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WOMEN WIN - Empowering Girls to
Achieve Their Rights Through Sport
Addressing Gender-Based Violence
Through Sport
Special Section on Conflict &
Post-Conflict Settings
VIDEO: http://gbvguide.org/conflict
Today
marks the beginning of the global campaign for 16 Days of Activism Against
Gender-Based Violence (GBV). GBV continues to be one of the most
prevalent and socially accepted categories of human rights violations. In
conflict and post-conflict regions around the world, girls and women are
particularly vulnerable. Girls and women need a safe space to address the
trauma endured during and after conflict; sport is providing that space. Sport
has proven to be an effective strategy in challenging GBV in conflict regions
such as Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Colombia.
As part of Women Win’s campaign to address GBV through sport, we have recently
launched two new resources; a special chapter specific to conflict regions, and
a powerful video highlighting the role of sport among survivors of GBV in
conflict regions. We encourage you to explore these at http://gbvguide.org/conflict where
you will learn more about how sport is helping survivors of GBV heal, connect
and rebuild.
Women Win invites you to join us in 16 Days of Activism by sharing these
resources with your community to raise awareness and encourage action in
promoting sport as a platform for addressing GBV in conflict and post-conflict
regions.
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