16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence is an annual international campaign that seeks to raise awareness against the violation of women and children. The campaign runs from the 25th of November until the 10th of December.
For 2021, the UN Women has launched the campaign under the theme: Orange the World: End Violence Against Women Now! Over the years, gender based violence survivors have been able to share their stories through various hashtags such as #MeToo, #NotOneMore, #TimesUp and many others. We have also seen many hashtags being formulated over past years in South Africa following the murders of Uyinene Mrwetyana, Jesse Hess, Janika Mallo and Leighandre Jegels. South African women took to Twitter and tweeted #AmINext; this was and still is an outcry of women asking whether they are the next of abuse and murder simply because they are females.
Get involved online during #16Days by using Hashtags!
What is a Hashtag?
A Hashtag is a keyword or a phrase used to describe a topic or a theme. To create a hashtag, you have to put the pound sign (#) before the word or phrase and avoid using any spaces or punctuation (even if you’re using multiple words in a phrase) – source.
Which Hashtags should I be using during 16 Days Of Activism?
- #eSafetySouthernAfrica
- #16DaysOfActivism
- #16Days16Ways
- #EndVAW
- #1000Women1Voice
- #EndGBV
- #HearMeToo
- #TakeBackTheTech
- #FeministInternet
- #16Days
- #GBV
- #GenderEquality
- #EndViolence
- #GE4Us
- #GenderBasedViolence
- #OrangeTheWorld
- #MeToo
- #HumanRightsDay
- #womeninaction
- #NoShame
- #EndViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls
- #LeaveNoOneBehind
- #StepItUpForWomenAndGirls
- #YesAllWomen
- #WhyIStayed
- #IWillGoOut
- #EverydaySexism
- #WomenShould
- #WithYou
- #WeToo
- #WhyIDidntReport
- #BelieveSurvivors
- #TimesUp