FAME Basis has launched the Femicide Tracker for the elimination of violence in opposition to ladies as a part of its actions to mark the 2024 16 Days of Activism in Abuja.
The 16 Days of Activism in opposition to Gender-Based mostly Violence is a worldwide marketing campaign that runs from November 25 (the Worldwide Day for the Elimination of Violence In opposition to Ladies) to December 10 (Human Rights Day). This annual occasion highlights the pressing challenge of gender-based violence (GBV) worldwide.
The FAME Basis, a non-governmental organisation primarily based in Abuja, reaffirmed its dedication to elevating consciousness, selling training, and fascinating communities in combating GBV.
This 12 months’s theme, “In the direction of Beijing +30: UNiTE to Finish Violence In opposition to Ladies and Women,” emphasised the crucial want for collective motion and funding to eradicate gender-based violence in opposition to ladies and women.
Talking at a press convention in Abuja, Arabinrin Aderonke, the manager director of FAME Basis, harassed the significance of the theme.
“Gender-based violence is a pervasive downside that impacts people, households, and communities,” she mentioned. “This 12 months’s theme highlights the importance of collective effort and lasting change. Our purpose is to create areas the place survivors can share their experiences, educate others, and encourage motion towards a world the place ladies are free from violence.”
Arabinrin Aderonke additionally outlined FAME Basis’s upcoming actions for the marketing campaign.
“This 12 months, we’re organising a collection of campaigns and outreach packages to have interaction communities and lift consciousness,” she defined. “Moreover, we’re launching an internet marketing campaign with the hashtag #HereForHer, which can be featured on our social media platforms. This marketing campaign is a name to motion for everybody to face united in opposition to gender-based violence and advocate for a future the place no lady or lady lives in worry of violence or discrimination.”
Addressing the alarming rise in femicide circumstances, Arabinrin Aderonke introduced the launch of the Femicide Tracker, out there on the FAME Basis’s web site.
“This 12 months, we now have witnessed a troubling surge in femicide circumstances, and we should act. To facilitate the reporting and documentation of such circumstances, FAME Basis has launched the Femicide Tracker,” she mentioned.
“This device permits victims and their households to report incidents, making certain no case goes unnoticed, and justice is pursued.
“We encourage everybody to go to our web site, share info, and stand in opposition to all types of violence in opposition to ladies.”
She emphasised that elevating consciousness is barely the start and known as for sustained motion:
“Every of us has a job to play in ending gender-based violence. By working collectively, we will create a protecting setting for ladies and women, making certain they’ll reside safely and freely with out worry of hurt. We are able to obtain significant progress via unity, training, and motion.”
Arabinrin Aderonke urged governments, civil society organisations, and people to collaborate in creating lasting change, supporting survivors, and making certain a safer and extra equitable future for ladies and women.
