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1BillionRisingAfrica

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#1BillionRising is a global effort to raise awareness of violence against women. This is the South Africa and Africa chapter of #VDay

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V-Day@VDay5 Jan 2022
"A peek into the Rising Launch for the year 2022. 23 orgs committed to continue supporting #1BillionRising. When we Rise for women we are Rising for us all." - (🎥) Colani Hlatjwako, OBR Africa Coord #VDay #RiseCreateReclaim #RiseInSolidarity #UntilTheViolenceStops
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V-Day@VDay23 Jan 2022
"#1BillionRising Eswatini & Journey of Hope For Women & Girls Eswatini had a planning meeting w the executive comm of the Gcama Mfati women's org as we prepared for the grassroots Rising on 19 Feb." - (📸) Colani, Hlatjwako, OBR Africa Coord . #VDay #UntilTheViolenceStops
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V-Day@VDay29 Jan 2022
"#1BillionRising Eswatini & Piggs Peak Town Council were at Piggs Peak Market & Malanda Community to establish #GenderBasedViolence community circles." - (📸) Colani Hlatjwako, OBR Africa Coordinator #VDay #RiseCreateReclaim #RiseInSolidarity #UntilTheViolenceStops
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V-Day@VDay13 Feb 2022
#1BillionRising South Africa IS RISING! . THIS IS AN #ARTISTICUPRISING: . To reclaim To express To defy To disrupt To unite To radicalize To awaken To revolutionize And to create JOY, HOPE and TRANSFORMATION . Join us: onebillionrising.org/2022. . #VDay #RiseCreateReclaim
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V-Day@VDay4 Feb 2022
#1BillionRising Eswatini In The News! "THE TIME IS NOW! Get a copy of the #EswatiniObserver & read the OBR #Eswatini article. #EswatiniWomenSpeak" - (📸) Colani Hlatjwako, OBR #Africa Coordinator #VDay #RiseCreateReclaim #RiseInSolidarity #UntilTheViolenceStops
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V-Day@VDay14 Feb 2022
TUNE IN to #V (fka #EveEnsler), #1BillionRising Global Director #MoniqueWilson & OBR Africa Coord Colani Hlatjwako on @democracynow, TOMORROW, 14 Feb. at 8am ET at DemocracyNow.org! #VDay #RiseCreateReclaim #RiseInSolidarity #UntilTheViolenceStops
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For this year's #OneBillionRising 'V Day' activation in Joburg to raise awareness of the shocking extend of GBV, activists are installing a 'Garden of Yarns' at The Wilds bit.ly/GardensofYarnsJHB
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V-Day@VDay27 Dec 2020
"#1BillionRising Nigeria visited 2 farming communities in #Kwara State. Women make up more than 90% of their workforce, being paid low wages that can hardly cater to their immediate needs. We are grateful to them for taking time to Rise with Us." - IRISE #UntilTheViolenceStops
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V-Day@VDay4 Jan 2021
"#Covid19... I never thought as a leader I would say goodbye to a fellow sister leader. #WashielaVanRheede. #1BillionRising S Africa mourns the passing of Washiela Van Reede. We are broken. WE ARE AT PEACE." - (📸) Lucinda Evans, OBR S Africa Coord #RestInPower #ThankYou
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V-Day@VDay4 Jan 2021
"This is one of my fields at KaDlovunga in the Shiselweni region, #Eswatini." - (📸) Colani Hlatjwako, #1BillionRising Africa Coord #Swaziland #RaiseTheVibration #RisingGardens #RiseGardenResist #RisingWorld #VDay #RiseResistUnite #RiseInSolidarity #UntilTheViolenceStops
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V-Day@VDay6 Jan 2021
#1BillionRising 2021: #RisingGardens #Rwanda launched 28 Dec! "The launch event was very emotional. We planted trees & named them OBR as a sign of commitment to end all forms of violence against women & girls" - (📸) Mbabazi Zakhia, OBR Rwanda Coord #UntilTheViolenceStops
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V-Day@VDay6 Jan 2021
#1BillionRising 2021: #RisingGardens #Rwanda launched 28 Dec! "The launch event was very emotional. We planted trees & named them OBR as a sign of commitment to end all forms of violence against women & girls" - (📸) Mbabazi Zakhia, OBR Rwanda Coord #UntilTheViolenceStops
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V-Day@VDay6 Jan 2021
"#1BillionRising Nigeria is working w Virtuous Progressive Women & IRISE in communities in #Nigeria to empower & introduce the 2021 #RisingGardens global campaign & prepare women for leadership." - (📸) IRISE #RaiseTheVibration #UntilTheViolenceStops
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V-Day@VDay6 Jan 2021
Replying to @VDay @HelenKennedy @rachelsklar
"#1BillionRising Nigeria is working w Virtuous Progressive Women & IRISE in communities in #Nigeria to empower & introduce the 2021 #RisingGardens global campaign & prepare women for leadership." - (📸) IRISE #RaiseTheVibration #UntilTheViolenceStops
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V-Day@VDay10 Jan 2021
"Thank you Ncamiso Mahlalela from the Helping Hand Foundation for donating sanitary pads to #1BillionRising Eswatini. We will distribute them to the most vulnerable. #TheFutureIsFemale" - Colani Hlatjwako, OBR Africa Coord #Swaziland #RaiseTheVibration #UntilTheViolenceStops
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V-Day@VDay16 Jan 2021
"The #GardenOfYarns gardeners & growers are South African craftivists & artivists, co-creating collaboratively in solidarity with the global #1BillionRising.: instagram.com/p/CKH7O13BOOv/“ - Stacey Rozen

#RaiseTheVibration #RisingGardens #UntilTheViolenceStops
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V-Day@VDay17 Jan 2021
"EachHere at #VDay/#1BillionRising Mexico we invite you to visit the Afro-Mexican Museum in #Huehuetán, Guerrero. Visit museoafromexicano.com for more." - (📸) @naiime, OBR Mexico Coord #RaiseTheVibration #RiseResistUnite #RiseInSolidarity #UntilTheViolenceStops
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V-Day@VDay19 Jan 2021
#1BillionRising 2021: #RisingGardens Uganda to launch a One Billion Rising Community Garden in the Nakasongola District on 29 January, 2021: instagram.com/p/CKPIEGChdib/… #RaiseTheVibration #RiseGardenResist #RisingWorld #VDay #RiseResistUnite #RiseInSolidarity #UntilTheViolenceStops
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V-Day@VDay19 Jan 2021
#1BillionRising 2021: #RisingGardens Uganda to launch a One Billion Rising Community Garden in the Nakasongola District on 29 January, 2021: instagram.com/p/CKPIEGChdib/… #RaiseTheVibration #RiseGardenResist #RisingWorld #VDay #RiseResistUnite #RiseInSolidarity #UntilTheViolenceStops
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V-Day@VDay25 Jan 2021
"People say girls should follow a certain dress code so they don't distract boys. Instead of fixing the girls they should teach the boys that girls aren't sexual objects." - (📸) @countrylivingke, #Kenya

#1BillionRising #RiseResistUnite #RiseInSolidarity #UntilTheViolenceStops
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