Violence is one of the most problematic issues society faces today, and it has been increasing day after day. The most common description of what violence really is can be given as negativity towards something or someone either through physical or verbal actions, which often causes the victim to suffer pain. 

The different types of violence that exist in our multi-cultural society are out-numbered, but one of the most evident is gender based violence which  is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.

 

In a world where 35% of women have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence, 38% of women's murders are committed by an intimate partner, and more than one-third of women and girls worldwide will experience some form of violence in their lifetime, we with our campaing want to make this whooping number of victims break the silence when facing any type of threats, physical or psychological violence.

 

We acknowledge that it is complicated, but we felt compelled to launch this campaign to fight for equality. Heartbeat arose from the need to demonstrate that these victims are not alone, that people like Heartbeat want to offer them our hands and help them to resort to the necessary means to end it.

We want all of these people's hearts to continue beating, to gather strength, to leave behind the relationship they are in, because love can’t come with violence, and to begin a new life free of violence and contempt. Furthermore, in order to keep the number of victims from growing, no more hearts should be beaten up.