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Penang Goes Orange
A Commitment to Women and Children’s Safety
Orange Campaign in Penang
Raising Awareness, Inspiring Action
“Safe Family”
The campaign launched with a press conference highlighting the importance of creating safe families free from domestic violence. It ended with a walk with Penang Deputy Chief Minister 1, YB. Dato’ Ir. Hj. Ahamad Zakyuddin Bin Abdul Rahman, joined by 100 men online!
“Stop Sexual Abuse”
The campaign launched with a 2.5-km walk in partnership with the Women's Centre for Change (WCC), engaging a total of 3,000 participants. It was followed by roadshows at 20 KADUNs, a radio interview of YB. Chong Eng with Mutiara FM and closed with 1,000 young participants at ESCAPE Theme Park, which is a partner of PGO2019.
“Stop Sexual Harassment”
The campaign started with parallel events held on 12 November at the Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Sitting and KDU Penang, with a total of 100 participants. Pit stops were made at several events throughout November, and “The Orange Challenge” was held at Penang Bird Park with interactive quizzes related to stopping sexual harassment.
“Stop Sexual Crime”
“The Orange Challenge,” focused on interactive learning activities about stopping sexual crime, was held at Entopia, Teluk Bahang, on 25 November.
“Stop Cyber Violence”
The campaign was launched by Y.A.B. Lim Guan Eng at KDU College Penang on 25 November. Throughout the month, several talks and a social media contest engaged more than 100 participants to spread the message of stopping cyber violence.
“End Violence Against Women for Gender Equality”
Throughout November, PWDC collaborated with partners and sponsors to organise forums, dialogues, and workshops across Penang. Highlights included a forum on the Domestic Violence Act, a storytelling session titled “VOICES: Woman Is I” at the George Town Literary Festival and a poster design competition with Buletin Mutiara.
“Penang Goes Orange”
The official launch of the “Penang Goes Orange (PGO): Hentikan Keganasan, Hormati Wanita” campaign was held on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
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