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Women-led technical partner working where justice, health, and protection meet.
Strengthening GBV response, gender-responsive justice, and evidence-informed health-justice systems. STAND also plays a strong advocacy role in the destigmatization of Substance Use Disorders and is a founding Member and actively involved in the WFAD Gender Working Group, addressing Gender Based Violence and barriers to treatment for women who use drugs.
12/03/2025
🌟 JOIN US TOMORROW 🌟
Decriminalisation of Drug Use: The Plight of the African Woman
📅 Date: 13th March 2025
⏰ Time:10:00 AM Vienna / 11:00 AM SA Time
📍 Venue:UN Building, Room M3, Vienna, Austria
🔗ZOOM Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86949007112?pwd=SWDJ0knojwwmhIIN2FNBZ3EhVDGloX.1
We’re honored to co-host this critical discussion at the 68th Session of the CND with POS Foundation!
🔊 Featuring:
Julie Mac Donnell - STAND Board Member (JMD Consulting) – Speaking on behalf of STAND.
Charity Monareng - STAND Chairperson (SSDPI) – Moderating the session.
🌍 Why attend?
Explore how punitive drug laws disproportionately harm African women, deepen poverty, and fracture communities. Learn about the intersection of GBV, drug use and drug trafficking. Understand why we advocate for alternatives to incarceration, diversion programs, justice, and equitable solutions for impoverished women.
Spread the word – share with your networks!
🙏 Amplify African women’s voices in drug policy reform!
– Advocating for equitable, evidence-based drug policies across Africa.
When individuals and movements unite globally, we create a powerful force. Rising at the 15th AWID International Forum. It was such a privilege to participate in this forum.
🌍 On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we stand united against a chilling truth: every 10 minutes, a woman loses her life to violence.
🚫 Violence against women and girls is a pervasive human rights violation that impacts nearly one in three women globally. This means that many are subjected to physical or sexual violence at some point in their lives.
💔 In 2023 alone, at least 51,100 women fell victim to gender-based violence, tragically ending their lives at the hands of partners and family members—a stark reminder of the urgent need for action.
🔴 This crisis has deepened across various environments, from the workplace to the digital realm, and is further fueled by conflict and climate change.
💪 We must act decisively: hold perpetrators accountable and support powerful, well-funded national strategies that empower women’s rights movements. Join us in taking action. Together, we can say enough is enough.
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