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| POWA | Proud Of Watching Adolescents | |
| POWA | People Opposing Women Abuse | |
| POWA | Passin On a Winning Attitude | |
| POWA | Protect Our Wild Animals | |
| POWA | Power of Worship Assistance | |
| POWA | People Opposed to Women Abuse | |
| POWA | Paradigm Online Writing Assistant | |
| POWA | Parents Of Woodland Athletes | |
| POWA | Police Officers Wives Association | |
| POWA | Pre Orientation Wilderness Adventure | |
| POWA | Professional Organization for Women of Antigua | |
| POWA | Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association | |
| POWA | People Opposing White America | |
| POWA | Powapeople Opposing Women Abuse | |
| POWA | Program for Older Worker Adjustment |
What does POWA mean?
- POWA
- POWA, People Opposing Women Abuse, is a South African NGO established in 1979 which undertakes campaigns, projects and research related to violence against women in Africa. POWA was the first organisation in South Africa to establish a shelter for abused women in 1981. In 1999, at the time of the Tuli elephant cruelty case, POWA ran a controversial TV advertisement claiming that many people "care more for abused animals than for abused women".
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