Articles on 16 days of activism from Africa

Cameroon: 16 Days of Activism



Zambia

25 November, Lusaka – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) staff joined colleagues from the Gender in Development Division (GIDD) to march down the streets of Lusaka to kick off the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence in Zambia on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The UNDP Country Director Ms Viola Morgan joined the Minister of Gender and Women’s Development Hon. Sarah Sayifwanda, MP, at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre to raise awareness about the physical, sexual, economic, psychological and social-cultural forms of gender based violence that many women are still subjected to in Zambiambia. More



Rwanda
1. GBV cases on the decline: Joint efforts by the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion, the National Police and the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) in fighting Gender Based Violence (GBV) are bearing fruit with the number of cases drastically going down.More

2. RWAMREC moblises Karate clubs during the 16 days of activism. More.
3.Actionaid courts everyone’s responsibility in fighting Gender Violence.

4.Grbavica" Film Screening and discussion as part of the US Embassy's commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism Combating Gender Based Violence (GBV).


Harnessing the media during 16 days of activism

South Africa
Don't look away: act against abuse

Democratic Republic of Congo