Merck Basis (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, along with The First Women of Africa and Asia, who’re additionally the Ambassadors of Merck Basis Extra Than a Mom, mark the “Worldwide Day of Elimination of Violence towards Ladies 2024”. By way of their “Extra Than a Mom” Marketing campaign and “Educating Linda” program, Merck Basis conducts numerous group consciousness applications that handle Gender Primarily based Violence, Empower Ladies&Women in any respect ranges, Assist Lady Schooling and extra.
Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Basis expressed, “At Merck Basis, we’re deeply dedicated to elevating consciousness in regards to the elimination of violence towards girls and ladies by our numerous impactful initiatives that embrace kids’s storybooks, inspiring songs, and plenty of episodes of our TV program “Our Africa”, which is broadcast on nationwide TV stations throughout Africa.
Moreover, I strongly imagine that schooling is a cornerstone of girls’s empowerment. It not solely uplifts girls but in addition performs an important position in eliminating all types of violence towards them.”
Merck Basis’s pan African TV program “Our Africa”, that’s conceptualized, produced, directed, and co-hosted by Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Basis and options African Vogue Designers, Singers, and distinguished specialists from numerous domains with the goal to boost consciousness about social and well being points, has episodes devoted to points like Stopping GBV, Ending FGM, Ladies Empowerment and Supporting Lady Schooling.
Watch the Episode about Stopping GBV right here: https://apo-opa.co/4hTmMFU
Watch the Episode about Ending FGM right here: https://apo-opa.co/3Zku4uY
Watch the Episode about Ladies Empowerment right here: https://apo-opa.co/3APRPlt
Watch the Episodes on Lady Schooling right here:
Merck Basis in partnership with The First Women of Africa, has launched an inspiring kids’s storybook – ‘Not Who You Are’ to boost consciousness on Gender Primarily based Violence, to coach kids about this delicate social subject in order that they’ll study to respect women and girls, from a younger age, and ‘Extra Than a Mom’ to emphasise and strengthen household values of affection and respect from an early age by instilling the thought that Ladies are extra than simply moms, they’re productive members within the society. Furthermore, kids’s storybooks like ‘Educating Linda’, ‘Jackline’s Rescue’ and ‘Trip into the Future’ have additionally been launched to assist lady schooling. The storybooks have additionally been trasfomed into fascinating and fascinating Animation Movies. These animation movies are launched in 4 languages, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
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Merck Basis has additionally launched many songs to assist girls empowerment and lady schooling.
1. Watch, share&subscribe the “Like Them” track right here, sung by Kenneth, a well-known singer from Uganda: https://apo-opa.co/4i2yBda
2. Watch and share “Lady Can” track right here, sung by two well-known singers, Irene and Cwezi from Liberia and Ghana respectively: https://apo-opa.co/3V0ouLZ
3. Watch and share “Take me to College” track right here, sung by Wezi, Afro-soul singer from Zambia, to assist ladies’ schooling: https://apo-opa.co/4i2yChe
4. Watch and share “Tu Podes Sim” Portuguese track, which suggests “Sure, You Can” in English by Blaze and Tamyris Moiane, singers from Mozambique in English right here: https://apo-opa.co/3ZhIThX
5. Watch and share “ABC, 123” by Sean Ok from Namibia track right here: https://apo-opa.co/4fXdfM9
6. Watch and share “Superwoman Tune” by singers Cwezi and Adina from Ghana right here: https://apo-opa.co/3AXpY2H
“Violence towards ladies, girls, and kids is a grave and widespread violation of human rights, affecting communities throughout Africa and the world. Tragically, many incidents stay hidden on account of limitations comparable to restricted schooling, societal stigma, and emotions of disgrace.
As we observe the Worldwide Day for the Elimination of Violence towards Ladies, allow us to come collectively to STOP Gender-Primarily based Violence. By empowering girls, supporting lady schooling, and championing girls’s rights, we are able to pave the best way for a future free from abuse and inequality,” concluded Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej.
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