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FIFA partners AU, WHO, CAF to promote campaign against domestic violence in Africa FIFA partners AU, WHO, CAF to promote campaign against domestic violence in Africa
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FIFA partners AU, WHO, CAF to promote campaign against domestic violence in Africa

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FIFA is joining forces with the African Union, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to jointly address the issue of domestic violence by launching the #SafeHome campaign across the African continent. The initiative is designed to support women and children victims of domestic violence, particularly as stay-at-home measures in response to COVID-19 have put them at greater risk. A number of African football stars are supporting the campaign via video awareness messages distributed on social and traditional media. The African Union-FIFA-CAF memorandum of understanding, which was concluded in February 2019, covers joint campaigns on topics of mutual interest and the promotion of gender equality, a key principle. Other areas of collaboration includ...