"Men and Women Joining Hands to Prevent VAW and HIV/AIDS"

The GBV Prevention Network’s Regional theme for 2005 emphasized engaging men in the efforts to prevent violence against women and HIV/AIDS, the theme was: “Men and Women Joining Hands to Prevent VAW and HIV/AIDS”.

The Network had 19 participating member organizations. View them here.

Each organization received an Action and Advocacy Kit that included the following:

• Up to 200 full color mini-posters calling on men to get involved in the prevention of VAW and HIV/AIDS.
• Up to 3000 “Prevent Violence Against Women” purple ribbons
• Flyers about the purple ribbon campaign.
• Up to 200 stickers on the intersection of VAW and HIV/AIDS.
• A newspaper article on the importance of men getting involved in VAW and HIV prevention.
• Community Dialogue Guide, providing guidelines for a community dialogue reaching men on the link between VAW and HIV/AIDS. 

Learn more about the 2005 campaign here.

View member’s photos of their campaign here.