Life celebrates the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

“Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation, public health pandemic and serious obstacle to sustainable development. It imposes large-scale costs on families, communities and economies. The world cannot afford to pay this price.” — Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General

Life foundation for development participated in the International Day for Women from the period of 25 November until December, where they fixed this period annually to dedicate 16 days to raise awareness and crowd people from everywhere to make a change in the campaign “ Unite to end violence against women ” for the sake of women and girls. The United Nations has the colour of the campaign orange as a sign of an orange world with no violence and is filled with optimism.

And within the festive events of the foundation, there has been photography workshops with the abused women who told their stories to display their experiences under the supervision of the psychological unit of the foundation. There has been an awareness session held to eliminate violence against women. ( The practical application of laws and supporting parties.)