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And the winners are...
2007-10-11 08:22:00
Stop Violence in the Home is The Body Shop's international campaign to guide and support customers and employees to get active against domestic violence. We want to tell the world about this human rights scandal and work with governments to take action. We're proud to announce that over $100,000 is being granted by The Body Shop to the following organisations to help them fight domestic violence:Women's Council for Domestic & Family Services (WA)- Through Young People's Eyes: Photovoice project providing insight into young people's experiences of domestic violence.Australian - Arabic Palestinian Support Assoc (NSW)- Youth empowerment program aimed at at those of newly arrived / refugee backgrounds in Western Sydney.Carrie's Place Women & Children's Crisis Service (NSW)- Children & mother's healing camp.Traveller's Aid Society (Vic)- "Sanctuary" program service meeting the needs of young people escaping real or threatened abuse.Domestic Violence & Incest Reso...
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Soap Stops Violence
2007-10-10 10:12:00
In Fight Club they made soap to finance violence and mayhem. Today I had the privilege to observe the opposite - a dedicated panel deciding how the proceeds of 30,816 Daisy Soap s* will be used to prevent Domestic Violence .The panel included: passionate staff from The Body Shop, experts from Domestic Violence community organisations such as C.A.S.A House and WESNET, and Angela Barker, herself a survivor of domestic violence. Angela's story has helped warn thousands of students through the government's 'Australia Says No' campaign documentary. The Body Shop was thrilled to receive over 90 applications. In the end, twelve different organisations around Australia were selected to receive grants of between $1,000 and $10,000, each had great ideas to raise awareness to prevent domestic violence or help victims. So if you're interested in how your soap has helped protect young Australians from domestic violence stay tuned... and the winning organisations and their proposals will be pu...
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