Dubai UAE
Sallam Sallam
Dubai Foundation for Women and Children launches its sixth Violence Against Women Campaign in the UAE, in conjunction with the global campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign launched by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, under the slogan “Adapting To The New Normal as Women”, which runs for 16 days from November 25th, the International Day of Violence Against Women, also known as the Orange Day, to December 10th, the International Day for Human Rights.
As a stakeholder leading the way in the fields of children and women’s well-being, the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children seeks to shed light on the importance of a woman’s mental health during the covid-19 pandemic, in addition to the imbalance in the work life that could be causing additional stress resulting in certain emotional, mental and in some cases other types of abuse inflicted on women by people around her.
The foundation will light up its buildings in orange during the first week of the campaign in support to end gender-based violence. To raise awareness on this particular issue; the foundation is organizing a series of virtual lectures, awareness tips, and podcasts that will be published in their social media accounts under the hashtag #Newnormal
In this occasion her Excellency Sheikha Al Mansouri, Acting Director General of The Dubai Foundation for Women’s and Children, said: “We live in a country that values the status of women and recognizes the importance of their role in building society, and our wise leadership has placed women in the highest leadership positions in the country. In this context, we launched the sixth campaign to highlight the importance of women’s issues, how to deal with them and educate the public on how to support women in their lives.
“We are proud of the great support we receive from our beloved country and our leaders, and we also invite all members of the community to contribute to supporting this campaign by participating in these events and spreading awareness to as many members of the community as possible”.
