The Annual Soul Buddyz Congress is currently underway at the Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre, Kimberley in the Northern Cape.
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Today marks the 16th and last day of the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence.
Atlantis in the Western Cape officially has a sexual offcences court and care centre for victims affected by sexual crimes. Justice and Correctional Services Minister, Michael Masutha opened the court and the Thuthuzela Care Centre in the community
Three QwaQwa Rise clubs (Five Star, Rock Star and Red Lovers) took part in a very successful local World Aids Day Event at Tsheseng Thibella Stadium QwaQwa on Friday, 04 December 2015.
Four Rise Young women clubs from Kroonstad in the Fezile Dabi district supported the FS provincial Rise : When I see something that is not OK I will say its #Not Okay 16 Days of Activism Campaign by arranging a #Not Okay campaign at Moswela school hall in Kroonstad on Wednesday, 09 December 2015.
Soul City’s Free State Provincial Manager Hannah Geyser went to have an Awareness Talk about the Rise “When I see something that is not Okay I will Say its #NotOkay Campaign to all the victims of Domestic/Gender Based Violence at the Tshepong Victim Support Centre (Bloemfontein) on Friday, 04 December 2015.
During the 16 Days of Activism of No Violence Against women and Children four Rise Clubs from Thabong, Welkom (Matebele, Go Getters, Future Legends and Unbeatable Flyers) decided to do something different.
On Friday 4th December 2015 Rise Clubs from Elukwatini in the Gert Sibanda District in Mpumalanga held a joint 16 Days of Activism and World Aids Day
Three Rise Young Women clubs from Reddersburg (Girls do just, Pretty tough and Stars of tomorrow) held a combination of World Aids Day and 16 Days of Activism in conjunction with the department of Health, particularly Phekolong Clinic as well as the Soul Buddies Club from Itemeleng Primary School in Reddersburg on 4 December 2015.
On the 01 of Dec 2015 four Rise Clubs (Bvm, Cool Divas, Beauty by Nature and Star Girls) participated in a World Aids Day programme organised by the ANC.
Today, Friday, 4th December 2015 two members from two different clubs from Taung in the Nortwest visited the Vaaltar Community Radio station and spoke about genderbased violence and what their respective clubs are doing to combat this scourge and to educate and empower other young women in their community.
Weslander, 3 December 2015