AWARE has ceased the befriending service for domestic violen...

Support is crucial for those who find the courage to step out of abuse

By Kerry Wilcock In 1910 at an international conference for working women in Copenhagen, a woman named Clara Zetkin tabled the idea of an International Women's Day.  She proposed that every year in every country there should be a celebration on the same day to press for their demands for equalit...

Thanks for saying ‘NO’ to violence against women

Many thanks to all who responded to our call to support the White Ribbon campaign, the worldwide effort to end violence against women, by signing our online petition. By wearing a white ribbon, a man is making a personal pledge to never commit, condone or remain silent about violence against ...