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Title: 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE


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16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE
  • A Mothers Union presentation

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What is 16 Days of Activism?
  • Global campaign to raise awareness of violence
    against women and girls/ gender-based violence
    and develop strategies to address it.
  • Started in 1991 at Rutgers University, USA.
  • 25th November 10th December each year.

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What is gender-based violence?
  • Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is any
    act of gender-based violence (GBV) that results
    in harm, suffering or indignity to women.
  • Violence is 'gender-based' when it is directed
    against a woman because she is a woman, or when
    it affects women disproportionately.
  • Whilst men are also affected by violence,
    including domestic abuse, 16 Days of Activism
    focuses on women to highlight persistent gender
    inequalities that perpetuate violence against
    women and girls.

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Who does GBV affect?
www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/violen
ce/VAW_infographic.pdf
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What are the reasons for gender-based violence?
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What is Mothers Union doing to address
gender-based violence?
  • Prayer and fellowship
  • Practical support
  • Advocacy and campaigns

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Ending gender-based violence
  • Prevention
  • Legal protections and enforcement
  • Provision of services for victims and survivors
  • Rehabilitation of perpetrators

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What can I do?
  • Pray
  • Raise awareness
  • Offer practical support
  • Campaign/ contact my political representative

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