“Walk a Mile in her Shoes” in Lebanon in rejection of violence against women

For the first time in the MENA region, the ‘UF Concepts’ company, the creator of ‘Uf Shou Lazioz’ initiative, organized the local version of the international event entitled: “Walk a Mile in her Shoes”. The walk was held at the Water Front City on Corniche Dbayyeh and was held in support of Kafa and under its auspices.  The idea behind the event is for men to wear high heel shoes and walk a mile to express their rejection of all forms of violence against women and to raise awareness on this societal issue. Some hundreds of women and men partook in this event including scouts and civil society organizations. Around 100 men wore the event’s red shoes including celebrities such as Lebanese actor Badih Abou Shakra. Director Jaques Maroun and Bruno Tabbal. The event also included musical shows as well as a blood donation in cooperation with the association ‘Donner Sang Compter’. (Al Mustaqbal, 28 April 2015)