NR No: 017/2023 Date: 26 November 2023

ARTICLE: Supported by ATMIS, Jubaland State launches 16 Days of Activism

campaign

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DATELINE: 26/NOVEMBER/2023, KISMAYO, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot – Participants attending the launch of the 16 days of Activism

campaign
2. Med shot – A banner bearing the slogan of 16 Days of Activism Against
Gender-Based Violence.
3. Med shot – Participants attending the launch of 16 Days of Activism
campaign
4. Wide shot - Participants attending the launch of the 16 days of Activism
campaign.
5. Close up shot – A participant attending the launch of the 16 Days of
Activism campaign.
6. Wide shot – Participants attending the launch of the 16 Days of Activism
campaign
7. Wide shot - Participants attending the launch of the 16 days of Activism
campaign
8. Med shot – A participant attending the 16 Days of Activism event.
9. Wide shot – Participants attending the 16 Days of Activism event.

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Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
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Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
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 10. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Adar Ishmail Jurati, Jubaland State Minister
of Women and Family Affairs
“As a ministry, we are committed to eliminating Gender Based Violence
and protect women’s human rights. We have been effective in reducing
the number of cases of violations, and our public awareness campaigns
have had a substantial potential,”
11. Wide shot- Participants attending the 16 Days of Activism event.
12. Med shot - Participants attending the 16 Days of Activism event.
13. Med shot - Participants attending the 16 Days of Activism event.
14. Med shot - Participants attending the 16 Days of Activism event.
15. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Adar Ishmail Jurati, Jubaland State Minister
of Women and Family Affairs
We are also raising awareness about early marriages and Female Genital
Mutilation (FGM), and I would like to advise fathers not to force their
daughters into early marriages before they are psychologically and
physically ready,”
16. Wide shot - Participants attending the 16 Days of Activism event.
17. Med shot - Participants attending the 16 Days of Activism event.
18. Med shot - Participants attending the 16 Days of Activism event.
19. Wide shot – A speaker addressing the participants.
20. Med shot – Participants attending the 16 Days of Activism event.
21. Wide shot - Participants attending the 16 Days of Activism event.
22. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Idris Hassan Mohamud, Jubaland Ministry
of Women and Family Affairs Director General
“The aim of the 16 Days of Activism is to remind us that it is our obligation
to uphold the Human Rights Act, with a particular focus on defending the
rights of our women and girls,”
23. Wide shot - Participants clapping during the 16 Days of Activism event.
24. Med shot – A group of women performing a song.
25. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Fatima Aden Katella, Chairperson of Lower
Juba Women’s Association
“Our mission is to defend and safeguard every woman in the state to
ensure that atrocities against women do not happen,”
26. Wide shot- Participants join a group of women performing a song. .

Supported by ATMIS, Jubaland State launches 16 Days of Activism campaign

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
Kismayo, 26 November 2023 - To enhance the protection of women’s rights, the
Jubaland state administration supported by the African Union Transition Mission in
Somalia (ATMIS), on Saturday launched the annual 16 Days of Activism against
Gender-Based Violence pledging to eliminate violence against women and girls in
the region.

Organised by the ATMIS Civilian Sector Coordinating Team in conjunction with the
local administration,the event held in the Jubaland State capital, Kismayo, brought
together various women’s rights advocacy groups.

“As a ministry, we are committed to eliminating Gender Based Violence and protect
women’s human rights. We have been effective in reducing the number of cases of
violations, and our public awareness campaigns have had a substantial impact,” said
Adar Ismail Jurati, the Jubaland State Minister of Women and Family Affairs.

Citing a young lady who suffered trauma as a result of a forced early marriage, Adar
affirmed her ministry's commitment to support the protection of women and girls in
the region.

“We are also raising awareness about early marriages and Female Genital Mutilation
(FGM), and I would like to advise fathers not to force their daughters into early
marriages before they are psychologically and physically ready,” she advised.

The launch also marked the culmination of a series of sensitization and capacity
building workshops by the ATMIS Human Rights and Gender Protection (HRPG)
Division targeting Jubaland State administration officials,Somali security forces
(SSF), civil society organisations and community leaders.

This year’s theme, “UNITE! Invest to prevent violence against women and girls” is
part of ATMIS’ commitment to efforts to end violence against women and girls.

Experts and representatives from civil society organisations working on issues

impacting women and girls, as well as members of the public who attended the
launch, engaged in discussions aimed at raising awareness about human rights
violations.

Idris Hassan Mohamud, the Director General of the Jubaland Ministry of Women and
Family Affairs, emphasized the shared responsibility to protect vulnerable groups.

“The aim of the 16 Days of Activism is to remind us that it is our obligation to uphold
the Human Rights Act, with a particular focus on defending the rights of our women
and girls,” said Mohamud.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
Highlighting the remarkable progress made towards this end, the Chairperson of the
Lower Juba Women's Association,Fatima Aden Katella praised the significant strides
made by Jubaland in raising awareness and combating gender-based violence.

“Our mission is to defend and safeguard every woman in the state to ensure that
atrocities against women do not happen,” noted Katella.

Also known as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women,
the global 16 Days of Activism campaign is observed from the 25 th day of November
every year, to raise awareness, mobilise advocacy and inspire action to combat
violence against women and girls.

The global campaign which focuses on sexual harassment, child marriages, female
genital mutilation, partner violence and rape among other atrocities against women,
will culminate on 10 December, the Human Rights Day.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube