The men based in Duduza, therefore roamed the streets of Phumula Mqhashi conducting a door to door campaign, distributing pamphlets and talking to men, women and children about this campaign.
“As a new local group of men, we saw it was important for us to educate our community on domestic violence and to share safety tips with our women and children.
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“Through this, we are showing our support in the fight against no violence towards our women and children.
“We see a lot of children and women being abused by the same men who are meant to protect them – and we want this to stop,” says the group’s public relations officer, Lebohang Ramaesa.
He adds that through this, they hope to start seeing some positive changes and for men to stop seeing women as their property, but as their partners.
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“It’s important to respect our women and children and to show them love.
“As men, let us build our families and make it our mission to keep them safe.
“We are the culturally the heads of these homes and families, so give your family respect – to be respected and to have respectable homes,” he adds.
