About the Campaign

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence against women and girls is an international civil society-led campaign that takes place each year from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (VAW), till 10 December, Human Rights Day.

Like every year, the UNiTE Campaign Theme for 2022 will call for more support for activism to prevent VAWG: “UNiTE! Activism to end Violence against Women & Girls!”.

AdSEARCH Collaboration

In light of this, AdSEARCH by icddr,b in collaboration with USAID’s Research for Decision Makers (RDM) Activity and Data for Impact (D4I) worked together to celebrate the evidence on Violence Against Women (VAW) and Girls for 16 days at icddr,b.

AdSEARCH by icddr,b is funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) and has been working as a common hub for gender and sexual and reproductive health rights working to attract collaborations and partners who are actively engaged in gender and SRH research in Bangladesh and in the region.

Call to Action (2022)

Know better to act better was 2022 campaign’s call for action to celebrate the 16 days of activism at icddr,b. As one of the leading Bangladesh-based public health research organizations, icddr,b has been working with evidence on pressing health challenges. In this regard, what better way to unite with the world to celebrate the 16 days of activism than united, with evidence on violence against women and girls (VAWG).

Campaign Manifesto

Know Better, Act Better

Celebrating Evidence to End Violence Against Women and Girls