Mara Glennie

Founder & Director of TEARS

Against all odds, I survived a life-threatening event involving grievous bodily harm, I founded TEARS, an organisation that provides a support network for victims of rape and abuse. My aim is to enable victims of rape and sexual abuse to find the assistance, comfort and compassion they need when faced with a similar situation.

I am passionate about women’s rights and the fact that women have very little to no protection, despite our progressive laws and studies in South Africa. My aim is to create innovative ways of educating and assisting our society when it comes to rape. I have been a crusader for social issues over the past five decades and have been the driving force and facilitator behind numerous development conventions and training initiatives to change the perception of the community and public in general around rape and abuse.

I am constantly striving to educate the public on social abuses and work tirelessly to source funding to help the survivors of these crimes.