The first conversation we had amid the 16 days of activism was with Lois Aderemose, she is a mental health and gender-based advocate with a focus on advocating against Female Genital Mutilation which is a global threat to women and girls. She revealed that there are around 200 million women globally who have had their[…]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT The 16 Days of Activism is geared towards ending violence against women and girls all around the world. History records that 3 Mirabel Sisters got killed by secret police in the Dominican Republic as a result of their involvement in a protest against a dictatorial government on the 25th of November 1960.[…]
Violence against women and girls shouldn’t be condoned at any level. Let us unite and change the narrative.
It’s the beginning of the 16 days of activism on violence against women and girls. Every 25th November to 10 December is a period set aside to raise our voices to speak against the violence women and girls face in our society. The theme for this year is UNITE! Activism to end violence against women[…]