South Africans have come together to sensitize the country’s populations against skin bleaching.
Hundreds of South Africans took to the streets of Durban to march against the practice, as thousands took the sensitization campaign to social media.
The march was organized by the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the Department of Health.
The organizers are aiming to promote “self-love” among the country’s youth, who according to researchers are at a high risk of getting into the practice of lightening their skins.
Here are some of the tweets sent out by campaigners on social media;
#SkinBleaching A few messages aimed at creating awareness around skin lighteners pic.twitter.com/Opppl5oTdO
— Khatija Nxedlana (@its_KhaTija) August 26, 2016
#SkinBleaching Organisers say the march is about loving your natural skin colour pic.twitter.com/B34kguv9qK
— Khatija Nxedlana (@its_KhaTija) August 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/HaileyMalynn/status/768914746875715584
