Our project, Bethel, mainly focuses on feeding and caring for the children and women who have been surrounded by abusive environments and have dealt with domestic violence. The program is able to facilitate various resources for the women and children by making and selling jewelry to the locals in South Africa. One of our main goals it to empower the women to become independent and stand strong despite what they have endured and help the children lead a normal life. The article I have chosen focuses on the difficulties women and children of South Africa face and the obstacles they overcome on a daily basis. According to the article, women and child abuse is still a big problem in South Africa as "thousands of women and children fall victims every year". Furthermore, various factors such as homelessness and hunger lead women and children to stay with their abusers because they see no other helpful options. The project, Bethel, is a terrific project because it takes in women and children so they can no longer be abused and still have a roof over their heads and food to eat. Not to mention, the women are trained in different fields so they can earn an income and be proud of their accomplishments. I believe that the media can be a strong tool in portraying the struggles of women in South Africa, bringing attention to the problem, help progress women's rights and help end the abuse.
http://journalismiziko.dut.ac.za/feature-review/women-and-child-abuse-a-menace-in-south-africa/
It's disturbing how domestic abuse is such a prevalent issue in South Africa for both women and children. There needs to be more exposure of these issues.
ReplyDeleteI really liked how this articled called out the media's for the lack of light that is shown on these women. I believe that their stories need to be told especially since it is such a huge problem in South Africa.
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