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16 Days of Activism Lesotho

16 Days of Activism Lesotho


Date: December 2, 2014

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KEY FACTS

  • The Violence Against Women Baseline Study has now been conducted in six SADC countries including Lesotho (Botswana, Mauritius, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe).
  • About 3358 citizens were interviewed during the VAW Baseline research.
  • Preliminary findings show that 86% of women in Lesotho have experienced some form of GBV in their lifetime while 41% of men admitted perpetration.
  • Intimate partner violence is the predominant form of violence with 69% women reporting experience and 41% men admitting perpetration.
  • The proportion of men perpetrating rape is higher (16%) than the proportion of women reporting rape (8%).
  • Lesotho has implemented a National Action Plan to End Gender Based Violence

View the Lesotho Violence Against Women Baseline Research study

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

ACTIVITIES:

For all GBV activities contact justiceofficer@genderlinks.org.za or contact leslocalgvt@genderlinks.org.za

DATE THEME SLOGAN REGIONAL ACTIVITY LESOTHO ACTVITIES WHERE
November
Mon 24 Empower Women Take back the Money Breakfast Maseru
Tue 25 International day of no violence against women Peace begins at home
Wed 26-28 End violence empower women Take back the money Cyber Dialogue Reviewing of GBV action Plans workshop Mohale`s Hoek & Berea
Wed 26-28 Education and employment to curb GBV Education and employment to curb GBV Reviewing of GBV action Plans workshop Mohale`s Hoek & Berea
Thur 27 -29 Education and employment to curb GBV Take back the money Reviewing of GBV action Plans workshop Botha Buthe
Fri 28 The cost of GBV End violence, save finance Cyber Dialogue
Fri 27-29 50/50 launch Reviewing of GBV action Plans workshop Botha Buthe
December
Tues 2 Dec Femicide Google Hangout
Wed 3-5 Take back the money Reviewing of GBV action Plans workshop Mazenod & Seate
Thur 4-5 Diverse sexuality and gender identities Embrace diversity Cyber Dialogue Stages 7&8 Khoelenya
Mon 8-9 Commercial and transactional sex Economic agency for   gender equality Stages 7&8 Hlotse
Tue 10-11 Human trafficking and slavery Abolish slavery! Stages 7&8 Ngoajane
Wed 10 International Human Rights Day Yes we must! Human Rights framework for the Post 2015 Agenda – Google hangout GBV Report launch Maseru


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