ZIMBABWE | AFRICA
Community-based campaigns to raise awareness on violence against women
Type of Measure
Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Brief Description
The Government, working with CSOs, is carrying out community-based campaigns to raise awareness on violence against women, gender equality and Harmful Practices. The campaigns are targeting policy makers, traditional leaders, religious leaders and community leaders with the objective of raising awareness on gender related issues affecting women and children such as child marriages with the motive of preventing and appropriately responding to cases of violence against women and girls. Awareness raising is done through policy dialogues, capacity building of stakeholders, media campaigns and engagement of community leaders to discuss issues.
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