Participants take part in walk to raise awareness on violence against women and children

Walkers at the starting line all geared up for the ‘Penang Goes Orange: I Stop Violence Against Women and Children’ walk.

THE Padang Dewan Datuk Haji Ahmad Badawi in Butterworth, Penang, was a sea of white as more than 4,500 participants came together to denounce violence against women and children.

The event, themed ‘Penang Goes Orange: I Stop VAWC (Violence Against Women and Children)’, saw walkers decked in empowering messages on their clothing to promote the cause.