
HEFORSHE Concert: Farhan Akhtar’s Nairobi Concert
Farhan Akhtar, an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, singer and campaign champion for the Men Against Rape and Discrimination (MARD) was in Nairobi, Kenya on the 22nd August, 2015 for a concert that also doubled up as a call to action for the HeForShe Campaign.
The concert in Parklands Sports Club,Nairobi, brought together both MARD;which is a social initiative designed to create awareness to instill gender equality and respect towards women and HeForShe; which is a solidarity movement for gender equality, urges men and boys to be change agents and advocates for gender equality.
Farhan and his band; Farhan live band, drove a positive response towards Gender Equality by calling out on all men to show their commitment to fighting gender inequality and violence against women by signing up for the HeForShe Movement.
The concert saw over 200 men and boys pledge their commitment to gender equality and fighting violence against women by signing up for the HeForShe Campaign.