Emalahleni Local Municipality partner with He4She for the campaign of violence against women and children
Marking an end of the 16 days of activism against the abuse of women and children campaign, He4She will be having an event on December 10 2016, starting with an awareness and followed by the gala dinner.
Emalahleni Local Municipality in the Transversal Unit in partnership with the He4She campaign will hold an awareness campaign of the 16 days of activism campaign of no violence against women and children and ending it with a gala dinner
Different activities have been planned for the campaign leading towards the launch, World Aids day, march against drugs, the He4She campaign and the gala dinner.
The campaign will start with the launch of the 16 days of activism on no violence against women and children, a march will be held from the city to eMalahleni city hall. It will start at 08:00 till 14:00 and other activities will be held at the city hall after the march.
On Wednesday, November 30 a dialogue of no violence against women and children will be held at the city hall.
A march against drugs will take place from Zacheus Malaza Secondary School to KG Mall and aerobics will be held after the march.
On December 5 a silence protest and a candlelight will be held at the Santa taxi rank and will start at 17:00 to 19:00, the following day on December 6 at the same time a silent protest and a candlelight will also be held at the Value Meat in Ackerville and a similar event will be held on Wednesday, December 7 at the Vosman Traffic Circle starting at 17:00 till 19:00. On Thursday, December 8 another silent protest and a candlelight event will be held at the Lynnville hall starting at 17:00 till 19:00. A contestation of programme will be held at the local taxi rank in the CBD on December 9 starting at 17:00 till 19:00.
On December 10 the main day for the He4She campaign will be held at the Roman Catholic Church in Ackerville starting at 08:00 till 15:00 and a gala dinner will then be held in the evening at the Landau Recreation Club starting at 18:30.
Different stakeholders are expected to take part during the activities leading towards the launch and the main event.
The He4She campaign is a global effort by the United Nations to engage men and boys in removing the social and cultural barriers that prevent women and girls from achieving their potential and thus together positively reshaping society.
The achievement of gender equality requires an inclusive approach that recognizes the crucial role of men and boys as partners for women’s rights, and as having needs of their own in the formulation of that balance. The He4She Campaign invites men and boys to build on the work of the women’s movement as equal partners in the crafting and implementation of a shared vision of gender equality that will benefit all of humanity.
“Since the launch of the campaign at the United Nations, on September 20, 2014, by the Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, hundreds of thousands of men from around the world including heads of states, CEO’s, universities, cultural workers and global luminaries from all walks of life have committed to gender equality.
In the South African context, the United Nations have partnered with the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) to launch the He4She campaign against gender based violence. It was launched in Mpumalanga on August 22, 2015 in Nelspruit. This event of international significance will form part of the national discourse of social cohesion and healing and it will take an interfaith character thus emphasizing the need for tolerance, respect for human dignity and peace amongst people in our country. They will be a signing of a pledge by all men thus making a commitment against gender based violence. Leaders from various churches and religious organisations, heads of corporations, academics, members of parliament and legislature, councillors, traditional leaders, the media, non-governmental organisations and cultural activists have been invited to be part of the event so that they are in a position to take the lead in the campaign and speak to men and boys about the importance of standing up and being counted. We want them to use their positions to create irreversible change in society and those leaders like them and their workforce will never be part of those deadly statistics of violence,” said the statement from He4She.
Marking an end of the 16 days of activism against the abuse of women and children campaign, He4She will be having an event on December 10 2016, starting with an awareness and followed by the gala dinner.
‘Count me in together moving a non-violent South Africa forward’ is the theme for the awareness campaign.
“We are expecting three hundred and fifty guests and about three thousand members of the public and congregants to attend the event,” said the statement from Ms Zandile Mabogoane.
Tickets are sold at R350 per person, R600 sharing or couple and R1 000 to persons who want to share a table with the elite or VVVIP’s and celebrities. A table will be sold for R6 000 for the gala dinner.
For more information please contact Ms Zandile Mabogoane at: 072 430 3229, smano.events@gmail.com or Ms Bebe Mogola at: 076 999 2522, innocentiabebem@gmail.com.
