BAJAN SUN
Bajan Sun Magazine
JULY 2014
She believes the main issues are that we tend to sweep things
under the rug and never speak out, so she decided it was
necessary for her to find a way to highlight this epidemic and
came up with a project which she entitled “Be a Voice of
Hope -SPEAK OUT!”; she is using the Miss Humanity
Pageant as her foundation to promote her fight against
Domestic Abuse. The Campaign was conceptualized with the
aim to inspire young men and women to stand up and speak
out against Domestic Violence. Her mission is to sensitize
mainly the younger generation about the different forms of
abuse and provide a helping hand for persons that may want
to assist a family member or friend that may be in an abusive
relationship. This project intends to take various stages with
first launching with a poster campaign that will be posted in
various schools reminding them to speak out as well as
awareness through social media. There is hope that
permission will be grant to visit various summer camps
around Barbados and provide workshops that sensitize
persons on the issue of Domestic Abuse. By depicting abuse
using various mechanisms such as theatre and games,
training our youth on how to be able to identify the signs of
domestic abuse as well as how to conduct themselves when
faced with these signs and finally to encourage persons to
share their experiences and stories in the aim of letting
victims know that there is hope and what are their options if
and when they need it, it is hoped the epidemic can be
stemmed.
In conclusion of phase one, a march is planned to
bring awareness to the masses. This march will be
done by the youth of the nation and will showcase
dance, music and participants will be encouraged to
Speak Out on Domestic Abuse on the placards they
will carry. Pamphlets will also be distributed to
persons along the route. Tanika is willing to work
with any organization that shares the same passion
for this cause and extends an invitation to anyone
that is willing to join in her awareness programme.
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