Sixteen Days of Activism 2009 Report

The Sixteen Days of Activism 2009 campaign ran under the umbrella of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development. The Protocol calls on SADC states to halve gender violence by 2015. It has been just over a year since the adoption of the Protocol in August 2008. The Sixteen Days 2009 provides an important opportunity to assess if and how SADC member states are working towards achieving the target.

Quick facts

• There were a total of 90 events run by Gender Links, GEMSA and partners across 13 Southern African countries including Botswana; DRC; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Seychelles; South Africa; Swaziland; Zambia and Zimbabwe during the 16 Days 2009 campaign.
• 1896 people participated in the face to face discussions, 1241 females and 655 males.
• 4843 people participated in the cyber dialogues, 2640 were female; 1566 male and 637 unknown.
• During November and December 2009 there were 3 027 160 hits on the Gender Links website.
• Gender Links and GEMSA were covered in the print, radio, television and online media 108 times in 11 countries including Botswana; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius; Namibia; South Africa; Swaziland; Tanzania; Zambia and Zimbabwe during the 16 Days 2009 campaign.

Download : 16 Days of Activism Final Report