POWA

{{Short description|South African nongovernmental organisation}}

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POWA, People Opposing Women Abuse, is a South African NGO established in 1979 which undertakes campaigns, projects and research related to violence against women in Africa. POWA was the first organisation in South Africa to establish a shelter for abused women in 1981.Francine Pickup, Suzanne Williams, Caroline Sweetman Ending Violence Against Women: A Challenge for Development 0855984384 - 2001 "POWA (People Opposing Women Abuse) in South Africa provides a shelter as one element in its strategy to support women survivors of violence." In 1999, at the time of the Tuli elephant cruelty case, POWA ran a controversial TV advertisement claiming that many people "care more for abused animals than for abused women".Michelè Pickover Animal Rights in South Africa -2005 1919930906 p89 "To further complicate the matter, two well-respected South African human rights organisations, People Opposing Woman Abuse (POWA) and the Black Sash... POWA ran a TV advertisement claiming that, unfortunately, most people care more for abused animals than for abused women. In a similar vein, the Black Sash ran a newspaper advertisement with the slogan 'The Tuli elephants don't know . "