With the “Welcome home” exhibition, terre des hommes schweiz is taking part in an awareness-raising project by several organizations in Basel on the subject of domestic violence. The exhibition is accompanied by a broad supporting program.
The exhibition “Welcome home” deals with the causes and different forms of domestic violence. It starts on November 25, 2014 at 6 pm with a vernissage. The exhibition is particularly suitable for young people and offers a broad supporting program (see event flyer below). “Welcome home” is part of the “16 days against violence against women” campaign.
Violence prevention – an international exchange of experiences
In addition to the vernissage, we would like to draw your attention to another event in the supporting program: On 27.11.2014 (8 pm), experts for South Africa, Albania and Switzerland will present their experiences from prevention work. There will be two presentations by Andrea Zellhuber, head of violence prevention at terre des hommes schweiz, and Anja Baier from Iamaneh. Anu Sivaganesan, Nathalie Trummer and Osman Besic will join them for the subsequent panel discussion on prevention work in Switzerland.
Everyday situation on 14 exhibition elements
The exhibition elements are designed like rooms in a house and depict everyday domestic situations. The 14 stations provide an insight into the lives of those affected and highlight the different aspects of the topic.
The same pain everywhere
One exhibition element deals specifically with the consequences of domestic violence worldwide. terre des hommes schweiz and the organization IAMANEH Switzerland illustrate their experiences with projects on the topic. The violence experienced makes it difficult and prevents women from participating in a country’s development process and destroys social structures.
Central point of our project work
This is why terre des hommes schweiz supports projects such as Las Melidas in El Salvador. In this project, young women who witnessed domestic violence as children are involved in youth groups. These groups do educational work on women’s rights.
Event details “Welcome home”:
When: 25 November to 5 December 2014
Where: Haupt – Ort für Gestaltung, Holbeinstrasse 58 in Basel (in the backyard)
The exhibition is organized by the Domestic Violence Office Basel-Stadt, IAMANEH Switzerland, terre des hommes schweiz, Stiftung Frauenhaus beider Basel, Männerbüro Region Basel, Institut Gewaltberatung Prävention and Opferhilfe beider Basel.
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