Our guest today on The Salience Podcast is Kristy Hitchens. Kristy is the Founder and Chair of The Pink Belt Project, an Australian registered charity that aims to empower women in need by connecting them with the martial arts.
Pink Belt is a peak body for women involved in martial arts and an authority on martial arts for violence prevention and recovery.
Domestic violence affects both men and women, although it is a far bigger issue for women. A woman is murdered every few days in Australia by their partner or former partner. And we are a country of less than 26 million people. In addition, around 1 in 3 women have experienced violence since the age of 15. So clearly there is a need to both prevent domestic violence and help people, mainly women, recover from domestic violence.
You can find out more about The Pink Belt project at https://www.pinkbelt.com.au/
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