The 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.
FUN FACT: These dates were chosen to link violence against women and human rights and emphasize that gender-based violence against women violates human rights. This 16-day period also highlights significant dates including 29 November, International Women’s Human Rights Defenders Day; and 1 December, World AIDS Day.
Originating from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991, the campaign continues to be coordinated annually by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership.
2022 THEME
Every year, the campaign focuses on a specific theme. This year’s theme is ‘UNITE! Activism to end violence against women and girls and invites everyone to play their role in ending violence against women and girls, show solidarity with women’s rights activists, and resist the rollback of women’s rights.
ORANGE THE WORLD
The UNiTE Campaign utilizes the color Orange to represent a brighter future, free from violence against women and girls, as a unifying theme running through all of its global activities.
This year, the theme set by the Secretary General’s UNiTE campaign was Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect, with a focus on gender-based violence (GBV) in the context of COVID-19.
16 Days of Activism
Each of the 16 days focuses on ending a particular violation of human rights. Here’s a list of each.
You can check out the Rotaract Kenya Peace Campaign Instagram page for more details about the 16 days of Activisim and for any events focusing on the same.
