Gender-based violence is an issue faced by people all over the world. Women are disproportionately harmed by gender-based violence. That is why hundreds of organizations focus on ending violence against women. According to the United Nation’s Population Fund, 1 in 3 women have experienced physical or sexualized violence in their lifetime. That is not including emotional, financial, or verbal abuse. Despite being so prevalent, gender-based violence is largely under reported because of stigma and lack of access to resources and support systems.
I was opportuned to work on the media assets for campaign against gender based violence, in commemoration for the world human rights day.
Picture of a girl
Why Orange?
The color orange symbolizes a brighter future, free of violence. It also serves as a means of demonstrating your solidarity in eliminating all forms of violence and it is therefore used as the color of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Organizations Involved
Education as a Vaccine (EVA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2000, registered in Nigeria and in the United States to improve the health and development of children, adolescents, and young people.
UNFPA is one of the UN's lead agencies working to further gender equality and women’s empowerment, and to address the physical and emotional consequences of gender-based violence. UNFPA’s programmes offer psychosocial assistance, medical treatment and rape kits to survivors, and promote the right of all women and girls to live free of violence and abuse.
Africa Youth and Adolescents Network on population and development (AfriYAN) is a youth-led network that was launched during the 2005 youth pre-conference of the SAHARA Conference with the aim of increasing meaningful youth participation in Africa’s development. The main mission of the network is to create an enabling environment for the promotion of an effective participation of adolescents and yout
Gombe Youth for Global Goals (GY4GG) is a youth-led organization founded to bring together vision-oriented young people across Gombe State to unite forces in driving the much-needed development in areas of participation in entrepreneurship, career development, politics and governance, advocacy/activism on social issues of accountability, education, health, and poverty.
Thank You!!!
