Author: mohamed

 As part of the 2020 “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence,” the Edraak Foundation launched the campaign: #Violence_Against_Women = Violence_Against_Society..

 The campaign aimed to raise awareness and disseminate key findings from the 2020 report issued by the Observatory for Gender-Based Violence Crimes Against Women and Girls. It focused particularly on alarming statistics related to so-called “honor” killings, femicides resulting from domestic abuse, rape, suicide, and sexual harassment.

The campaign conveyed a critical message: violence against women is a global crisis that can escalate to fatal outcomes. Approximately 38% of women murdered worldwide are killed by their intimate partners or spouses. This form of violence is never isolated — it perpetuates a horrifying, self-reinforcing cycle that threatens the safety, cohesion, and well-being of society as a whole.
To achieve its objectives, the campaign featured:

• A series of infographics based on documented crimes from the Observatory’s report, illustrating the prevalence and patterns of violence against women and girls.
• Articles addressing the urgent need to break the cycle of societal violence and challenge harmful norms.
• A self-defense training session using the Wen-Do technique — a specialized method developed for women and girls that teaches practical physical strategies to target an attacker’s vulnerable points, fostering both safety and empowerment.
 







 





























 

The organization launched this campaign in May 2020 in conjunction with World Menstrual Hygiene Day, in partnership with and funded by the Love Matters Project and the Tadwien Foundation for Gender Studies. The campaign aimed to challenge negative misconceptions about the menstrual cycle and menstrual management.

This was achieved through:

• A series of infographics covering topics such as menstrual management, calculating the ovulation period, personal hygiene, and common misconceptions about menstruation and menstrual poverty.
• Several awareness videos addressing how to cope with premenstrual syndrome (PMS).

To raise awareness of the need to practice sports and their impact on women’s health, and to introduce the priorities of sexual and reproductive health on International Women’s Day 2020, the Foundation organized with the “Sarkha initiative to combat violence against women and children” and the “Basma Initiative” a Marathon Run for women and girls in the Basateen, Fayed Kamel, Ezbet Abu Sultan and Ezbet El Nasr areas at the Olympic Club in Maadi.

There was also an awareness seminar on sexual and reproductive health, in which Dr. Nourhan Salama, a sexual and reproductive health consultant, gave an informative lecture.

The Foundation launched this campaign in 2020 to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls, aiming to prevent their vulnerability and exposure to harassment, intimidation, blackmail, and information theft in digital spaces.

The campaign included:

• An awareness infographic on how to protect data and information across social media platforms, during e-commerce transactions, and through email protection.
• An awareness video demonstrating how to report incidents of digital harassment or blackmail.