The 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women and Girls

The 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women and Girls takes place every November-December, and offers an excellent opportunity to engage our pupils with this topic - to get them thinking about what gender-based violence looks like and what role they can play it eradicating it. 

The 16 Days of Activism is an international campaign raising awareness of violence against women and girls and emphasising the idea that gender-based violence is a human rights violation. The campaign runs from November 25th (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls) to December 10th (World Human Rights Day). Since 1991, organisations, individuals and movements around the world have used this period of activism to raise awareness of gender based violence and drum up support and initiatives to eradicate it. 

School Resources

With the support of our free resources you have everything you need to bring the 16 Days of Activism to your school and your pupils. Choose all three, just one, or mix and match. They are all free to use and share - although we’d love to see some photos and hear about how you’re using the resources in your school!

Posters

Download a set of posters for your classroom or school to raise awareness of different forms of gender inequality and gender-based violence that we see amongst young people.

Lesson Plan

Want to make sure your pupils get a better understanding of what the 16 Days of Activism is and why it’s necessary?

• Lesson plan with stimuluses and discussion starters about gender-based violence

• Presentation and teacher notes

• Additional resources

Campaign Planner

Do you have a group of pupils who are passionate about tackling gender inequality?

Or maybe you want your pupils to engage more with this topic and run their own project?

Why not suggest they run a campaign over the 16 Days in your school?

Download this guide to get them started and don’t forget to send them to @HearThisBoldVoice to join our community of school and uni students tackling rape culture.

If you are interested in student led initiatives take a look at our Ambassador Programme!

For any queries or questions about the resources (if you’d like them in different formats please let us know) or the work we do please do not hesitate to contact us at hello@boldvoices.co.uk

We would also love to hear from you about how you’ve used the resources and what else your school is doing for the 16 Days Campaign - send us your photos, plans and feedback.

Most importantly, thank you for joining us in this movement.