Chad: National Chadian Women's Week (SENAFET), International Women's Day (IWD)
The 2021 edition of International Women's Day was organized in Chad under the theme: "Civic engagement of women: a driving force for sustainable development". This theme is broken down into 5 sub-themes:
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The challenge and opportunity of women's empowerment and political participation;
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Chadian women in the face of prejudices: awareness-raising strategies for a change in behaviour and mentalities;
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Women and citizenship: an example from the fight against COVID-19;
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Legal instruments to combat genderbased violence (women's rights, child marriage and FGM)
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The role of women in the maintenance of peace and peaceful coexistence during an election period.
Concern has chosen to frame this edition under the sub-theme: the Chadian woman facing prejudice: awareness strategies for a change in behaviour and mentality.
To mark this Day, awareness sessions were organized in Concern's premises in Goz-Beida and Bagasola as well as in the villages of Koutoufou (Sila) and Kalia (Lac).