Prevention is
the 2015 theme of the International Day for the Elimination of
violence against women on 25 November
and of the UNiTE to End Violence against Women Campaign’s 16 days call for
action. You can see more at: www.unwomen.org. The United Nations
Secretary-General’s Campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women invites you
to "Orange the world: end violence against women and girls". We have sixteen days (since
November 25th till December 10th) to collaborate by using the toolkit and sharing our photos,
messages and videos showing how we can orange our world at facebook.com using #orangetheworld.
As I focus my councelling in school contexts and as most of my readers work in school contexts too, I have chosen a resource that fosters reflection on how violence against girls can take place in or around schools. You can find it here.
The following video can serve as a starting point:
My humble contribution to this campaign of prevention outlined above can very well include a song because I cannot agree more with Hans Christian Andersen when he said that "where words fail, music speaks". On this occasion, my choice is "Try", by American singer Colbie Caillat. I consider this is an empowering song because I believe that the best prevention starts by making young girls understand that they do not have to be someone else in order to make others happy. The lyrics convey this message very effectively. I hope your students will enjoy the song as much as I do. If you wish, you can carry out an activity on it.
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