Twenty years of the Sixteen Days of Activism campaign

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign. In South Africa, the campaign has gained momentum over the last decade; driven initially by NGOs, with increasing ownership by government. This is itself is an indicator of the extent to which gender violence is now on the political agenda. The challenge, however, remains advancing from information, to knowledge, to wisdom, to the all-important behavior change necessary to curb this shocking abuse of human rights.

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