16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence

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This poem was written by one of our participants in the Girl Led Disaster Risk Reduction: Securing Sustainable Futures Project – Talent Murawo

CLIMATE ACTION , Gender Based Violence Prevention.

By Empowering women we are all Empowering Humanity”

Rising temperatures, falling family relations it’s a thorn in the flesh.

A world in chaos waiting with desperate hearts as Climate Change fuels a deadly refrain.

Floods, fires, droughts, Cyclones and famines leave families with heart-wrenching desires to survive without fear and to thrive.

The excess heat outside seems to have lit up fire on family unions causing havoc , disagreements and deadly fights.

Climate Change a fuel to Gender Based Violence leaving tears on the cheeks of children, women and men and regret is the only thing left in the mind of the offender _Climate Change, a root of GBV.

Increased known and unknown vulnerabilities of women and Girls
In displaced communities, forced marriages, abuse and sexual harassment.

The struggle to survive in a world awry leaves women and girls vulnerable passer-by

Everyone is torn apart.

“Rise, Modify , Adapt and Overcome Climate Action for a World Free from Gender-Based Violence”

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Published by Flames and Lilies Climate Initiative

Flames and Lilies Climate Initiative (FLCI) is a Harare-based ecofeminist youth climate organisation working at the intersection of climate justice and gender equality. Grounded in African ecofeminist values, we work where climate justice and gender equality intersect, recognizing that the climate crisis is deeply intertwined with the rights and well-being of girls and women.