REFUGEE WOMEN SCALE ATLAS MOUNTAIN TO TACKLE GENDER VIOLENCE

An all-female group including 13 refugees from six countries set out to climb Mount Toubkal – Morocco’s highest peak – to highlight the struggle to end violence against women. The women, who originally hail from Syria, Yemen, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Libya and Senegal, undertook the daunting trek organized by UNHCR during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. Their goal was to climb within sight of the summit, and in doing so raise awareness of the challenges and dangers facing refugee women in their home countries, on their journeys and in their host communities.