By Sally Douglas | Project Leader
28%. That’s how many Cambodian men agreed with the statement, “There are times when a woman deserves to be beaten” when surveyed by the United Nations.* That’s almost one in three, and that’s just the men who were comfortable admitting it.
Women’s Resource Center is working to change that statistic, and we need your help. We’ve got to reach community leaders and men, too, to change the trajectory of domestic violence. Last week, we kicked off this outreach with our Say “NO” to Violence Against Women workshop for 100 village and commune chiefs, police officers, health workers, and men and women from the community.
Will you help us reach 100 more?
The response to the event was overwhelmingly positive. One police officer even gave us his personal phone number and asked that we call him directly when one of our clients has a domestic violence issue so that he can respond personally. This may be commonplace where you live, but it’s groundbreaking for women living in communities that consider domestic violence normal and even justifiable.
Please donate now and help us raise $1000 before Human Rights Day on 10 December (WRC's 5th birthday) to keep this community outreach going! Each village chief we reach can help dozens or even hundreds of women in his or her community. The impact is HUGE, but we need your help to make it happen!
As always, THANK YOU for supporting WRC and women in Cambodia.
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