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Link to 2015 19 Days of Activism Call to Action PREVENTION KIT: http://19days.woman.ch/images/Prevention_Kit/2015_prevention_kit_en.pdf
19 Days of Activism 2015 – Press
Announcement April 2015
Dear Coalition Members, Partners and
Friends,
The WWSF Children-Youth Section is pleased
to launch the 2015 Call to Action & Prevention Kit (5th edition) for
the “19 Days of
Activism for prevention of violence
against children and youth 1-19 November”, a campaign ending on World Day - 19
November. The Kit includes a list of
19 abuse themes, which need urgent prevention measures, as
well as information and ideas for
action. The 2015 main theme is about “Bullying”.
WWSF
is happy to share with you our 2015 Call to Action and Prevention Kit for you
to register online your participation in the 19 Days campaign and to share your
activities to prevent and end violence against children and youth - an idea
whose time has come.
If
you already have an online account with us, use it again to register this year.
If not, create your account and send your provisional agenda in order for us to
share it online and on the google world map to share your plans for
mobilization in your community, country or region. The time is NOW to create
lasting change for the well-being of our children.
We hope our suggestions for action will
empower you in organizing your annual initiatives and public education outreach
to your
communities and constituencies. You will
also find a brief update on the UN Study on Violence against Children, as well
as on the
mandate of the UN Special Representative
of the SG on Violence against Children. This year we have joined forces with
the Greek
NGO Smile of the Child, an expert group on
“bullying” in the European region.
WWSF campaign posters, banners, stickers,
ribbons and fliers are provided for use to all online registered active
coalition
organizations. A special invitation will
be sent to all registered members this year to join a new
partnership initiative with WWSF to
identify and honor local/national youth
champions who are prevention leaders during the 19 Days of activism 1-19
November.
1. Children involved in armed conflict
(main theme 2012)
2. Sexual abuse
3. Bullying (main theme 2015)
4. Neglect
5. Child labor
6. Corporal punishment (main theme 2011)
7. Sale of children (main theme 2013)
8. Child prostitution (main theme 2013)
9. Child pornography (main theme 2013)
10. Child trafficking
11. Child sex tourism
12. Harmful traditional practices
13. Street children
14. Discrimination based on health
conditions
15. Addiction and substance abuse
(main theme 2014)
16. Malnutrition
17. Dangers of ICTs
18. Abduction
19. Juvenile justice & juvenile
death
Penalty
Please note that your organization remains
free in choosing the topic(s) of your theme(s). You are invited to register
your 19 Days
activities online at http://19days.woman.ch, and present your
action plan on the list of all other active member organizations and on a
Google map. We thank
you in advance for sending us your campaign materials (posters, flyers,
videos and programs) and a brief
report after your annual event(s) in order
to include you in the selection process for the annual WWSF Prize for
innovative prevention
activities. 50 organizations have been
awarded to-date and are presented on our website.
For those of you who are new to 19 Days of
Activism, it is an international empowerment campaign that began in 2011
as an
extension of the World Day for prevention of
child abuse - 19 November, a Day, which many organizations have continued to
celebrate annually for the past 14 years.
The 19 Days campaign is about creating widespread multi-sectoral interest and
increased
action for the creation of a culture for
prevention. It serves as a platform to mobilize and educate the public at
large, institutions,
schools, NGOs, grassroots groups and
faith-based organizations, as well as the media and government bodies about the
pervasiveness of abuse and violence
against children and youth in all settings and organize for action to end such
practices.
Annual Global Impact Reports are published on
our website http://19days.woman.ch/images/Globalreport/
2014-globalimpactreport-19days-web.pdf. Please feel free
to contact us with any question you may
have. You can help publicize the campaign
by forwarding this message to your network, including a link to the
campaign on your web site, or by making a
donation towards the 19 Days prevention campaign. Link:
http://19days.woman.ch/index.php/en/donate
We look forward to including you as an
active coalition member in the 2015 and invite you to follow us on
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Womens-World-Summit-Foundation/123455932640
and
Twitter https://twitter.com/wwsfoundation
Elly Pradervand, WWSF Executive Director
and UN Representative; Convener of the 19 Days Campaign
Campaign Organizer: WWSF Women’s
World Summit Foundation – Children/Youth Section, 11 av. de la Paix - 1202
Geneva - Switzerland
Tel: +41(0)22 738 66 19 - Fax: +41(0)22 738 82 48 - E-mail: wdpca@wwsf.ch, http://19days.woman.ch
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