yes, WE CAN end violence against women

I was just reading about Oxfam Great Britain's work in Bangladesh, and stumbled across this:

Domestic violence affects nearly half of all Bangladeshi households. In many communities, social customs and attitudes tacitly condone and support violence against women.

* 47 per cent of Bangladeshi women face physical violence from their partners. A larger number undergo emotional and verbal abuse.
* Acid attacks are widespread. The majority of victims are women, nearly half of whom are under 18.

In India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Afghanistan, Oxfam is supporting the We Can campaign to end violence against women. This South Asian campaign aims, by 2011, to recruit five million volunteer Change Makers to help mobilise 50 million people and bring about a sea change in attitudes towards women.



You can watch a video interview with one of those Change Makers, Beauty, here.

More info about the campaign here.

You can help by purchasing a "Protect Women Pack". It will be provided to a Change Maker like Beauty to help her in her work. (Unfortunately Oxfam is sold out of these packs at the moment.)