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AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM

Theme for this year's Campaign

UNITE! Activism to end violence against women and girls

The 16 Days of Activism against violence against women and girls is an international campaign that takes place each year from the 25th of November until 10th December.

 

It originated at the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991 with this year marking its 32nd anniversary. The campaign calls for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls.

 

Current estimates show that 1 in 3 women worldwide will experience physical or sexual violence.

The objectives of the 16 days of activism are to:

 

  • Raise awareness about gender-based violence against women as a human rights issue at the local, national, regional and international levels; strengthen local work around gender-based violence against women.

 

  • Establish a clear link between local and international work to end gender-based violence against women.

 

  • Provide a forum in which organizers can develop and share new effective strategies.

 

  • Demonstrate the solidarity of women around the world organizing against gender-based violence.

 

  • Create tools to pressure governments to implement commitments to eliminate gender-based violence against women.

The Universal Sign for Help

 

'Signal for Help' hand signal, an online initiative, provides a way for people experiencing domestic violence to ask for help discreetly

hand signal for help

Men Against Violence Against Women
Advoacy Walk

BAOBAB in the News

Zamfara State

Gender Violence: NGO urges Zamfara govt to implement VAPP law

Gender Violence_ Zamfara Outreach

Nasarawa State

Men Unite to Combat Gender-Based Violence Against Women, Girls in Nasarawa

Men Unite to Combat Gender-Based Violenc

Jigawa State

Jigawa Men Raise Voices Against Women’s Rights Violation

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Nasarawa State

Group move to end Gender-Based violence

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Zamfara State

FIGHT AGAINST GBV: NGO CALLS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF VAPP LAW IN ZAMFARA

NGO CALLS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF VAPP LAW

Lagos State

BAOBAB stages anti Gender-Based Violence walk in Lagos, canvasses against sexual exploitation of students

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Kano State

Kano Men March Against GBV in Solidarity with Women’s Rights

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Zamfara State

GBV: NGO calls for implementation of VAPP law in Zamfara

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Zamfara State

Group calls for full implementation of VAPP law in Zamfara

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16 Days of Activism

over the years

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