Kia Haumaru – Personal Safety Education
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Class aims to give women confidence
Women of the Otago Peninsula have an opportunity to take part in a free self-defence class next month. The class is being run by an accredited member of the Women’s Self Defence Network, Bell Murphy, and the cost is covered by funding from the Ministry of Justice. Ms Murphy said the key message was…
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Self Defence courses help victims to live without fear
Self Defence courses help victims of violence to live without fear A self protection programme for female victims of domestic violence has shown impressive results in helping to increase their awareness of danger and how to prevent future rape or assaults. The Violence Prevention Programme was a new pilot study funded by the Vodafone…
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Spectrum for 4 November 2012
Spectrum’s Jack Perkins records at a self-defence course for 11 to 13 year-old girls at Wellington’s Holy Cross school. In 2011 alone, 11,463 girls from around the country attended Self-Defence Project courses. From as young as 7, they are taught strategies and skills which will keep them safe in the face of threat. Originally…