CONCEPT NOTE FOR 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM COMMEMORATION BY IFSW AFRICA
TITLE: 16 Days of Activism Organized by African women in Social work profession

DATE: November 25th, 2020-December 10th 2020
PARTNERS: INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIAL WORKERSINTRODUCTION:The United Nations General Assembly as designated November 25 as the International Day
for the elimination of Violence Against Women. The day was set aside to create awareness allover the world about violence experienced by women such as rape, domestic violence, childmarriage, female genital mutilation and others forms of violence. Each year comes with acarefully selected theme and the theme for this year is:

Increase efforts to amplify the voices of women workers in informal economy while
continuing to call for the ratification of ILO Convention 190 and to end all forms of GBV in
private and public spaces.
JUSTIFICATION:-The 16 days Global campaign is designed to draw the attention of everyone to thepersistence of GBV globally and the bring to the fore the legal obligation of all states toend it.
-The program will increase awareness of GBV, ensure prevention and demandaccountability for ending gender-based violence and discrimination in all spheres.
-The campaign is entrenched by feminist values, human rights principles, and the belief
that a word without violence is possible.
OBJECTIVES:-To join social workers all over the world and women in creating awareness about violence
faced by women during the 16 days campaign-To showcase success stories and achievements of female social workers in Africa in theprevention and response to Gender based violence-To celebrate and appreciate the contributions of identified female social workers in Africa-To share the concept of social work women commission with female social workers

EXPECTED OUTCOMES:-Social workers in Africa connects globally to women and other social workers to createawareness about violence against women.
-Female social workers in Africa celebrates their achievements

-Female social workers develop interest in organizing activities and running programs for
women in the Association through the women commission
METHODOLOGY:-Different activities will run for 30 mins each day for the 16 days
-This will be streamed live on IFSW Africa Facebook page and other social media handles-30 minutes discussion or short videos showcasing the role played by female social
workers in prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls in Africa.
-Different themes will be showcased as it relates to the topic for the day-Creativity is encouraged. Each country or speaker can come up with a presentation in
any form to share their success stories with the world.
-E fliers and posters will be designed and used as the background on Facebook showing
the theme of any significant day within the 16 days. The posters and fliers designed will beshared with female social workers across Africa to use as their status and displayed on allsocial work social media platforms.
-A day to celebrate female social workers in Africa that has made meaningful contributions
to impact lives and their profession. Pictures of the women will be displayed and a shortwrite up on the roles they have played.
-A documentaries or short videos relevant to the theme for the day will be showed andsummarized by a guest from the country the documentary originates from.

PROPOSED DAILY ACTIVITIES:S/NDATEUNITED NATION DAYSSUGGESTED ACTIVITY

125TH November,2020International Day for the
Elimination of violence against
Women

Guest speaker from country
A-Talk about the theme andhow it relates towomen/social work

226th November,2020Same as above

Guest speaker from country
B- Success stories

327th November,2020Same as above

428th, November,2020Same as above

529th, November,2020International Women HumanRights Defenders Day

Guest speaker from country
C-Success stories
short videos of what social
workers did across Africa tocommemorate the day
Guest speaker from country
A to talk about the themeand how it relates to socialwork630th November,2020Same as above

Guest speaker from country
B to share success stories

7

1st December,2020World AIDS Day

Guest speaker from country
A to talk about the theme
and what success stories
women or women in social
work in profession haveachieved relevant toHIV/AIDS.

8

2nd December,2020Same as above

short videos of what social
workers did across Africa tocommemorate the day or
have done before

9

3rd December,2020International Day for persons
with Disabilities

Guest speaker from country
A to talk about the themeand success stories of what
women with disabilities haveachieved

10

4th December,2020Same as above

short videos of what social
workers/women did across
Africa to commemorate theday or have done before

11

5th December,2020International Volunteer Day for
Economic and socialDevelopment

Guest speaker to talk about
the theme for the year12

6th December,2020Same as above

Guest speaker from country
B to talk about role ofwomen in social
development or to showcase
what women havecontributed to social andeconomic development

13

7th December,2020Same as above

short videos of what social
workers or women did
across Africa tocommemorate the day orhave done in the past

14

8th December,2020

Give E-Awards to Outstanding
female social workers across
AfricaCelebrating female social
workers in Africa that havemade meaningful
contributions to social work15

9th December,2020Conceptualizing the Social work
Women Commission

Discussions on the need tohave a women commission
by some of the womencelebrated

16

10th December,2020International Human Rights Day

Guest from Human Rights
Commission