This Thursday 8th of March 2012, the world will commemorate International Women’s Day .Various campaigns will be launched around the world including Rwanda to promote awareness and gender equality by empowering and developing capacities of women.
The Ministry of Gender and family promotion for Rwanda theme this year is “connecting girls and inspiring women to sustain families”.
There are four main issues that we want to face, the promotion of economic empowerment of women, promotion of education for girls, women and good governance and malnutrition.
Other International and different Rwandan organizations in Kigali In cooperation with the GIZ this month will campaign their theme “zero tolerance for violence against women” will be portrayed through film campaign’s that will be set off by the launch of a competition for young Rwandan filmmakers who are interested in creating an idea, a treatment and a sample script for a film to deal with violence against women.
The film director that wins will show his finished film at the Gala that will be held on 30th November 2012 concluding the film festival which will celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
The film directors have been given a deadline for the 30th of April. An independent jury will select the best project.
In other parts of the world like Egypt “The Forgotten Writers Foundation”: The foundation which was created after the Egyptian revolution, issues annual story competitions that deal with cultural and social original issues about “Women’s Domination” that is important for the understanding of how different sexes from different cultures define and feel about such facts.
In Belgium the Atlantic Treaty Association is holding a panel debate to discuss women’s security issues.
A panel of experts including Dr. Stefanie Babst, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, a PhD Student at the University of East London and Ms. Kristin Durant, President of the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association among the few who will discuss issues such as women treated as objects and targets of violence.
This year in Sudan the Sudanese Women Empowerment for Peace (SuWEP) will coordinate a day long festival at the Nubian Club., Khartoum.
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