"Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation, public
health pandemic and serious obstacle to sustainable development. It
imposes large-scale costs on families, communities and economies.
The
world cannot afford to pay this price." — Ban Ki-moon, UN
Secretary-General.
The 25th of November was International Day for
the Elimination of Violence against Women. It has already come and
gone. But is preventing violence against women still on our minds?
The CAs
will be facilitating discussions in the local community which explore
power – what it is, who has it, how it is used, how it is abused and how
power dynamics between women and men can change for the better.
The 1st of December will see us remembering World AIDs Day. The spread
of which is an unfortunate byproduct of violence against women.
Join Cedar Tanzania in advocating for the prevention of Violence Against
Women and the spread of HIV/AIDS, every day of the year.
www.cedartanzania.org
http://www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday/
http://raisingvoices.org/sasa/
