 2007 International Calendar of Campaign Activities
AFRICA
ANGOLA | BURUNDI | CAMEROON | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO |
GAMBIA | GHANA | KENYA | MALI | NAMIBIA | NIGERIA | SOUTH AFRICA | SOUTHERN AFRICA BASE | SUDAN | TANZANIA | UGANDA | ZAMBIA | ZIMBABWE
ANGOLA
Organization: Rede Mujer
Location: Luanda, Angola
Event Dates: November 25, 2007
Event Description: Activities include: Press conference; Public demonstrations; In 18 provinces, a minute of silence in memory of women victims of violence, followed by a minute of noise in front of government buildings.
Contact: rede.mulher@netangola.com
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BURUNDI
Organization: DAGROPASS AMAGARANIKINDI
Location: Bubanza Province, Burundi
Event Date: December 10
Event Description: Activities include: Street theatre; Public demonstrations; Public debate; Poster and banner making; Publication of open letters and calls for action.
Contact: dagropass@yahoo.fr
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CAMEROON
Organization: Cameroon Youth & Students Forum for Peace (CAMYOSFOP)
Location: Africrea, Bastos, Yaounde
Event Date: December 9
Event description: Play: 'Woman Rice (Rights)'
Contact: camyosfop@hotmail.com
Organization: Women in Alternative Action
Location: Yaounde, Cameroon
Event Date: December 1
Event Description: Activities include: Roundtable including parliamentarians and women lawyers; Radio talk back programs. Contact: waacameroon@yahoo.com
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Organization: Réseau des Associations des jeunesfemmes chretiennes
Location: DRC
Event Dates: November 25-December 10
Event Description: See attachment
Contact: Madame Mugomoka Mbonwa Drocele mugodrocele@yahoo.fr
Organization: RODHECIC
Location: Kinshasa, DR Congo
Event Date: November 27
Event Description: Activities include: Awareness raising through television and radio; Public demonstration.
Contact: luthacar@yahoo.fr
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GAMBIA
Organization: Pro-Hope International
Location: The Gambia
Event Dates: November 25-December 10
Event Description: 1. A Peace Match involving several collaborating NGOs. The March will begin at Pro-Hope office in Latrikunda Sabiji and end at the Kanifing Municipal Council office were a protest letter against gender based violence will be presented to the Mayor of KMC. This will be followed by a rally on the same day which will be addressed by various activists.
2. A symposium on gender based violence will be held at the Universtiy of The Gambia on November 28
3. Throughout the 16 days, various personalities will wear Purple ribbons to express solidarity
4. Other programmes planned include two talk shows on the radio centering on how to prevent violence against women and girls; and sensitization programmes for selected women groups.
Any one visiting Gambia during the period is welcomed to join us as we mark this important period.
Contact: Aluta Continua phin@pro-hope.kabissa.org
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GHANA
Organization: Women Peace and Security Network Africa
Location: Accra, Ghana
Event Date: December 6
Event Description: Activities include: Forums with secondary school children (12-17 years); Awareness raising through local media; Production of t-shirts with slogans.
Contact: wipsen@wipsen-africa.org
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KENYA
Organization: Collins Mbalo - Independent Blog (not an organization)
Location: Nairobi
Event Dates: November 25-December 10
Event Description: Online blog featuring topics related to ending violence against women
Contact: http://siku-moja.blogspot.com/2007/11/activism-against-gender-violence-blog.html
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MALI
Organization: APDF (Association pour le Progrès et la Defense des Droits des Femmes)
Location: Bamako
Event Dates: December 1
Event Description: Sensibilisation around Excision in Commune III Bko. APDF members, young people, journalists, parliamentarians, students, and traditional authorities will have a day long discussion on the eradication of the practice of the excision in the town hall.
Contact: Mrs. M’Baye Kadiatou Keita apdf@datatech.toolnet.org
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NAMIBIA
Organization: Breaking the Wall of Silence
Location: Windhoek, Namibia
Event Date: December 7
Event Description: Activities include: Radio and television talk shows; Lobbying to encourage the review of the 1996 Firearms Act; Specific focus on the impact of gun crime linked to poverty, women and domestic violence.
Contact: bws@iway.na
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NIGERIA
Organization: Generation Foundation
Location: Imo State
Event Dates: November 25–December 10
Event Description: Seminars, advocacy, awareness raising and activism in remembrance of women who have lost their lives to violence.
Contact: Sybil Nmezi snnmezi@yahoo.com
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SOUTH AFRICA
Organization: Ceasefire Campaign
Location: The Vaal region, South Africa
Event Date: November 28
Event Description: Activities include: Workshop for women and those who assist women in abusive situations.
