We are tired of living in a world where the girls of today will be the murdered women of tomorrow.

Every day, women, girls and children are forced to face violence, abuse and unequal treatment at home, at school, in the workplace, in their communities.

25 November is the International Day against Violence against Women. We believe that feminist activism is one of the main keys to ending gender-based violence. Only by challenging and transforming social norms can violence against women be eradicated. For this reason, the women and men of Un Ponte Per have always participated and joined the mobilisations organised by the Non Una Di Meno network in Italy.

Cases of gender-based violence tragically increase in war contexts, during emergencies, economic crises, and conflicts of all kinds. Women, girls and children are the first to be marginalised, the first to be affected, but the last to be protected. Exclusionary social norms, unsafe working environments, reduced access to education are all factors that limit self-determination and economic independence, often also leading to violence and early marriages.

In West Asia, we have created safe spaces to provide protection for women and girls survivors of gender-based violence. And we have built clinics to ensure their access to reproductive health and psychosocial support.

In Syria, over the past year, we have reached and accompanied 361,000 women.

We have facilitated encounters and exchanges between women activists from Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Tunisia and Libya: Lebanese women who have lived through the civil war, young Palestinian activists living in Lebanon as refugees, Ezidean women working to bring their community out of the tragedy of genocide, Syrian refugee girls living in camps in Iraqi Kurdistan, Tunisian women promoting equality through creative writing and art, and Libyan women fighting against violence and for freedom of association.

The active participation of women in civil society, movements and organisations is crucial for the long-term prevention of gender-based violence, especially in conflict zones.

The inclusion of women in decision-making processes not only promotes equality, but also enriches strategies to address the deep roots of violence.

Violence against women knows no boundaries. It is the same at every latitude, it affects us all, and fighting it is a common struggle.

Join us against gender-based violence. Join our 'Free to Break' campaign in defence of girls' and women's rights.