By Starfish Foundation | Successful Weekend Training
On the 16th and 17th of February Starfish Foundation held a self-defense weekend course for refugee women living on the island of Lesvos, Greece. The instructor was Margarita Founariotaki from Athens who specializes in self-defense for women. 57 women participated, 44 refugee women and 13 women were volunteers from all over the world.
It was amazing to see how eager everyone who attended our February course was to learn how to say no, how happy they were to participate in a class with women from different cultures. They became sisters in a few hours. The refugee women shared that they never feel safe, especially at night when they hide in their tents, while the men drink and become aggressive.
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