Thursday 31 October 2013

"19 Days of Activism for prevention of abuse and violence against children and youth 1-19 November"

What is the 19 Days Campaign?


The 19 Days Campaign is a WWSF initiative launched in 2011 by the Children-Youth Section and sponsored by the Women's World Summit Foundation - WWSF and other partners.

As a multi-issue coalition of diverse partners using the 19 Days Campaign as an organizing strategy in the fight against at least one of the 19 abuse/violence issues presented in the list of campaign themes, you help create a world fit for children by:

 Raising public awareness of the multi-faceted problem of abuse and violence
 Mobilizing agents for change, organizations, institutions and grassroots faith-based groups
 Educating for better prevention measures
 Strengthening local, national and international initiatives
 Establishing collaboration with other campaign partners
 Creating support at the national, regional and international level
 Linking prevention with the Convention on the rights of the child and the UN Study on violence against children
 Lobbying governments to implement UN Study recommendations and in particular "prioritize prevention"

Aims of the 19 Days Campaign

Continue to bring to light the alarming problem, its multifaceted aspects and the need to generate sufficient civil society interest and government and public support for better prevention measures



Catalyze grassroots support for the mandate of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children – SRSG VAC



Create new synergies at all levels between diverse actors (youth included) to empower the international community in its commitment to eliminating violence against children and youth

The 19 Campaign themes

Children involved in armed conflict (2012 main theme)

Sexual abuse

Bullying

Neglect

Child labor

Corporal punishment (2011 main theme)

Sale of children (2013 main theme)

Child prostitution (2013 main theme)

Child pornography (2013 main theme)
Child trafficking

Child sex tourism

Harmful traditional practices

Street children

Discrimination based on health conditions

Addiction and substance abuse

Malnutrition

Dangers of ICTs

Abduction

Juvenile death penalty

"participation details comming soon"

Regards
KWO
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kafka-Development-Organization/188881007789188?ref=hl

Compaign Supporting Partners
https://www.facebook.com/yjawriters?ref=hl
https://www.facebook.com/SocietyForSocialChange?ref=hl

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