16 Days of Activism Newsletter, 1 December 2014

Date: December 1, 2014

World Aids Day

1 December 2014

Table of contents

News and Opinion

Informations et opinions
Côte d’Ivoire: l’atteinte de l’objectif zéro sida passe par une lutte efficace contre les VBG

NotÁcias e Opinião
Moçambique: Uma Infância Afectada pelo HIV/SIDA

I Stories – First hand accounts
Botswana: My husband would not use condoms and treated our marriage as a business arrangement
Zambia: My husband abused me and compromised my health
Lesotho: Abused because of political differences

Questions of the day

Cyber dialogues / Google hangouts

Key Facts

GBV Indicators

16 Days of Activism

Country events

16 Days Events – schedules

Click on the country name to view the country schedule for the 16 Days of Activism

Botswana

Lesotho

Madagascar

Mauritius

Mozambique

Namibia

South Africa

Swaziland

Zambia

Zimbabwe

	News and Opinion

Southern Africa: The fight to end GBV and HIV & AIDS Maputo, 1 December: According to the 2014 SADC Gender Protocol Barometer, HIV and AIDS prevalence has decreased consistently over the past decade as fewer people are becoming infected. New infections among adults have decreased by over 50% in Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. New infections among adults have decreased by over 25% in Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland…. Read more Swaziland: World AIDS Day- For a GBV and stigma free generation Mbabane, 1 December: Thembi Manana of Mandlangempisi in the Hhohho region has been living with HIV for ten years. Every day she takes a positive step towards life, never defaulting on her antiretroviral treatment. With life in her step, she provides home-based care in her community – going from house to house – urging people to get tested, counselling and caring for others living with HIV and related illnesses…. Read more
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	Informations et opinions

Côte d’Ivoire: l’atteinte de l’objectif zéro sida passe par une lutte efficace contre les VBG Abidjan, 1 décembre: Chaque année, la Côte d’Ivoire célèbre la Journée mondiale dédiée Á la lutte contre le VIH/SIDA, le 1er décembre. Selon les statistiques du ministère de la Santé et de la lutte contre le Sida, le taux de prévalence du VIH/SIDA dans ce pays d’Afrique de l’ouest a chuté,… Read more
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	NotÁcias e Opinião

Moçambique: Uma Infância Afectada pelo HIV/SIDA Maputo, 1 de Dezembro: Todos os dias, Lúcia Macamo, cinco anos de idade, acorda pelas manhãs para tomar a sua dose de anti-retrovirais, vitaminas, como gosta de dizer a sua mãe, dona Paula. Lúcia Macamo é uma criança que vive com … Read more
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	I Stories – First hand accounts

Botswana: My husband would not use condoms and treated our marriage as a business arrangement Trigger warning: Violence I am a 57 year old woman from Serowe. I have seven children, four boys and three girls. In 1994 I got married to a divorcee. This man had children from his first marriage. When we got married I had five children and I then had two with him. … Read more Zambia: My husband abused me and compromised my health Trigger warning: Violence We met in 1992 and we were so much in love that the following year I became pregnant. Our parents consented to his marriage proposal and we got married. The turning point was when our child was six months old. … Read more Lesotho: Abused because of political differences Trigger warning: Violence I was on my way, when I was at Ha-Makhate a car stopped me and they asked me where I was going and my sister was also there. They forced me to get into the car and took me to the charge office. My sister told the police that I did not want to pay tax and therefore she had brought me there so that they could punish me. … Read more
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	Questions of the day
World Aids Day 1 December 2014 Can we curb HIV with gender equality? Tell us what you think on our Facebook page

	Cyber dialogues / Google hangouts
Wednesday 26 November Cyber dialogue on economic empowerment and GBV: 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT+2) Join the cyber dialogues Tuesday 2 December Google hangout on femicide, police data and the justice system: 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT+2) Join the hangout Friday 5 December Cyber dialogue: Diverse sexuality and gender identities. Embrace diversity: 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT+2)\| Join the cyber dialogues Wednesday 10 December Google hangout on human rights framework for post 2015 development agenda. What do we want? 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT+2) Join the hangout Full schedule for the 16 Days

	Key Facts
Gender based violence GL has conducted Violence Against Women Baseline studies in six SADC countries (Botswana, Mauritius, four provinces of South Africa, four districts of Zambia, Lesotho and Zimbabwe) and is currently rolling it out at national level in Zambia Lifetime prevalence rates of GBV range from 25% (Mauritius) to 89% in the four districts of Zambia: Kitwe, Mansa, Kasama and Mazabuka. Strong legislative frameworks exist in most countries but challenges remain around implementing laws and policies effectively.

	GBV Indicators
Violence against women baseline research The Violence Against Women (VAW) Baseline Study is a Southern African research project aimed at measuring the extent, drivers, effect, cost, prevention, protection, programmes and participation in the fight to rid our region of gender-based violence. Click here to visit the website and view results of studies done in 6 countries.

	16 Days of Activism
16 Days of Activism Every year the United Nations declares the period from the 25 November, International Day for the Eradication of Violence Against Women, to the 10 December, International Human Rights Day, as the 16 Days of No Violence Against Women across the globe. … Read more