Islamic Relief took part in the UN’s global 16 Days of Activism on Gender-based Violence campaign, throwing our weight behind efforts to end violence against women and girls. This year Islamic Relief offices in 14 countries organised events such as rallies, workshops and meetings with government officials.

In the Philippines six workshops explored important topics such as violence against women and girls and relevant legislation, gender justice in Islam, and youth advocacy. Meanwhile in Somalia we held discussions with community leaders around gender-based violence to help bring about positive, lasting change. In Bosnia we held educational outreach workshops and a seminar for representatives of women who have been affected by war.

As part of our work to stand up for gender justice, we began working with more than 40 local Islamic Relief offices to collect 17,500 signatures for a ground-breaking call to action against gender inequality from an Islamic faith perspective which is being launched in 2022.