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Here’s a great story in the spirit of the festive season.

Aiming for independence

Melbourne-based academic and human rights advocate Sekai Shand has spent the majority of the last 25 years working in various international disaster zones.

But she recently returned home to the African village where she was raised to perform her most important mission yet - helping the women of her village overcome poverty and violence through self-sufficiency.

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  • Eric says:

    05:22am | 21/12/10

    Well, perhaps I’ve gone overboard on this article. It seemed to be one in a series - some of which I’ve referred to in other comments. But if, as you say, Dr Shand really is an exception, then please accept my apologies to both of you. Read more »

  • Mandy Mc says:

    08:35pm | 20/12/10

    Hear Hear John, Global Giving is a great cause (allowing small Social Entreprenuers to set up aggregated funding sources) and I concur with John’s comments your article’s have been great (even if you didn’t publish one of mine, ha ha) - keep up the great work Punch crew Read more »

 

Australians are bombarded with advertising and initiatives from governments educating the public about health risks. Smoking kills. Occupational health and safety regulations are law.  “Is gambling a problem for you?”

Photo: AFP.

It makes sense, educating the public on health issues saves money in the long run, is preventative and reduces risks.  And yet one of the most pervasive, damaging and normalised threats to public health remains taboo and largely unaddressed.

Violence against women is a critical human rights and public health issue. One in three women will experience violence in her lifetime. It is normalised, domesticated and prevalent.

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  • carrie says:

    03:36pm | 15/12/12

    every time violence against women is referred to, a gang of men come out to try to erase its existence. They are only supporting violent men and are not genuine advocates for the minority of men who are violently abused by female partners. The stats and research from a wide… Read more »

  • Squeeze the Middle says:

    05:34pm | 15/12/10

    AliceC. Eric was agreeing with you that mothers are not inherently evil. Eric’s point is that even if men are 5 times more likely than women to hit children (I’m not saying they are), the fact that women spend 20 times (a guess to illustrate the point) more time with… Read more »

 

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