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CARE NOW - Say NO to Violence Against Women

With the support of HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha
UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador for Thailand

CARE NOW - Say NO to Violence Against Women is an advocacy campaign in Thailand jointly launched by UNIFEM East and Southeast Asia, Central Retail Corporation and Ministry of Justice, supported byThai Health Promotion Foundation. The campaign aims to build awareness and mobilize action to eliminate violence against women. CARE NOW will contribute to the global goal of collecting 100,000 actions by March 2010, and a million actions by the end of the year.

 

Here's how you can take Action and Say NO:

 Make a donation at the donation boxes placed at Central Retail stores

 Pledge to do your part to end violence against women – pledge books are placed at Central Retail stores

 Participate in upcoming workshops and other activities at Central Retail Stores

 Say NO online on our action page. Every name added to the campaign is an action! By adding your name, you are sending a message to governments and decision makers around the world that eliminating violence against women is a top priority.

 Everybody has a role to play in combating this global pandemic. This is your chance to make a difference and be heard. 

 Act now! Let us count you in!

 

 

Date: 29 January 2010
Location:

Location

Thailand
Thailand
Action Type: Awareness Raising
Sponsored By: UNIFEM East and Southeast Asia
  • Care Now Campaign Launch- 09 March 2010
  • Exhibition booths at launch event
  • Exhibition booths at launch event
  • Exhibition booths at launch event
  • Donation box to raise funds under the campaign
  • Pledges to SAY NO
  • T shirt painted by HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha, UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador for Thailand
  • Self defese presenation at Care Now launch event
  • Panel Discussion at CARE NOW Launch event
  • Panel Discussion at the Launch event
  • Offical Launch by partners
  • Staff of Central Group of Companies SAY NO
  • Counter for receiving grieviences from victims of violence or for reporting any act of violence at Central World
  • T shirt painting by speakers at UNIFEM booth
  • T shirt painted by Mr. Mark Wallem, Deputy Regional Programme Diretor, UNIFEM ESEARO
  • T-shirt painted by Dr. Kittipong Kittiyarak, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice
  • T shirt painted by Mr.Parinya Nithaworn, Specialist, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security
  • T shirt painting by Ms. Busaba Chirathivat, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Central Retail Corporation
  • T shirt painted by LCDR Ekasit Aiemyim
  •  T shirt painting by Mr. Jadet Chaowilai , Manager, Friends of Women Foundation
  • T shirt painted by Ms. Kalamae, TV host and Actress
  • T-shirts painted by guests
  • UNIFEM Staff paint a T shirt to who they Care and SAY NO
  • Government officials paint a t-shirt and SAY NO
  • T - shirt painted by Mr. Jay Spencer, guest
  • CARE NOW - Say NO to Violence against Women Campaing T-shirt
  • UNIFEM Thailand Staff SAY NO
  • CARE  NOW Web banner

UNIFEM, the Ministry of Justice and the Central Group of Companies, with the support of Thai Health Promotion Foundation officially  launched the campaign CARE NOW: Say NO to Violence Against Women at Central World on 09 March 2010. The CARE NOW campaign kicked off with the activity ‘Paint a T-Shirt to show you Care’, which will run at Central World until March 14, 3rd floor. CARE NOW will raise awareness about violence against women at Central stores nationwide.

100 staff of Central Group of Companies have completed a training on violence against women.

11,313 staff ( 3,029 male and 8,284 female) of Central Group of Companies have joined the CARE NOW - Say NO to Violence Against Women Campaign by pleding: not to commit violence against women and children, to speak out against violence and to notify any act of violence to National Hotline 1300.

The Campaign is making significant progress and the following offline actions have taken place:

1. Central retail and the business units have placed 11 Web banners on CARE NOW Campaign linking to the Campaign action page on SAY-NO UNiTE website.

2. 30 Donation Boxes have been placed at branches of Central Retail Stores.

3. Public Service Announcement (PSA) video on Violence against women with a message from HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha, UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador will be aired on 327 VDO Walls in different branches of Central Retail Stores and 1 LED screen in front of Central World.

4. 200 CARE NOW Advocacy posters have been placed at different stores of Central Group of Companies

5. Pledge Books have been placed in branches of Central Retails stores for staff and customers.

Total offline actions: 569 Actions

 

12,106

total actions so far

Join Us Now!

I add my name to Say NO to Violence Against Women and  pledge:

- Not to commit violence against women and children.

- To speak out against violence.

- To notify any act of violence to National Hotline1300.