A Blessing, a Center of Rebirth and Love: City of Joy Celebrates 28th Graduation Ceremony Photo: Carlos Schuler On 19 December 2025, the City of Joy celebrated the graduation of its 28th class, bringing the total number of women whose pain has been transformed into power to 2,407. On this…

Your support over the years has meant the world to us. As 2025 draws to a close, we are filled with gratitude for the survivors, artists, and activists who have made V-Day into a singular, ever-evolving global activist movement to end violence against women, gender-expansive people, and the Earth. In…

OBR India, Himachal launch (Jagori Rural) Source: FB (Jagori Grameen) 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Jagori Rural Charitable Trust, in collaboration with One Billion Rising, held an event today at Sunehar Panchayat under the theme “Chup Rehna Nahi, Hinsa Sehna Nahi – We Will Not Stay Silent, We…

Here is a snapshot from One Billion Rising India: Joint Endeavour for Emancipation Training & Action of Women (JEETA) kicked off its launch event for the One Billion Rising campaign with the 16 Days of Activism. On 25 November 2025, JEETA, in collaboration with One Billion Rising, held a powerful…

On 29 November, OBR Lesotho held a launch event – Rising Together Against GBV: Today we joined Leaders of Change for a meaningful networking session that brought together various organizations committed to creating safer and more empowered communities. What started as a space for introductions and connection quickly grew into…

Source: FB (Tatjana Nikolic)/ FB (Centra za devojke/ Center for Girls) Premiere performance of the play “Women’s Room” by the Center for Girls in a crowded National Theater. The play is about the heroines of the Second World War (Nadi Tomic, Milka Protic, Aneta Andrejevic, Dobrila Stambolic, Milica Suvakovic) who…

Source: FB (One Billion Rising Myanmar) 16 Days of Activism and OBR launching with rural community. Special talk, quiz, song and OBR launch and message. Over 100 participants included GBV survivors, children, and youth. Community leaders also participated. Mostly Garment factory workers participated.

These past weeks of non-stop news surrounding the Epstein files have deeply impacted countless survivors. Our founder, author and activist V (formerly Eve Ensler), speaks directly into this moment in her latest piece for The Guardian: “If Epstein’s survivors don’t receive justice that is a ticking timebomb: Millions of sexual…

Source: FB (One Billion Rising Africa) Mozambique OBR 2026 launch at Chibuto District Shared by Palmira Velasco Mozambique OBR Coordinator: Mozambique Rising! 25th November was the launch for the 2026 theme and commemoration of 16days of activism at Chibuto District . Under the theme “Rising For Our Bodies, Our Earth,…

THE RISING HAS BEGUN! Today, One Billion Rising Eswatini, together with partners, officially launched One Billion Rising 2026 and kicked off the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence with a bold Street & Factory Campaign at Union Market, Matsapha — taking the message of justice, safety, and dignity directly…