🚨 We Are Happy to Kickstart Our 16 Days of Activism Campaign for 2024! 🚨 We are happy to kickstart our 16 days of activism campaign with a flashback to our 2023 magazine. If you missed it, check it out for inspiring stories, groundbreaking initiatives, and reflections from last year’s efforts to combat Gender-Based Violence across Africa. 📰 Inside the 2023 magazine, you’ll find: Positive Masculinity in Action: Men challenging harmful norms to end GBV. Digital SafeTea: A unique tool empowering African women to stay safe online. Support in Conflict Zones: Stories of resilience and hope from survivors and healthcare workers. Safe Spaces for Change: Communities creating platforms for young women to reclaim their voices. This magazine is a source of inspiration and a reminder of what’s possible when we come together to address GBV. Let it fuel your drive to be part of this year’s campaign. 📖 Read it now and join us in building a safer, more inclusive future. Together, we can make lasting change! #EndGBV #PositiveMasculinity #WomenEmpowerment #DigitalSafety
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Comprising about 55 national and international organizations, the GIMAC Network aims to create a space for civil society to monitor the implementation of the Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa (SDGEA). Since 2002, the GIMAC Network lobbied for a high level mechanism and platform for dialogue between women’s organisations and networks and key decision making structures of the AU to ensure that gender and women’s rights issues and concerns are discussed and considered during Heads of State Summits decisions and resolutions and in the work of the AUC. The AU has recognised and accepted GIMAC Network and its network members as key partners in promoting gender mainstreaming within the AUC, RECs and member states. The GIMAC network has been afforded bi-annual platforms to present their recommendations to Heads of States during AU summits. Since 2002, the GIMAC Network has contributed to the AU Theme of the year by issuing civil society statements to the AU Summit. Most of Network's recommendations have been adopted in the final Heads of States Declarations and recommendations regarding gender in Africa. From its formation in 2002, GIMAC Network’s objective was to influence the AU’s Policy and Normative framework so that it could be gender sensitive and responsive by providing guidelines for mainstreaming gender at all levels of the AU, RECs and member states. Key achievements of GIMAC advocacy influence include: Adoption of the Gender Parity Principle by the AUC; Adoption of Gender Mainstreaming as a strategy for gender equality within the AUC and MS; Adoption of the Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa (SDGEA); Adoption of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights relating to the Rights of Women (Maputo Protocol); Adoption of the African Union Gender Policy; Adoption of Policies aimed at Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Women and Girls; and Launch of the African Women’s Decade (2010-2020).
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Happening Now! 🌟 Join us for the Regional Dialogue 2024 webinar as we delve into the theme: "Catalyst for Change: Young Women in Peace and Security, Leading the Fight Against GBV." 🗓️ Today, 25 November 2024 🕒 2:00 – 4:00 PM (EAT) Link: https://lnkd.in/eU4XxPZT Together, let’s amplify the voices of young women and strengthen efforts to combat Gender-Based Violence during the 16 Days of Activism. 📢 Engage with us in this vital conversation! #RegionalDialogue2024 #16DaysOfActivism #EndGBV #YoungWomenLeaders
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We are deeply grateful to our partners and everyone who honored the International Day of Rural Women event. Your presence and the incredible ideas shared have truly enriched the discussions. Together, we are bridging the gap for inclusive and sustainable agri-food systems in Africa! 🌍 #IDRW2024
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🌍 Celebrating the 2024 International Day of Rural Women! 🌾 Theme: Empowering Women in Rural Areas through Education & Access to Technology: Bridging the Gap for Inclusive and Sustainable Agri-Food Systems in Africa. Rural women are the backbone of agricultural production in Africa, playing essential roles in food systems, climate resilience, and sustainable development. Yet, they continue to face barriers to resources, education, and market access. This year's event, held today in Addis Ababa in collaboration with our partners, AUC WGYD, and UN Women, showcased success stories, best practices, and interventions that empower women to lead the way toward inclusive food systems. Together, let’s amplify their contributions and foster change! 🔗 Join the conversation and celebrate these rural heroines! #IDRW2024
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Period poverty is a major concern for menstruating girls in Ghana and elsewhere. Menstrual hygiene management is crucial in ensuring the general well-being of girls and women worldwide— encompassing their health, dignity, and empowerment. In many cultures menstruation is stigmatized, and girls face discrimination and sometimes exclusion during their periods. Access to safe and affordable menstrual products remains a burden for many girls and women, especially those living in low-income households. To this end, #SendGhana in collaboration with Oxfam in Ghana with funding from #globalaffairscanada has undertaken a social action research with the aim of understanding the overall impact of period poverty on adolescent girls and young women in Ghana by assessing their knowledge base and understanding of menstruation and menstrual hygiene management practices. The study also determined the affordability, accessibility, and the usage of menstrual products, highlighting the overall effect of period poverty on the education and psychosocial well-being of girls and young women in Ghana. Here is the link to the study: https://lnkd.in/d9kpSdFb Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) PPAG (Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana) Oxfam Hong Kong Oxfam-Québec Oxfam International UN Women Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) UNFPA Ghana UNICEF Ghana Thelma Akyere Gwumah Gender Is My Agenda Campaign - GIMAC Network
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As we strive to eliminate violence against women and girls across Africa, we value your insights and perspectives. We invite you to share your thoughts in the comments section on what you would like to see included in a framework or policy to address this critical issue. Additionally, if you feel comfortable, we welcome you to share your personal experiences with gender-based violence, as your voice is vital to shaping meaningful solutions. #AUCEVAWG
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I was honored to represent Nala Feminist Collective as a rapporteur from North Africa in such a crucial virtual consultation, on the African union convention on ending #VAWG, delivered by Gender Is My Agenda Campaign - GIMAC Network in partnership with UN Women and African Renaissance Trust
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A productive consultative meeting organized by Gender Is My Agenda Campaign - GIMAC Network, Nala Feminist Collective, African Renaissance and Diaspora Network and UN Women to ensure that the needs of women and girls across the continent are addressed through the newly drafted African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG). The discussions concentrated on the following key areas: 1. How can the EVAWG Convention strengthen legal frameworks and ensure accountability for perpetrators of violence against women and girls (VAWG)? 2. What protection or support services do you suggest for survivors of VAWG? 3. What strategies should be adopted by communities and institutions to prevent VAWG, with a focus on promoting positive masculinity and changing harmful cultural practices?