Day of girl Activism to combat violence 2014

RGS conducted day of girl celebration on 11 October 2014 at Function Room Gramedia bookstore in Jakarta. 215 participatents attended the event. RGS divided the event in three activities as follow:

Ø  Group discussion

RGS divided participants into 10 groups and facilitated by trainers. participants discussed about violence against girls on everyday activities in society and family. They also learned about the root of gendered based injustice and commented on it. Through role short movie, participants understood about violence against girls and the way to stop it.

Ø  Interactive talk

3 experts shared their experiences to deal with children victims of violence. In the talk participants learned how to stop violence and how to report violence against children. Participants also learned about problems of child marriage.

Upon the program, 215 participants know the international day of the girl as the way to give equal rights for the girls. The activity gave 150 children information on how and where they file reports if they experience physical, sexual, and gender based violence. RGS involved 4 NGOs to conduct the program. RGS also invited 6 NGOs attending program. As the result 6 NGOs together with RGS formed a networking group to combat violence against children especially girls and planned to create girl day campaign in October 2015