16 Days of Activism – Eliminating Gender-Based Violence
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From November 25 through December 10, 2006, the Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH), in coordination with other USAID offices, will commemorate the 16th annual 16 Days of Activism campaign, organized by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership. Beginning on the International Day of Eliminating Violence Against Women and ending on International Human Rights Day, 16 Days of Activism raises awareness about the violence that women and girls face in our global communities and the intersection of violence and public health and development obstacles, such as unmet need for family planning, HIV/AIDS, maternal morbidity, poverty, vulnerability in armed conflict, harmful traditional practices, and other challenges to human rights.
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Working With an Armenian Health Care Facility
The USAID/Armenia Mission worked with a primary health care facility in Yerevan to improve health providers’ response to women who experience GBV. The intervention included provider training; the development of tools and protocols for screening; treatment and referrals of GBV cases; and efforts to link the health facility to other agencies working on GBV, including nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), social service centers, legal institutions, and the educational system.
The AMKENI Project: Reducing Gender-Based Violence in Western Kenya
The goal of this project was to increase community awareness of GBV as a way to improve effective family relationships, reduce rates of sexually transmitted infections, and improve reproductive health. Through community involvement, plays, and discussions, the project stimulated rethinking of roles and behaviors that contribute to a culture of violence and generated community-led GBV interventions in western Kenya.
The South Asia Regional Initiative on Equity for Women and Children
This regional initiative in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka seeks to protect the rights of women and children. It began with a focus on trafficking of women and children and, as of fall 2003, had expanded to address broader issues related to violence against women. Program strategies include services for women and children and efforts to help countries implement existing laws and conventions.
The Women’s Legal Rights Initiative
This initiative aims to advance the legal, civil, property, and human rights of women in countries where USAID is working. Its work includes a substantial focus on women’s rights with regard to GBV. Participant countries of work include Guatemala, Albania, Benin, Madagascar, and other southern African countries.
Safe Schools Program
The Safe Schools Program works with partners to ensure that schools are gender-safe, i.e., ensure that all boys and girls have equal opportunity to learn, gain skills through classroom and extracurricular activities, and be psychologically, socially, and physically safe from threats, harassment, sexual coercion, and harm in all parts of the school. Pilot activities will be implemented in Ghana, Malawi, and Jamaica.
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Calendar of Events
USAID has organized several activities to raise awareness on this issue.
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief -
Report on Gender-Based Violence and HIV/AIDS [PDF, 145KB]
This report reviews the funding and range of programs the United States Government is supporting to address gender-based violence and treatment of HIV-positive programs of such violence.
USAID’s Office of Women in Development
The Office of Women in Development works in the areas of gender integration, economic growth, education, and legal rights to promote a stronger, more productive role for girls and women in developing countries.
Center for Women’s Global Leadership
The Center for Women’s Global Leadership, founder of the 16 Days of Activism campaign, was created in 1989 to study and promote how and why women lead and to develop programs that prepare women of all ages to lead effectively.
Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG)
Established in 1997, IGWG is a network comprising USAID cooperating agencies, NGOs, and the USAID Bureau for Global Health. The IGWG promotes gender equity within population, health, and nutrition programs with the goal of improving reproductive health and HIV/AIDS
outcomes and fostering sustainable development.
The ‘So What?’ Report: A Look at Whether Integrating a Gender Focus Into Programs Makes a Difference to Outcomes, March 2004
This IGWG publication examines whether integrating gender into reproductive health programs makes a difference to both reproductive health and gender outcomes. Out of nearly 400 interventions reviewed, 25 are included in the report as examples of this integration.
A Manual for Integrating Gender Into Reproductive Health and HIV Programs: From Commitment to Action, November 2003 (available in Spanish; forthcoming in French)
This reference manual focuses on the "how" of gender integration. Program managers and designers of new programs will find it an invaluable tool for integrating gender concerns into program design, implementation, and evaluation, thereby improving reproductive health through equitable gender relations.
Addressing Gender-Based Violence From the Reproductive Health/HIV Sector: A Literature Review and Analysis, May 2004
This report provides a literature review and analysis of programs in developing countries that have addressed or challenged GBV, particularly focusing on reproductive health/HIV sectors.
How to Integrate Gender Into HIV/AIDS Programs: Using Lessons Learned From USAID and Partner Organizations, May 2004
This briefing booklet was put together to give program staff of USAID and partner organizations field-based insights on how to integrate gender into HIV/AIDS programs in a practical sense.
SysteMALEtizing Resources for Engaging Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health
This brochure describes many of the key resources needed for working with men and provides a framework for distinguishing among varied programs, illustrating the range with strong examples.
Involving Men to Address Gender Inequities in Reproductive Health, July 2003
Profiles of three innovative programs (Salud y Género, Society for Integrated Development of Himalayas, and Stepping Stones) that have involved men and youth in efforts to improve reproductive health outcomes for both men and women.
Reaching Men to Improve Reproductive Health for All: An Implementation Guide, October 2004
This guide provides examples of how to develop, implement, and evaluate reproductive health programs that involve men in promoting gender equity and improving health outcomes for men and women. This tool draws on information gathered at the Reaching Men to Improve Reproductive Health for All international conference held in Dulles, Virginia, September 15–18, 2003.
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