16 Days of Activism 2014 Zambia

Date: December 9, 2014

KEY FACTS

The Violence Against Women (VAW) Baseline Study has been piloted in four districts of Zambia: Kitwe, Mansa, Kasama and Mazabuka.
Of the six countries where the VAW Baseline Study has been conducted, Zambia has the highest lifetime prevalence with 89% of women in the four districts having experienced some form of GBV and 72% of men admitting to perpetrating some form of violence.
About 29% of women reported experiencing non-partner rape in their lifetime while a higher proportion of men, 31% said they had perpetrated rape.
Zambia is the only country in the region with an Anti-Gender Based Violence Act.

View the I Stories – first hand accounts of GBV from Zambia

ACTIVITIES

DATE	THEME	SLOGAN	ZAMBIA ACTIVITIES	WHERE
November
Pre 16 Days			COE Training of Trainers (ToT) for 22 COEs who are implementing Gender Action Plans	Lusaka – Golden Peacock Hotel
Pre 16 Days			Sending of 16 Days of Activism M and E forms through GFPs	Lusaka – Golden Peacock Hotel
Mon 24	Empower Women	Take back the Money	Breakfast with Stakeholders	Lusaka – Cresta Golfview Hotel
			Official Launch of 2014 Sixteen Days of Activism by Hon. Minister of Gender & Child Development	Lusaka – National Television
Tue 25	International day of no violence against women	Peace begins at home	National Prayer & Candle Light	Lusaka – Anglican Cathedral
Wed 26	End violence empower women	Take back the Money	Reviewing of GBV action Plans workshop	Lusaka& Kasama
Thur 27	Education and employment to curb GBV	Stop the cycle of violence	Reviewing of GBV action Plans workshop	Lusaka& Kasama
Fri 28	The cost of GBV	End violence, save finance	Village Level Workshop (WLSA)	Lusaka
December
Mon 1	World Aids Day		National Candle light
Tue 2	Femicide	Getting away with murder	Google hangout on femicide, police data and the justice system	Lusaka, Kasama, Livingstone, Katete, Chibombo
Wed 3	International Day of Disability	For an enabling society	Reviewing of GBV action Plans workshop	Livingstone
Thur 4	Harmful practices, GBV and economic disempowerment	Voice, choice and control	Reviewing of GBV action Plans workshop	Livingstone
Fri 5	Diverse sexuality and gender identities	Embrace diversity	Reviewing business in five 2013 entrepreneurship councils – review local GBV action plans, computer trainining for survivors of GBV.	Lusaka, Kasama, Livingstone, Katete, Chibombo
Mon 8	Commercial and transactional sex	Economic agency for gender equality	Reviewing of GBV action Plans workshop	Chibombo & Katete
Tue 9	Human trafficking and slavery	Abolish slavery!	Reviewing of GBV action Plans workshop	Chibombo & Katete
Wed 10	Zambia barometer launch	Yes we Must!	National programme (TBC)
Wed 10	International Human Rights Day	Yes we Must!	Google hangout on human rights framework for post 2015 development agenda. What do we want?	Lusaka, Kasama, Livingstone, Katete, Chibombo

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