16 Days of Activism 2015

I am a 54 year old, married in 1992. I had four boys in the marriage and divorced in 2003. I looked down upon myself and had nothing to do until I met Gender Links (GL) and they educated us on abuse and how to move from being a victim to being a survivor.

OPINION PIECE Wednesday 25 November: International Day of no Violence Against Women Searching my soul this Sixteen Days Demanding zero tolerance for violence against women Thursday 26 November: Safety in […]

Over three quarters (77%) of women in Limpopo; 51% of women in Gauteng; 39% of women in the Western Cape and 37% of women in KwaZulu Natal report experiencing some form of violence.

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Gender Links joins fellow activists in welcoming the news today that Oscar Pistorius’ culpable homicide charge has been over turned into a murder charge. This is a bold statement during this Sixteen Days of Activism that men cannot get away with the murder of their intimate partners.

Botswana is one of the six SADC countries that have conducted a Violence Against Women Baseline Study.

ACTIVITIES: (Themes in red are internationally recognised days)               ACTIVITY VENUE AND TIME SPEAKERS/ ANCHORS “I” STORIES OR FIRST HAND ACCOUNT FACT SHEET/ RESEARCH […]

The Violence Against Women Baseline Study has now been conducted in six SADC countries including Lesotho (Botswana, Mauritius, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe).

Each year, the world observes the Sixteen Days of Activism from 25 November, International Day of Violence Against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day.