16 Days of Activism Newsletter, 28 November 2014

Date: November 28, 2014

The cost of GBV – End violence, save finance

28 November 2014

Table of contents

News and Opinion

Informations et opinions
International: Un appel aux hommes Á lutter contre la violence basée sur le genre

NotÁcias e Opinião
Internacional: Um apelo aos homens para combater Á violência de género

I Stories – First hand accounts
Zambia: My husband stole from me and abused me
Botswana: My son and his father abused me
Lesotho: Life has brought me lemons

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

International: A call to men to fight gender violence Michigan, 28 November: Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global problem of pandemic proportions. According to the United Nations, one in three women will be beaten, raped or abused in her lifetime. This translates to one billion women who are both directly and indirectly affected by gender violence. Across the many different types of violence defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), including self-directed, interpersonal and collective violence, between men and against women, the perpetrators are primarily men…. Read more Swaziland: Joint call to enact laws to fight gender violence Mbabane, 28 November: In support of the enactment of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Bill, the Coordinating Assembly of Non-governmental Organisations launched the Sixteen Days of Activism Campaign at Msunduza Sports ground in Mbabane on Tuesday…. Read more
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	Informations et opinions

International: Un appel aux hommes Á lutter contre la violence basée sur le genre Michigan, 28 novembre : La violence basée sur le genre est un problème mondial qui a pris des allures de pandémie. Selon les Nations Unies, une femme sur trois est battue, violée ou abusée durant son existence. Cela concerne un milliard de femmes qui sont directement ou indirectement affectées par la violence basée sur … Read more
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	NotÁcias e Opinião

Internacional: Um apelo aos homens para combater Á violência de género Michigan, 28 de novembro: “… Uma em cada três mulheres poderÁ¡ ser espancada, estuprada ou abusada durante o seu ciclo de vida…À À“ alertam as NaçÁµes Unidas que apontam a Violência Baseada no Género (VBG) um problema global e com proporçÁµes pandémicas. As NaçÁµes Unidas referem ainda que na presente conjuntura no mundo, pelo menos, um bilião de mulheres estão directa … Read more
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	I Stories – First hand accounts

Zambia: My husband stole from me and abused me Trigger warning: gender violence I was 27 years old when I met Joseph. He was so good and caring and the best person to cherish. He was 32 years old and a farmer. The year was 1985. Joseph and I had petty conflicts when we were dating and we broke up twice during this time. He was never physically violent in our courtship. … Read more Botswana: My son and his father abused me Trigger warning: gender violence* My name is Emily and I live in Lobatse. In 1994, at the age of eighteen, I started dating and by nineteen I was pregnant. My boyfriend was unemployed at that time but we loved each other very much. My boyfriend was later employed by the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) and was sent … Read more Lesotho: Life has brought me lemons Trigger warning: gender violence* People say when life brings you lemons make lemon juice; I wish this could be as easily done as said then I would have a bucket full of lemon juice. My name is *Lerato and I am 29 years old. I am from a disadvantaged family which could not afford a lot of things. I am the third girl of six girls and a boy. When I was 14 I already knew what I wanted in life…. Read more
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	Questions of the day
The cost of GBV 28 November Is GBV costly ? Should more men be fighting GBV?

	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