25/11/2025
🧡 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
HER Journey Zambia
Today marks the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence,a global call for action,protection,and justice. This year’s theme is “UNiTE to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls”, highlighting the growing harms women face online.But for us at HER Journey Zambia, this is more than a campaign. It is a responsibility, a commitment, and a promise to every woman and girl whose story has been silenced, ignored, or dismissed.Every day, women in our communities wake up with bruises they didn’t choose, pain they never deserved, and emotional wounds they carry alone.Every day, a girl somewhere is crying quietly, hoping someone will listen.Every day, a mother is telling her children to “run” while she finds the strength to survive another night.
GBV is not a headline it is happening right here,among us,to women we pass on buses, in markets,schools,homes,workplaces,and neighborhoods.
HER Journey Zambia stands to remind every survivor:Your story matters.Your voice matters.Your life matters.This year’s 16 Days remind us that silence protects the abuser,but speaking out protects the survivor.We choose to speak. We choose to stand.We choose to fight.We fight for the woman who is afraid to leave.We fight for the girl who thinks violence is love,We fight for the mother hiding her pain behind a smile,We fight for every survivor who deserves safety and dignity.
And because digital violence is part of the fight now,harassment, cyber‑stalking, image-based abuse,coercive control online we must also push for safe,inclusive,and respectful digital spaces. We call on governments,tech companies,communities, and individuals to act.Let these 16 days be a spark not just awareness, but action.Let us educate, protect, empower, and stand together until GBV becomes a thing of the past.
To every woman and girl:You are not alone. HER Journey Zambia walks with you.
This is your story,your journey