The 16 Days Campaign has been used as an organizing strategy by individuals and groups around the world to call for the elimination of all forms of violence against women by:

• Raising awareness about gender-based violence as a human rights issue at the local, national, regional and international levels

   

• Strengthening local work around violence against women

   

• Establishing a clear link between local and international work to end violence against women

   

• Providing a forum in which organizers can develop and share new and effective strategies

   

• Demonstrating the solidarity of women around the world organizing against violence against women

   

• Creating tools to pressure governments to implement promises made to eliminate violence against women.

16 Days Kampeni imekuwa kutumika kama mkakati wa kuandaa na watu binafsi na vikundi duniani kuwaita kwa ajili ya kuondoa aina zote za unyanyasaji dhidi ya wanawake na:

• Kuongeza uelewa juu ya unyanyasaji wa kijinsia kama suala la haki za binadamu katika mitaa, ngazi za kitaifa, kikanda na kimataifa

• Kuimarisha kazi za mitaa kote unyanyasaji dhidi ya wanawake

• Kuanzisha uhusiano wa wazi kati ya kazi za ndani na kimataifa ya kukomesha unyanyasaji dhidi ya wanawake

• Kutoa jukwaa ambayo waandaaji wanaweza kuendeleza na kushiriki mikakati mipya na ufanisi

• Kuonyesha mshikamano wa wanawake duniani kote kuandaa dhidi ya ukatili dhidi ya wanawake

• Kujenga zana kwa serikali kutekeleza ahadi shinikizo alifanya kumaliza unyanyasaji dhidi ya wanawake.