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Leilani successfully walks against violence and abuse perpetrated on women

Her supporters showed up on the final day wearing yellow and posted their pictures in solidarity, using the hashtag #yellowforsurvivors.

 

Saturday, 12 October saw rape survivor Leilani Kuter take on the final hurdle of her 729km journey against violence and abuse perpetrated against women.

The brave Leilani started the challenging walk on 16 September 2019 to mark the 27th anniversary of her rape ordeal.

Wearing yellow in support of Leilani Kuter. Photo: Thabisile Mgwali.

The walk started in Pretoria and ended with the Ruimsig parkrun in Roodepoort on 12 October.

Her supporters showed up on the final day wearing yellow and posted their pictures in solidarity, using the hashtag #yellowforsurvivors.

Leilani said, “Thank you for every donation. I am very happy that I have reached my target and finished walking.”

With the country-wide increase in abuse of women, and the recent murders of a number of women, Leilani plans to give a lot of hope and strength to women affected by the brutality inflicted on them.

Everyone at the Ruimsig parkrun praised and cheered for Leilani as she finished her campaign and gave a lot of hope to the women of South Africa.

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