Contact: pollecutt@mweb.co.za
Organization: A coalition of women’s groups in South Africa
Location: Pretoria
Event Date: December 5, Sammy Marks Square, Pretoria at 11:00am
Event Description: “50/50: NO COMPROMISE-NO TURNING BACK” Protest March
Contact: For more information, contact: Kubi on 082 378 8239 or email knowledge@genderlinks.mcentre.co.za
Organization: Department of Provincial and Local Government
Location: Free State
Event Date: November 25, Vista University, Bloemfontein
Event Description: Million Men March
Contact: makim@dplg.gov.za
Organization: Gender Links
Location: Johannesburg
Event Dates: November 25–December 10
Event Description: Cyber Dialogues, 16 Days Activities
Contact: admin@genderlinks.mcentre.co.za
Organization: Gun Free South Africa
Location: Cape Town
Event Dates: November 25-December 10
Event Description: See attachment
Contact: Judy Bassingthwaite or Catherine Mahony, hilda@gfsa.org.za; www.gfsa.org.za
Organization: North West Provincial Government, South Africa
Location: Delareyville, Atamelang, Broedersput, Sannieshof, Sione, Letsopa, Diretsane, Ganalaagte
Event Dates: November 23-December 12
Event Description: See attachment
Contact: Gustave Simpe gdimpe@nwpg.gov.za
Organization: Rape Crisis Cape Town
Location: Cape Town
Event Dates: November 25-December 10
Event Description: Stop the Bus Campaign. For more information, please visit http://www.rapecrisis.org.za
Contact: Kathleen Dey kath@rapecrisis.org.za
Organization: Women'sNet
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Event Date: December 10 and ongoing
Event Description:
Girls Against Violence:
On the 7th to 12th December, 2007, Girls’Net in partnership with ActionAid Women’s Rights Programme will be hosting a six day workshop with the theme “Girls against Violence”. The focus of the workshop will be to promote the use of writing skills – writing as an act of self representation by girls, as opposed to others representation of girls. 23 girl delegates from seven provinces will attend the workshop. This training will enable girls to write their own stories and bring in new perspectives in the fight against gender based violence, particularly violence against girls. The act of writing and documenting by girls will enhance the different national strategies aimed at developing young women and girls-for the process affords us-the community, policy makers-the opportunity to hear what the girls think on matters that affect them. The girls will use new media opportunities such as the Girls’Net newsletter (GIST) and the Girls’Net website, to publish their voices. Thematic areas of focus will be gender based violence, particularly those forms of violence that affect and are perpetrated against girls.
Link: http://womensnet.org.za/GirlsNet
Campaign: Make Help A Cell/Phone call away
Women'sNet, together with Gender Links, Life Line and Nisaa are calling on national cellphone operators to make calls to the national AIDS and Gender Violence Helplines a free call from a cellphone - enabling the many women who only have access to cellphones, to use the services offered by these helplines. (closes 12 December) http://www.thepetitionsite.com/my/dashboard/453791170
Contact: Sally-Jean Shackleton, Nicolle Beeby nicolle@womensnet.org.za
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SOUTHERN AFRICAN BASE
Organization: Gender-Based Violence Prevention Network
Location: Hosted in Kampala, Uganda and East Africa, but has members in 18 countries in the Horn, East and Southern Africa
Event Dates: November 25-December 10
Event Description: 23 organizations are involved and hosting events (see attachment)
Contact: Jean Kemitare info@preventgbvafrica.org
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SUDAN
Organization: Sudanese Women's Voice for Peace
Location: Torit, South Sudan
Event Date: November 25
Event Description: Sudanese Women's Voice for Peace will be active throughout the 16 Days: Awareness raising on violence against women; Demanding fair implementation of Comprehensive Peace Agreement; Street processions; Public debates.
Contact: swvporg@yahoo.com
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TANZANIA
Organization: Foundation HELP
Location: Mara region, Tanzania
Event Date: December 3
Event Description: Activities include: Radio talk show; Public meeting; Press conference.
Contact: chachabp@juasun.net
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UGANDA
Organization: International Rescue Committee
Location: Northern Uganda
Event Dates: November 25-December 10
Event Description: There will be a series of events organized in each of the IDP camps that IRC works in including: Labuje camp, Mucwini camp, Padibe camp, Palabek camp. These events with include marches, speeches, traditional dances, a display of posters, drama shows and film shows.
Contact: Alice Ochala aliceo@uganda.theirc.org
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ZAMBIA
Organization: ACEMS-MISSION INC.
Location: Lusaka and Central Provinces
Event Dates: November 25-December 10
Event Description: 1. Drama-two groups of 10 have put together performances to be performed in public spaces such as markets, schools, churches, etc.
2. Sports awareness tournament-volleyball and netball tournament: “Kicking out gender violence against women”
3. Focus group discussion-discussion among policy makers, local community leaders and the community discussing and brainstorming how to eliminate all forms of gender violence before MDGS 2015
Contact: Gershom Kabaso acems.mission@gmail.com
Organization: Republic of Zambia, Office of the President, Gender in Development Division
Location: Zambia
Event Date: November 26
Event Description: See attachment
Contact: Samual Mutale samuel.mutale@gender.gov.zm
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ZIMBABWE
Organization: Pedare
Location: Bulawayo
Event Dates: November 25-December 10
Event Description: Marathon against gender based violence, 10am-2pm at White City Stadium.
Contact: Admire Zaya babyzimbabwe@gmail.com
Organization: Zimbabwe Gender Forum, coordinated by UNIFEM Zimbabwe
Location: National (UNIFEM based in Harare)
Event Dates: November 25-December 10
Event Description: See attachment
Contact: kudzai.makombe@undp.org
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