Today is November 25 – the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls! The Institute for Youth Development KULT’s campaign, “Safe Information Boards for Safe Buildings,” is increasingly attracting interest from citizens who want to participate in the fight against violence against women and girls. Today, the hardworking volunteers of the Educational-Leisure Center for Youth SPAJALICA installed signs in four more buildings in Sarajevo Canton.
A volunteer and senior at the Secondary Technical School of Graphic Technologies, Design and Multimedia in Ilidža launched this initiative, with the support of school staff, making her school the first in Sarajevo Canton to have an information board installed as part of this campaign.
“Every woman or girl who has experienced some form of violence feels alone, rejected and guilty. Besides relying on institutions for support, we as individuals should connect as much as possible, both through volunteering and in our daily lives, to show victims of violence that we stand with them and they have our support. Every person who reports violence demonstrates bravery and social responsibility, while also highlighting a serious problem that we are determined to solve!” said Lamija.
“I think young people are still not informed enough about this problem. We don’t talk about it enough and the best way to prevent any kind of violence is reporting it and reaching out to your loved ones. We have to continue raising awareness, and the installation of these information boards is a perfect opportunity for that,” said Lejla Omanović, a senior at the Secondary Technical School of Graphic Technologies, Design and Multimedia.
The staff and students in this school recognize the critical importance of this issue and have chosen to actively participate in the campaign, taking a significant step forward in the fight against violence against women and girls.
The Institute for Youth Development KULT tirelessly contributes every month to combating this issue, advocating for the best solutions to eliminate violence against women and girls.
If you want to be a part of this story and place an information board in your building so tenants have easy access to phone numbers they can call to report any form of violence against women and girls anonymously and free of charge, please reach out to us via email: razija.zukanovic@kultbih.org or call: 033/778-766.
The celebration of Orange Day through various activities is supported by the Embassy of Sweden in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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