Rachel Dayoub - Defending the safety of women and girls
Rachel Dayoub describes herself as just an average lady and a single mom trying to do the best she can.
But in February this year (2020), she headed to the supermarket in her home town of Pittsburg, like any other day, but this time things were different - 2 men had decided to target and stalk her.
She was suddenly scared for her life and more scared that her kids may not have a mother if she didn’t somehow make her way out of this terrifying situation.
After a few days of being scared, even in the safety of her own home, she knew she had to look for the silver lining and find a way to reduce the chance of this type of thing happening to others.
By March, Rachel had founded Whispering Force - self defence classes for women and girls.
Despite being challenged by the lack of spare time to run this program, Rachel says there is no choice - the community has to be safe.
“I never want any woman or child to feel fear in their own community and that they cannot take care of themselves.”
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