Washington,
(ANI):
American
actress
Halle
Berry
has
pleaded
with
her
fans
to
donate
money
to
a
number
of
struggling
shelters
for
battered
women.
Berry,
43,
who
has
experienced
domestic
violence
first
hand
as
a
child,
has
been
volunteering
at
Jenesse
Center"s
six
shelters
in
secret
for
a
number
of
years.
And
now,
going
public
about
her
work
with
the
organisation,
in
a
bid
to
help
the
impoverished
group
survive
the
recession,
she
spoke
about
the
abuse
her
mother
experienced
at
the
hands
of
her
violent
father.
“I
saw
my
mother
battered
and
could
not
do
anything
to
stop
it," Contactmusic
quoted
her
as
telling
the
Sunday
Times
newspaper.
"My
father
was
tyrannical,
lashing
out
at
her
for
no
reason.
I
felt
the
effects
that
had
on
our
family,"
she
added.