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.
This year’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign (16 Days campaign) is important because we commemorate many milestones. The year 2014 marks 60 years since the signing of the Women’s Charter on 17 April 1954 in Johannesburg; 20 years of freedom and democracy in South Africa and 16 years of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign.
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...more
News stories
- 16 Days campaign an ‘eye opener’
- SA must build a country Mandela can be proud of
- Soweto remembers Madiba
- New Tembisa Police Station maintains law and order
- "Yes, we can reduce violence in our country"
- Church has role to play in SA: President Zuma
- New White Door Safe Space to protect abused women
- Child killers to face the law
- End the silence, speak out against violence
- President to launch 16 Days of Activism in Reiger Park
- "We must all join hands to fight crime"
- President Zuma to launch 16 Days of Activism Campaign
- Councillors urged to communicate govt programs or delays
- Unite4Mandela, a non-violent South Africa
- SA can count on Communications Dept for any info
- 16 Days of Activism: Moving a non-violent SA forward
- Government to host dialogues on triple challenge
- Call to support people living with HIV, Aids
- Play Your Part
