{"id":36757,"date":"2023-06-11T17:15:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T17:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/maputo-protocol-20-for-20-solidarity-awards-announced-voting-open"},"modified":"2023-06-11T18:10:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T18:10:30","slug":"maputo-protocol-20-for-20-solidarity-awards-announced-voting-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/maputo-protocol-20-for-20-solidarity-awards-announced-voting-open","title":{"rendered":"Maputo Protocol 20 for 20 Solidarity Awards Announced, Voting Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong><\/span><b>The 20 for 20 Solidarity Awards recognize those who have steered the arduous complexities of gender inequality in Africa in the hope that this will inspire others to make a difference.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nairobi, Kenya May 25, 2023 \u2013 The Solidarity for African Women\u2019s Rights (SOAWR) Coalition has launched the 20 for 20 Solidarity Awards to commemorate Africa Day and the 20th Anniversary of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol).<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2004, SOAWR is a regional network of over 80 national, regional, and international civil society organizations based in over 30 African countries. The primary area of focus for SOAWR has been advocacy for African States to urgently ratify, domesticate and implement the Maputo Protocol.<\/p>\n<p>The 20 for 20 Solidarity Awards seek to recognize and celebrate twenty state and non-state actors who have made exceptional contributions towards the promotion and uptake of the Maputo Protocol at national, regional, and continental levels.<\/p>\n<p>Nominees will be judged on their contribution to the core themes of the Maputo Protocol, which will be based on the ten categories, including the Normative Change Category, Resilience (Long Standing) Category, Access to Justice Category, Women\u2019s ECOSOC Rights Category; Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Category, Equality in the Family Category; SGBV, VAWG and Ending Harmful Practices Category, Women\u2019s Political Rights Category Inclusion and Diversity Category; and Young Women\u2019s Category.<\/p>\n<p>Award Nominations<\/p>\n<p>Nominators are encouraged to visit this page: http:\/\/surl.li\/hgxxv to make official submissions for nominees.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the launch of the award, Equality Now\u2019s Director, Africa Office, Faiza Mohamed, said that nominators were expected to submit their nominees\u2019 details by June 14, 2023, after which the nomination period will be closed. She added that the award recipients would be recognized at a high-level celebratory awards gala on July 11, 2023, in Nairobi- Kenya, bringing together high-level government officials, dignitaries, organizations, and institutions, from across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaunching the Solidarity Awards on this day has some sentimental and intrinsic value for the important step that the African Union has taken in birthing the Maputo Protocol to promote and ensure the rights of women and girls are protected, given that the African Union is commemorating Africa Day today,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Maputo Protocol was adopted on July 11, 2003, by African Heads of State and Government. It demonstrated African leaders\u2019 willingness to protect, promote and fulfill women\u2019s rights on the continent and was reaffirmed in the Solemn Declaration of Heads of State and Government on Gender Equality in Africa adopted in July 2004. Today, the Maputo Protocol is recognized as one of the world\u2019s most progressive women\u2019s rights treaties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we all work towards a gender transformative agenda in Africa, a formal recognition of excellence for advocacy interventions that have contributed towards this progress has the potential to catalyse change in our societies,\u201d said Hannah Forster, Executive Director, African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are recognizing those who have steered the arduous complexities of gender inequality in Africa in the hope that this will inspire others to make a difference, more so the young women in Africa,\u201d added Gloria Agueh Dossi Sekonnou, President Re\u0301seau des Femmes Leaders pour le De\u0301veloppement (RFLD).<\/p>\n<p>Formed in 2004 when the Maputo Protocol was adopted, the SOAWR Coalition dedicated itself to the promotion of the Maputo Protocol as a key instrument in realising the human rights of women and girls in Africa, aligning its mission to the AU\u2019s All for Maputo Protocol Programme. The women-led Coalition was critical in ensuring African countries had ratified the Maputo Protocol. Following valiant efforts by the Coalition, the Maputo Protocol is also reported to be the fastest human rights treaty to come into force and has been ratified by 43 out of 54 African countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\">Angola<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. The 20 for 20 Solidarity Awards recognize those who have steered the arduous complexities of gender inequality in Africa in the hope that this will inspire others to make a difference. 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