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Investing in Prevention of Violence Against Women & Girls Must Be Strategic

Marina Abdullah, Head of Campaigns, Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO)

05-Dec-23 14:00

Investing in Prevention of Violence Against Women & Girls Must Be Strategic

25th November marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and kicks off the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. In conjunction with this campaign, we speak to Marina Abdullah, Head of Campaigns for the Women’s Aid Organisation to discuss where Malaysia is in ending gender-based violence and why we must invest to prevent violence against women and girls.

Image Credit: UN Women

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann


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Categories:  Law/Activism

Tags:  human rightswomen's rightsdomestic violencegender-based violenceviolence against womengender equality





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