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Women empowered alliance
Earlier this month on 2nd December 2023, UNESCO’s O3 project in collaboration with the Ministry of Community Development, Gender Elders and Children (MCDGEC), Zanzibar, organized a one-day sensitization meeting with 70 women district coordinators who are championing the fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV) acts in Zanzibar. This gathering aimed to give a platform for a discussion on how to fight Gender Based Violence. It was also an opportunity exchange knowledge on GBV and parenting skills.
For the love of my community, I decided to become a champion against gender-based violence
Through this forum, women district coordinators who are activists on issues of GBV prevention had an opportunity to share experiences and challenges of Gender Based Violence cases in their respective districts. On the other hand, it was also an opportunity for the government through the Ministry of Community Development, Gender Elders and Children to meet women activists and respond to some issues raised that hinder the implementation, including sharing existing mechanisms set by the government to report GBV cases. Moreover, the participants were sensitized with knowledge and skills on parenting as vital tool to reduce GBV cases within their districts.
We need to follow up on our children’s whereabouts and embrace the culture of talking friendly with our children to ensure they are safe and be able to detect their challenges at earliest stage
The meeting was officiated by Principal Secretary from the MCDGEC, Ms. Abeda Rashid Abdallah who stressed on collaboration between activists and commented “Education for women and children is a vital tool to end gender-based violence in our community, let's invest in education”.
This event was part of the campaign of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence in Zanzibar.
