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This module aims to offer information and debunk dangerous myths around sexuality and gender. It explains how gender and sexuality can be understood along a spectrum in an approach more reflective of the true nature of human experience.
The Kenya MenEngage Alliance has launched an initiative to provide sanitary pads to underprivileged schoolgirls without access to hygiene products.
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Outcomes report analyses how effective the MenCare+ Network’s interventions in the Western Cape have been in challenging negative gender norms.
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Banda is a tireless leader for girls’ rights around the world. She is leading Malawi’s fight to end child marriage through her work with Let Girls Lead and the Girl Empowerment Network of Malawi. Only 18-years-old, Banda championed a successful …
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Jessica Elgot of The Guardian reports on shocking new statistics which reveal the global extent of female genital mutilation.
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Imifundaze Izintombi ‘ukudala ukungalingani ngokobulili.
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Gambian president Yahya Jammeh announced the ban on November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
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This is a training manual aimed at young women between the ages of 18-24. The objectives of the curriculum are to empower the young women to set goals for their lives; increase young women‘s knowledge of correct reproductive health and …
The legal risks of naming and shaming alleged perpetrators on social media – Leonie Wagner and Graeme Hosken report.
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Religious doctrine shapes and informs decision-making at the individual and collective levels, and sexuality and gender rights advocates must therefore work with faith-based organisations and religious activists to challenge harmful and discriminatory sexuality and gender norms and practices. The Religion, …
Nokuthula Ntuli’s article in the New Age on an insensitive photo spread through social media that depicts a fake rape.
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Microbicides were designed to give women an HIV prevention tool that they could use without a male partner’s involvement. However, research suggests that male partner approval or support is often desired, or even required, for women’s microbicide use. Indeed, participants …
Kate Wilkinson unpacks the fallacious thinking behind arguments claiming that a child is raped every three minutes in SA.
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An in-depth cultural investigation at the intersection of tradition, gender, sexuality and identity.
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Radio series aims to provide practical information, offer support to survivors, and challenge negative misconceptions about rape.
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When Men Change tells the story of four men who changed the way they think about gender equality, sexual and reproductive health, and violence. In recent years, there has been increased interest in exploring how men can contribute to promoting …
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Invitation from University College London, UCT and Sonke to participate in ART/HIV services webinar discussion.
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The South African Council of Churches Youth Forum and Sonke engage in a national conversation about sexual pleasure and faith.
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