PH Embassy in Bahrain, FilCom Take Part in 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women

Participants join the Zumba exercise led by the Filipino Club Dance Crew. (Manama PE photo)

MANAMA 04 December 2024 – The Philippine Embassy in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, organized activities held at the Embassy on 29 November 2024 in observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW). The activities began with a flag-raising ceremony followed by the recitation of the VAW prayer.

In her remarks on the occasion, Ambassador Anne Jalando-on Louis noted that the annual Philippine Anti-VAW Campaign is in support of the United Nations' initiative "UNiTE by 2030 to End VAW” which was launched by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2008 to promote a world free from all forms of violence against women and girls. 

The program included a zumba exercise led by the Filipino community group, Filipino Club Dance Crew, and a walk within the Embassy’s premises. The program was attended by the Embassy’s personnel and their dependents and around 50 members of the Filipino community, including Filipino women who are being assisted by the Embassy. END

The Embassy personnel and their dependents and members of the Filipino community, including Filipino women who are being assisted by the Embassy, wearing orange, the universal color of the Anti-VAW Campaign. (Manama PE photo)

Participants walk within the Embassy’s premises. (Manama PE photo)

For more information, visit https://www.manamape.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.facebook.com/PHLinBahrain or https://www.instagram.com/phlinbahrain/.