Save a Tamar
As WiA we have • comforted those undergoing chemo treatment at Johannesburg’s Charlotte Maxeke Oncology Department with our Cancer Support Team, • counselled HIV/Aids affected and infected patients using our HIV Peer Educators, • held awareness campaigns on abuse against women and children which have extended to human trafficking awareness. We have reached out in great... Read More
Visit to the Home of the Elderly – 29th December 2011 Read More
Break the Silence – Stop the violence
Imagine if, for 16 days, there was no rape, no child abuse. The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign challenges South Africans to declare a truce on violence against women and children – and, ultimately, to make it a permanent one. As we all know that women are taught from an early age that what happens inside the home should stay inside... Read More
Walking in support of Breast Cancer awareness
In March 2001, Avon Justine launched the iThemba Crusade of Hope to help educate and spread awareness of breast cancer across South Africa. iThemba is a Zulu word which means “hope”. WiA with actress Lillian Dube Some energetic WiA members This year being no different, the Walkathon was held on 16th October, starting from the Marks Park sports complex in Emmarentia... Read More
The Fragrance of Freedom Campaign
WiA in Rustenburg and PE RUSTENBURG On 18th February WiA members and a few female members of the Universal Youth Group spent the day in the children’s ward of the Rustenburg Provincial Hospital and at the Kutlwanong Old Age Home. They organised a party with gifts for patients and gave women some beauty treatments including manicures, make up and hairdos. Prayers were said... Read More
Making a difference
Woman in Action (WiA) in Pretoria visited the Tshwaraganang Orphanage on Saturday 12th March. The pastors’ wives took donations of non-perishable food, toys and clothes which they had collected during February. They also arranged a party for the children, ensuring them a day which many had never experienced before — one filled with joy, love and fun. WiA members took a large... Read More
Women in Action lending a helping hand
Women In Action (WIA) handed over two cheques of R10,000 each to Rape Crisis in Cape Town and to Women & Men Against Child Abuse (WMACA) in Durban. Both are non-governmental organisations which help victims of domestic abuse . Rape Crisis concentrates all efforts in supporting the recovery of rape victims in Cape Town, which has the second highest rape statistics in South Africa.... Read More
Women in Action in Cape Town
Women in Action in Cape Town dedicate a few hours every week in order to assist newly diagnosed cancer patients and also to follow up on those having treatment. After the training received, they are able to be a strong support in the lives of those who are facing very difficult times in their lives. The Women in Action feel rewarded after every visit because of the appreciation... Read More
SPEAK OUT
Since we launched our campaign in Soweto, members and visitors looking for counselling have contacted us. We understand how difficult it must be for any person, still suffering from the emotional consequences of abuse, to speak out or trust someone else with such intimate personal details. On the other hand, if the person is not prepared to confront this ghost from the past, she... Read More
Our Goal
“We will help victims to deal with low self-esteem, insecurities and complexes.” The idea of addressing the matter of abuse against women and children has been on our minds for some time. We just needed to find an appropriate time to bring it up. As pastors’ wives, some have confronted abuse at a personal level, others face it every time they offer emotional and spiritual... Read More
