{"id":15764,"date":"2018-11-28T13:02:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T07:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/?p=15764"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:12:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:12:51","slug":"16-days-of-activism-against-gender-based-violence-campaign-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/16-days-of-activism-against-gender-based-violence-campaign-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign: 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gender-based violence is a major issue in Nepal. So much so that on the Societal Violence Scale, we scored a 5 out of 5<\/a> on violence against females. (5 is the most violent!) Because stigma is associated with being a victim, that compounds the suffering even more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though 16 days of Activism<\/a> Against Gender-based Violence Campaign was begun in 1991, I didn’t learn about it — and didn’t contribute to it at all — until just two years ago, in 2016. My contributions were limited to just social media however. Here are just some examples of that which I shared on Facebook and Twitter that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Challenges faced by our girls & #women<\/a> & therefore challenges faced by our #society<\/a>. #Nepal<\/a> #16DaysOfActivism<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/k9Z18iqV4p<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Dorje Gurung (@Dorje_sDooing) November 25, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Click here<\/a> to go the blog post shared in the post.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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#16DaysOfActivism<\/a>: #Citizenship<\/a> provision in #Constitution<\/a> MUST recognise #women<\/a> as equal citizens. #GenderEquality<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/0Hh7w9FtFi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Dorje Gurung (@Dorje_sDooing) November 26, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Click here<\/a> to go the blog post shared in the post.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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#16DaysOfActivism<\/a> : Women’s attitude towards domestic violence in #Nepal<\/a> (chart 3). pic.twitter.com\/bJCNdUpaxp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Dorje Gurung (@Dorje_sDooing) November 29, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The chart shared in the tweet above was drastically modified and, as you might have guessed, it was just one of a number of them on the same topic. I have worked those charts into two blog posts: Nepal: Patriarchy Shaped Laxed Attitude Towards Wife Beating<\/a><\/em> and Attitude of Nepali Women Towards Abusive Behavior by Their Mothers-in-law<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Click here<\/a> to go to the blog post shared in the post. (I have since then, published two follow ups to it. Click here<\/a> and here<\/a> for the second and third one respectively.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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#16DaysOfActivism<\/a>: Marriage before 20 shouldn’t be the first option for our girls! #GenderEquality<\/a> #GenderIssues<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/qz2XuGYwfi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Dorje Gurung (@Dorje_sDooing) November 26, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Click here<\/a> to go to the blog post shared in the post.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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#16DaysOfActivism<\/a>: Create #environment<\/a> that drives girls&women 2 excel & realise potential instead of 2 #suicide<\/a>! https:\/\/t.co\/x7hYmPya2u<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Dorje Gurung (@Dorje_sDooing) November 26, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Last year I didn’t contribute in any way. This year, my contribution will be limited to blogging about the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are links to short videos my friend Bimala<\/a> and her foundation Higher Ground are producing as well as other videos that I find important or worthwhile or poignant, and thereby amplifying their messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campaign this year is using the following the hashtags: #orangetheworld<\/a> and #HearMeToo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of the videos produced by Higher Ground. The first one is actually from December 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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