Empowering women, ending violence

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day special series

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. In 2014 GL promoted economic empowerment of women as a theme in the activities for the Sixteen Day campaign across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries. This year we foreground the theme as we join the world in celebrating Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, inaugurated at the United Nations on 19 November, 2014.   Read more and watch the video.

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day	Local action to end violence and empower women	Botswana: The bitterness is gone	Lesotho: I change, we change Watch the video
Madagascar: We can overcome the violence! Watch the video	Mauritius: Realising my self-worth Watch the video	Mozambique: Journey of a gender, HIV and AIDS activist Watch the video	Namibia: Standing up for myself
South Africa: Now my husband and I respect each other	Swaziland: Saved from the economic violence of widowhood Watch the video	Zambia: I can do any job a man can do! Watch the video	Zimbabwe: Rescued by entrepreneurial skills Watch the video

More entrepreneurship stories

• Bénin : Entrepreneuriat féminin, trois parcours, même combativité
• Madagascar : Haingo Nadia Randrianarison Rakotovaoarisoa, quand réussite rime avec persévérance
• Maurice : Femmes entrepreneures, elles prennent le pouvoir envers et contre tout!