Grahamstown is set to host the official closing ceremony of the district's16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign for 2015.
Grahamstown is set to host the official closing ceremony of the district's16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign for 2015.
The event will be held at the Indoor Sports Centre, Joza Extension 6 at 11am on 10 December and is being put together in partnership with Sarah Baartman District Municipality.
It will take the form of a community dialogue session – one of a series of activities aimed at raising awareness of the negative impact of violence on vulnerable members of our society.
The District Municipality launched its 16 Days of Activism campaign on 26 of November in Koukamma under the theme "Count me in as together we move towards a safer South Africa".
"The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children is an international awareness-raising campaign. It takes place every year from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to 10 December (International Human Rights Day). The period includes Universal Children’s Day and World AIDS Day.
South Africa adopted the campaign in 1998 as one of the intervention strategies towards creating a society free of violence. The campaign continues to raise awareness amongst South Africans about the negative impact of violence against women and children (VAW&C) on all members of the community.
At the launch of the 16 Days Campaign on 25 of November 2014, President Jacob Zuma said that activism against gender-based violence should be a year long campaign and not limited to 16 days.
The Department of Women heeded the President’s call and launched the “365 Days for No Violence Against Women and Children” (#365Days campaign) and “#CountMeIn.”
President Jacob Zuma launched the 2015 campaign on 25 November 2015 in Naauwpoort, Mahikeng."- www.gov.za
