Warrior

Women Fight Back

Free self-defence and safety awareness classes for women .

Project details

Suggested by: Elissa

Project partner: Impact For Women

Budget

$43,500.00

Votes

228 votes received

This project did not receive enough votes to be successful.

Women Fight Back is a free initiative for women to learn basic but effective self-defense skills. We aim to improve the safety and self-confidence of local women, and increase their awareness and chance of escaping a potentially unsafe situation.
Women Fight Back will hold 4 pilot events, and the first two have booked out within 24hrs. We have also received media exposure as well as offers to host further events from large national sporting organisations. This project can teach up to 240 local women how to defend themselves to a high level of competence with an in depth 4-week course.

Due to tragedies within the Melbourne region, the consciousness of women has never been so fixated upon our safety and our wellbeing. This project will increase the self-confidence, safety and self-esteem of local women and empower them to look after not only themselves, but their fellow friends, family and loved ones. Making our classes free of charge also enables us to train those women who are less likely to be able to financially afford this course, and due to socio-economic factors, would be most at risk of becoming a victim to crime related violence.

Project details

Suggested by: Elissa

Project partner: Impact For Women

Budget

$43,500.00

Votes

228 votes received

This project did not receive enough votes to be successful.

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Oldie but Young at heart

30 Aug 2018

This is a great initiative. No woman should feel unsafe walking home and this will be of a great assistance I believe.

desconcerter

28 Aug 2018

Fantastic idea! So glad to read about it

Suzanne

19 Aug 2018

Great initiative.

Jencat

16 Aug 2018

A much needed experience for every woman.

RustyNails

15 Aug 2018

A great initiative run by experts in their field.