Landmark violence prevention initiative helps change the attitudes, actions and inequalities that fuel violence against women and girls in five Asia-Pacific nations.
Celebrating the achievements and learning the lessons from a landmark joint United Nations programme for Asia and the Pacific.
Where: Holiday Inn, 981 Silom Road, Khwaeng Silom, Khet Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand
What:
Like the international football star he’s named after, Rivaldo Taime (13) was born poor, with a rough childhood.
In Jayapura, West Papua, Rivaldo’s hometown in Indonesia’s most far-eastern province, jobs are scarce, infrastructure and services are weak, and many still live in poverty.
Grace, a national UN Volunteer with the Partners for Prevention (P4P) joint programme in Papua, Indonesia, discusses her experience volunteering to prevent violence against women and girls in her community.
Sathaboramana (Mana) Kheang, a national UN Volunteer with the Partners for Prevention (P4P) programme in Cambodia, talks about her experience volunteering and engaging in community based programmes to prevent violence against women and girls in her country.
On the grounds of a Buddhist temple in a small village in Cambodia, located just a two-hour drive from Phnom Penh, a crowd congregates enthusiastically. They are the parents and grandparents from the village who come here monthly to discuss gender equality, communication skills, parenting and volunteerism– just to name a few topics.
Franky Reumy speaks at a workshop for facilitators of the Reimay programme
© Anna Maria Gracia Agusta Temongmere/Partners for Prevention
Pisey having a good time with her friends during the community session
© UNFPA Cambodia
During the crucial stage of adolescent development, when young people undergo dramatic physical and emotional changes, they often struggle to make sense of the world around them and take in everything they see and hear in the search for answers.
©UNFPA Cambodia
Original article on UNFPA Cambodia: http://cambodia.unfpa.org/news/fostering-links-between-adolescents-and-c...
It's with pleasure that we invite you to discover our latest factsheets where you can find information on our national interventions.
Cambodia: http://partners4prevention.org/resource/cambodia-factsheet
Bangladesh: http://partners4prevention.org/resource/bangladesh-factsheet
