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USAID, Wildaf launch 16 days of activism against GVB

Abubakari Rehan Gender and Youth Manager for the USAID Afya Yangu Southern Zone Project and Jacquiline Uwaya, Senior Gender and Youth Advisor posing for a photograph after the launch of the 2024 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GVB)

By  The Citizen Reporter

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Mwananchi Communications Limited

Dar es Salaam. The USAID Afya Yangu Southern and USAID Kizazi Hodari Southern Zone projects funded by PEPFAR/USAID and implemented by Deloitte Consulting Limited joined WiLDAF Tanzania to launch the 2024 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GVB), with the theme ‘Towards 30 Years Beijing, Unite to end violence against women and girls.

The campaign marks the 30th anniversary review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for action.
16-day celebration of sexual violence in 2024, with this year's slogan being 'After 30 years of Beijing, let's unite to eradicate violence against women and girls.

Speaking today in Dar es Salaam during the launch, a representative from the USAID Afya Yangu Southern Zone project, Jackline Uwaya said that the community has a great contribution in the fight to eradicate and end gender violence.

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"Together we have the ability to influence the society mindset towards gender violence, as people take time to think deeply about any information about acts of gender-based violence when they occur", said Uwaya while adding that if we work together with society, leaders of institutions and the government we can eradicate and bring to an end gender based violence.

However, she said that currently Tanzania has been able to take major steps in the fight against gender violence compared to previous years and this is due to the cooperation between the government and private institutions.

Speaking at the same event, the Chief Guest at the launch, Ambassador Getrude Mongela, said that if society is properly educated about the effects of gender based violence, it will refrain from such actions.

'These acts of violence against gender occur in the society in which we all live. If we invest a lot on promoting education and we all join together, these actions can end completely', said Ambassador Mongela

Mongela added, 'A society without gender based violence is very possible, however we should all join efforts together in opposing such violence. Everyone should fulfill their responsibility in ensuring that sexual violence is eradicated.


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