CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION :
CAMEROON
Communities have taken action to start earning their living , which is not common in many regions
BANGLADESH
On March 5th , a One Billion Rising Bangladesh friendly football tournament was held to raise awareness against sexual harassment and child marriage in Dhonbari , Tangail . Two girl child football teams ( age under 9 and under 12 years old ) played in the matches . The young players trained for 6 months under a former national athlete . Consequently , the girls started to come out from body shaming and being opened up from conservatism – and their parents and families started to notice the positive impact on the mental health of the girls . It was the first football matches for girls in the area , and the communities showed a lot of appreciation . The girls and their parents were inspired by the tournaments .
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Because of the formation of V-Youth groups as part of the yearly and ongoing OBR campaigns , there have been changed and improvements to gender equality practices in schools . Boys are beginning to acknowledge that girls have equal rights and the young people have begun to insist that tasks in schools should not be assigned to gender as all pupils have equal rights to study and to choose their field of specialization .
ZIMBABAWE
Following the OBR 2014 initiative in Bindura where young women made a pact with traditional chiefs for them to take part in traditional judicial proceedings to end VAW – this has now taken place in many more regions and communities across the country , particularly in Guruve , Mazoe and Shamva .
FIJI
The increased visibility of young diverse women in political and public spaces Main cultural transformation