Fighting S.Africa's rape crisis through self-defence and empathy For Debi Steven, a South African rape survivor, the only way to overcome her trauma was to help others. Action Breaks Silence, the charity she founded, aims to teach empowerment through self-defence to girls and empathy to boys in order to fight rape, one of the most pressing issues in the country. A self authored AFPTV report. LONG VERSION: VID1247484_EN