Turning Belief Into Action

Mary Kay Ash believed that motivation, recognition and an unlimited opportunity could transform women and empower them to achieve a better life for themselves and their families. Sadly, one in four women in Canada today will be the victim of violence during her lifetime. Domestic violence, rape, stalking and murder threaten and destroy women's dreams, their families and - too often - their lives.

To help bring national attention to the problem of domestic violence, Mary Kay Inc. and the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation (MKACF) underwrote a powerful documentary that continues to air on PBS called Breaking the Silence: Journeys of Hope. This sensitively-crafted program raised awareness about domestic violence and focused on women of strength and their journeys from victim to survivor.

The MKACF invites you to join the effort to reach out to women affected by violence. We encourage you to educate yourself about the issue. To be an informed listener. To seek help when there is a need. Most of all, we encourage you to break the silence. Only when the silence is broken can help be found and lives changed.