Meghan Cremer's close friends have started a crowdfunding campaign in her honour, in order to empower young women.
The showjumper went missing in August 2019 and her body was found five days later in Philippi.
Police have arrested three men for her murder.
Lize Hartley says it has been a year since her friend died but she doesn’t want it to be in vain.
She says the campaign aims to highlight the plight of Gender-Based Violence in South Africa and hopes to raise R60 000 to support Justice Desk and their Imbokodo Club by covering the cost of 30 women to benefit from the project which focuses on female empowerment, leadership and teaches self-defence.
“If I can improve one woman’s life, if I can help prevent anyone from the pain we all experienced when we lost Meghan, that will be enough. There is a mother, daughter, sister and friend behind every statistic,” says Hartley.
Justice Desk Chief Executive Officer Jessica Dewhurst adds: “I have seen young girls in our projects who have survived unimaginable trauma be the first to raise their hand and speak up because all they want to do is make sure no other girl experiences what she experienced.”