This year, the World YWCA would like to draw attention to violence against young women and girls.
Young women and girls are especially vulnerable to being abused physically, psychologically, and sexually because of lack of social experience and financial dependency on their parents.
Young women and girls experience violence daily in various forms such as, date rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, murder, commercial sexual exploitation, abuse, neglect.
Violence against young women and girls happens not only within family settings or on the street, but also increasingly via the Internet. Photos and movies that violate young women and especially girls are distributed and shared throughout the world through the Internet.
Ignorance of these situations threatens a young woman’s well-being and development, moreover, it can accelerate her risk of contracting HIV and AIDS.
This is the time for YWCAs around the world to take leadership to bring about changes in every home and community where there is suffering.
YWCA Week Without Violence activities around the world:
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Australia |
Seventy7 Pairs of Shoes is an exhibition that tackles the issue of domestic violence through the international language of shoes! YWCA Victoria and YWCA Adelaide aim to increase community awareness about domestic violence and generate understanding of the contest surrounding the most common form of violence in their communities. |
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Canada |
2006 is the 10th Anniversary of the YWCA Week Without Violence® in Canada. To mark the anniversary, YWCA Canada and its member associations have developed a signature event: a conference for girls and young women entitled, THE POWER OF BEING A GIRL - a community conference focused on girls' developmental needs to prevent violence in their lives. read more >>> |
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Honduras |
YWCA Honduras launched a campaign called “Because we Care’. Young women distributed purple ribbons in major malls of the capital city Tegucigalpa. Purple ribbons represent solidarity for women who have suffered from abuse. The initiative has been broadcasted on the seven o’clock news and demand for purple ribbons has escalated as a result. Posters were also distributed with information on the campaign and violence against women. |
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Philippines |
YWCA of Philippines will hold an On-the Spot Pencil Sketching Contest open to young women in all Local Associations with the theme “Love Without Violence”. The activity shall provide a venue to discover and develop meaningful expression of fear, hope, beliefs and ideas on violence and love without violence. read more >>> |
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USA |
Place a bid on an eBay auction item and a portion of the proceeds will benefit YWCA domestic violence programmes. The auction opens Oct. 15. Visit the YWCA USA Week Without Violence website on October 15 to bid on items. There will be a link to the auction directly from there when it begins! read more >>> |
Related articles on Violence against women:
- YWCA urge Human Rights Council to support girl child in post war conflict areas
- UN Human Rights Council: World YWCA calls for action in joint statement on child exploitation
- YWCA Urges All to Learn the Signs of Domestic Violence
- Hong Kong YWCA Participated in the UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
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