"Say NO to Violence Against Women" 2008 Campaign

A campaign launched on November 26 2007 to align with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the campaign aims to become a powerful lever to advocate for change. By adding your name to the campaign at www.saynotoviolence.org , this rapidly growing campaign has been well-received worldwide.

The United Nations Foundation will donate $100,000 to the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women for the first 100,000 signatures collected.

This global Internet-base advocacy effort is organized by UNIFEM with hopes to demonstrate that there is an ever-growing movement of people who raise their voices and demand that ending violence against women be a top priority.

The campaign will continue until November 25 2008.

For more information about the campaign, please proceed to www.unifem.org/campaigns/vaw/

To add your name to the ever-growing campaign, please proceed to www.saynotoviolence.org

 

STOP CHILD SEX CAMPAIGN 2007

 

 

UNIFEM Singapore's newest project, Stop Child Sex, focuses on core issues and how Corporations, Governments, Press and Public can help. Find out how YOU, as an individual, can help eradicate the misery of thousands of children across Asia.

 

For more information on this project please proceed to Stop Child Sex

 

UNIFEM Livelihood Facility Fund

“We don't need any more free food. Give us the land and some tools; I want to grow some healthy food for my family.”
—Woman from IDP shelter in Aceh.

The Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Eastern Africa and several countries of South and Southeast Asia on 26 December 2004 not only destroyed lives and property but decimated communities. Within two days of the tragedy, UNIFEM's partner organizations in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Somalia began sending information on women affected by the disaster. Women who survived were left with nothing to support themselves and their remaining family members after their homes and livelihoods washed away. Where relief operations were taking place amidst continuing civil tensions, women reported incidents of discrimination, harassment and intimidation of women and girls in rescue and distribution areas and in temporary shelters.

To leverage the UN's cash-for-work programmes clearing debris and rubble to make way for reconstruction, UNIFEM provided immediate assistance to women craft makers, such as bangkuang weavers, to restart their economic activity and stimulate the local economy — bangkuang hats found a ready domestic market among workers in the cash-for-work programmes as protection against the sun. To-date, through vocational and business skills training and revolving credit facilities, nearly 450 women in IDP shelters in Aceh have resumed businesses such as pottery production, fish processing, garment trading and selling of traditional cakes. A mobile training unit is also teaching computer literacy and administrative skills to young people in remote locations to help them enter the job market. A UNIFEM microcredit fund — the UNIFEM Livelihood Facility Fund — has been launched allowing 10 local financial institutions to provide funds to small businesses run by women.

For more information on this project please proceed to UNIFEM Livelihood Facility Fund


UNIFEM Regional Programme on Preventing Trafficking of Women and Children

Trafficking does not occur in a vacuum but against a backdrop of social tolerance rooted in interacting discriminatory age, class, gender, ethnic, nationality stereotypes and marginalization. Socio-cultural norms, values and behaviours such as discriminatory male centred assumptions of femininity, masculinity and sexuality, commodification of persons etc ‘justify’ exploitative behaviour and generate a demand for trafficked persons, especially women and children. This is a critical dimension of the ‘root’ of the problem. There is therefore need to transform mindsets and develop partnerships especially with youth and male groups who will advocate for values, norms and practice based on the respect and dignity of human beings. The rationale for this program therefore is that awareness of these issues and of the boundaries of socially tolerated behaviour towards women, children and non-nationals can be challenged and changed through gender-sensitive education and awareness-raising, among other measures.

For more information please proceed to  Preventing of Trafficking of Women and Children

Campaign to End Violence Against Women

For more information about this campaign please proceed to Not A Minute More

Public Education

At UNIFEM Singapore we are constantly involved in educating the public on the need for equality, elimination of violence against women and the plight of women, children and communities in developing countries in the region. If you'd like to give talks or would like for us to talk at your company/school/venue please contact us

List of Other Programmes of UNIFEM

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