March 8 is International Women’s Day in many countries. The day is celebrated to recognize women for their social, political, cultural and economic achievements. It is a day when gender equality and women’s safety are given more attention. The Women and Children’s Interests Branch of the OLF congratulates everyone on this day and explores how to commemorate March 8.
This is a powerful and important message from the Women and Children’s Interests Branch of the OLF (Oromo Liberation Front) in honor of International Women’s Day (March 8). The day is a global celebration of women’s achievements and a call to action for gender equality and women’s safety. Here’s a refined and expanded version of your message, along with ideas for commemorating the day:
International Women’s Day Message from the Women and Children’s Interests Branch of the OLF
On March 8, International Women’s Day, we celebrate the social, political, cultural, and economic achievements of women around the world. This day is a reminder of the ongoing struggle for gender equality, women’s safety, and the empowerment of women and girls in all spheres of life.
The Women and Children’s Interests Branch of the OLF extends its heartfelt congratulations to all women, especially Oromo women, who have been at the forefront of the liberation struggle, advocating for justice, equality, and freedom. Your resilience, courage, and leadership inspire us all to continue fighting for a better future.
As we commemorate this day, let us reflect on the progress made and the challenges that remain. Let us renew our commitment to creating a world where every woman and girl can live with dignity, safety, and equal opportunity.
How to Commemorate March 8: Ideas for Action
Amplify Women’s Voices: Share stories of Oromo women and women worldwide who have made significant contributions to their communities and liberation struggles. Use platforms like social media, community gatherings, or webinars to highlight their achievements.
Advocate for Gender Equality: Organize discussions, workshops, or campaigns focused on gender equality, women’s rights, and the elimination of gender-based violence.
Support Women-Led Initiatives: Promote and support businesses, organizations, and projects led by women, particularly those in marginalized communities.
Educate and Empower: Host educational events that empower women and girls with skills, knowledge, and resources to thrive in their personal and professional lives.
Celebrate Women’s Culture: Showcase the cultural contributions of women through music, art, poetry, and storytelling. Celebrate the rich traditions of Oromo women, such as the Siinqee institution, which symbolizes unity and resistance.
Demand Justice and Safety: Advocate for policies and practices that ensure the safety and protection of women and girls, both in times of peace and conflict.
Global Solidarity: Build alliances with women’s movements worldwide to strengthen the global fight for gender equality and women’s liberation.
A Call to Action
This International Women’s Day, let us honor the sacrifices and achievements of women by taking concrete steps toward a more just and equitable world. Together, we can break barriers, challenge stereotypes, and create a future where every woman and girl can thrive.
Happy International Women’s Day! #IWD2025 #GenderEquality #OromoWomen #WomenInStruggle #DDD_OLF
This message and the accompanying ideas for action can help inspire meaningful engagement and celebration of International Women’s Day, while also addressing the ongoing challenges faced by women, particularly in the context of the Oromo liberation struggle. Let’s make March 8 a day of reflection, celebration, and action! 🌟
The aim of Advocacy for Oromia-A4O is to advocate for the people’s causes to bring about beneficial outcomes in which the people able to resolve to their issues and concerns to control over their lives. Advocacy for Oromia may provide information and advice in order to assist people to take action to resolve their own concerns. It is engaged in promoting and advancing causes of disadvantaged people to ensure that their voice is heard and responded to. The organisation also committed to assist the integration of people with refugee background in the Australian society through the provision of culturally-sensitive services.
Advocacy for Oromia was established in 2010 with the purpose of enabling and empowering Oromo people by providing accurate and timely information that will help to make better choices to create the kind of future in which they wish to live.
It also provides information focus on the major issues facing us in the 21st century and it is going to try and bring a balanced approach with factual information that is positive and solution based.
The website has been in operation for the last nine years with the mission of promoting and advancing causes of Oromo people through advocacy, community education, information service, capacity building, awareness raising and promotion.
The website is also the official site of Advocacy for Oromia Association in Victoria Australia Inc., a non-profit organisation, registered under the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 in Victoria as April 2014.
Our team already had considerable community development experience and expertise. Our various projects helped to develop our confidence and the capacity of our agency. Our team used every gained knowledge, skills and experiences as an opportunity to design and develop new approaches, to documenting progress, supporting positive employment outcomes, liaising with community stakeholders, and conduct evaluation.
Advocacy for Oromia is devoted to establishing Advocacy for Oromia organisation to close the gaps where we can stand for people who are disadvantaged and speaking out on their behalf in a way that represents the best interests of them. We are committed to supporting positive settlement and employment outcomes for Victoria’s Oromo community.
Advocacy for Oromia Office
Addresses:
39 Clow St,
Dandenong VIC 3175
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247-251 Flinders Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000
Activities Address
Springvale Neighbourhood House Inc
Address: 46-50 Queens Ave, Springvale VIC 3171
Postal Address:
P. O. Box 150
Noble Park, Vic 3174
With your support, we can continue to help community build a better future.
Advocacy for Oromia Mental Health Program
The aim of the program is to improving the mental health and well-being of Oromo community in Victoria. It aims to assist those experiencing, mental ill-health, their families and carers of all ages within this community to address the social determinants of mental health for Oromo community. It helps:
Identify and build protective factors,
Reduce stigma and discrimination
Build capacity for self-determination
Better understand mental wellbeing, mental ill-health and the impacts of trauma
The goal of the project is to increase mental health literacy of Oromo community that aims:
To assist people with mental health issues
To increase the capacity of mental health worker
To better understand mental wellbeing
To provide mental health education and information
To address the social and cultural causes of mental health issues
Advocacy for Oromia will organise information session, women performance, radio programs, culturally adopted conversations on Oromo Coffee Drinking ceremony, providing training for mental health guides and forum and producing educational materials on the selected groups and geographical area.
Human Rights Education Program
The Human Rights Education Program is a community based human rights program designed to develop an understanding of everyone’s common responsibility to make human rights a reality in each community.
Human rights can only be achieved through an informed and continued demand by people for their protection. Human rights education promotes values, beliefs and attitudes that encourage all individuals to uphold their own rights and those of others.
The aim of the program is to build an understanding and appreciation for human rights through learning about rights and learning through rights. We aimed at building a universal culture of human rights. Thus, we aimed:
To build an understanding and appreciation for human rights through learning about rights and learning through rights.
To build capacities and sharing good practice in the area of human rights education and training
To develop human rights education and training materials and resources
The goal of the project is to increase human rights literacy of Oromo community that aims:
To better understand human rights
To increase the capacity of human rights worker
To analyse situations in human rights terms
To provide human rights education and information
To develop solidarity
To strategize and implement appropriate responses to injustice.
The ultimate goal of education for human rights is empowerment, giving people the knowledge and skills to take control of their own lives and the decisions that affect them.
Human rights education constitutes an essential contribution to the long-term prevention of human rights abuses and represents an important investment in the endeavour to achieve a just society in which all human rights of all persons are valued and respected.
Advocacy for Oromia will organise information session, performance, radio programs, culturally adopted conversations on Oromo Coffee Drinking ceremony, providing training for Human Rights guides and forum and producing educational materials on the selected groups and geographical area.
Community Safety Program
The program aims to strengthen existing collaborations and identify opportunities for the development of partnerships aimed at community safety and crime prevention activities. This approach seeks to improve the individual and collective quality of life by addressing concerns regarding the wider physical and social environment. Importantly, community safety means addressing fear of crime and perceptions of safety as without this any actions to address the occurrence of crime and anti-social behaviour are of less value.
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