By Surihe Gaomas WINDHOEK A non-governmental organization, Women’s Solidarity, is calling upon the private sector, government and civil society to help establish a fund for the late Sanna Helena //GaroÃÆ’Æ‘Æ‘ÃÆ”šÃ‚«s, whose body parts were first found last month after she had been butchered. The envisaged fund would help the family with financial assistance towards //GaroÃÆ’Æ‘Æ‘ÃÆ”šÃ‚«s’ burial in Kalkrand, as soon as the remaining body parts are recovered by the police. Coordinator of Women’s Solidarity, Rosa Namises, told New Era yesterday that this initiative was in line with the “Journey of Solidarity” to Kalkrand today. About 20 women, together with members of the family of the late Juanita Mabula – whose headless body was discovered on the Western Bypass on September 25, 2005 – will form part of those taking the journey. More women will also be picked up at Rehoboth. The trip from Windhoek to Kalkrand is being organized to throw support behind the many other women who have fallen victim to gruesome murders, like 22-year-old Melanie Janse, whose body was found in August 2005 near the Van Eck Power Station along the main road between Windhoek and Okahandja. Another victim was 18-year-old Fiola Swartbooi who went missing on December 16 last year and was found dead 12 days later in a shallow grave behind the Rehoboth Cemetery. “This is a journey of solidarity, especially for the //GaroÃÆ’Æ‘Æ‘ÃÆ”šÃ‚«s family, where members of the Mabula family can sit down and share experiences, and also to ascertain the needs of the relatives towards the funeral of the late //GaroÃÆ’Æ‘Æ‘ÃÆ”šÃ‚«s,” said Namises. During a recent New Era visit to the family of the deceased in Kalkrand, it transpired that they do not have the means to buy a coffin or even to bury their loved one, and were therefore seeking support from the community. Namises said that although the initial aim of the envisaged fund by the women’s organization would be to look at the needs of the //GaroÃÆ’Æ‘Æ‘ÃÆ”šÃ‚«s family, they would also like to cater for other families whose loved ones have fallen victim to brutal crimes. “When we open the fund it will be for assisting families that have experienced brutal crimes, where mothers, sisters and daughters have been murdered,” said Namises. She said that as the face of violence against women and children was becoming more serious and gruesome in the country, time had come for a more strengthened and vocal voice against such crimes. “It’s no longer about marches and demonstrations, or even national conferences. We have to bring in new strategies that will allow for louder voices against violence. “That is why we need to network and share resources and experiences and even encourage men to join in the fight against crime,” said Namises. She urged all men to join in the journey of solidarity to Kalkrand and to join the womenfolk in their urgent call to fight violence in the country. Namises appealed to the Khomas serial killer to immediately stop his acts and to surrender himself to the police.