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Domestic Violence has always be a troubling issue which is plaguing the community nowadays. Not every cases of domestic violence are well documented and it requires a lot of awareness to save the victims from agony.
As an effort to reach out and benefit the community, KL Sogo has initiated a Corporate Social Responsibility project to help raise awareness among the public about domestic violence against women. Corporate Social Responsibility project has been one of KL Sogo's priorities and you can read up more regarding CSR via link below:
By the way, this nationwide campaign against domestic violence was initiated by Carol Lee, Mrs. Universe Malaysia 2013 and jointly organised by All Women's action Society (AWAM). It was officially launched on 13th June 2013 at Kompleks Sogo.
The campaign involves workshops on the topics such as:
- Domestic violence and its effect
- Causes of domestic violence
- Legal Rights and aid provision by Legal Information Clinic in collaboration with the State Legal Aid Centres & NGOs
- The impact it has on Muslim women
- Recruitment of participants who are interested to become Advocators
This nationwide campaign will run for approximately one year starting from July 2013 onwards.
For those who are interested to join in this cause, kindly contact AWAM at 03-7877 4221.
In the meantime, do remember to support Mrs. Malaysia Universe, Carol Lee who initiated the campaign.
*You guys can vote for her up to 5 times with a valid email address.
Do check out noscara page too. If you vote at the noscara page (http://www.noscara.com/mrsuniverse/mrs-malaysia) and submit the details by 31 July, you might stand to win a VVIP Ticket to Opus Jay World Tour on 3 August 2013! So, remember to check it out!
