Speak out!

This bill board is part of a nation wide Speak Out Campaign by the Ministry of Health and Social Services social services
Noun, pl

welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs

social services npl → servicios mpl sociales , Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare and UNICEF UNICEF (y

`nĭsĕf'), the United Nations Children's Fund, an affiliated agency of the United Nations. encouraging people to speak out against abuse. Bill boards, posters and leaflets compliment massive social mobilisation n. 1. Mobilization.

Noun 1. mobilisation - act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources"
mobilization efforts at community level to report incidences of violence and abuse to the police or social workers. Over 500 people in all 13 regions of Namibia Namibia is divided into 13 administrative regions:
Regions of Namibia

1. Caprivi

2. Erongo

3. Hardap

4. Karas

5. Okavango

have been trained on women and child protection issues. This year they will form community protection groups and train community lay counsellors in 5 regions to strengthen the effectiveness of the Speak Out Campaign.

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Title Annotation:	GENDER VIOLENCE
Publication:	Sister Namibia
Article Type:	Brief article
Geographic Code:	6NAMI
Date:	Mar 1, 2007
Words:	105
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