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The 2nd MenEngage Africa Symposium was recently held in Maputo, Mozambique. The symposium brought together a network of gender justice activists, NGOs, government leaders, policy-makers and other actors working with men and boys on the African continent, to share best practice, learn …
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Meeting to plan how to improve access to SRHR services with the recent US restrictions under the gag rule.
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A global gag order on abortion information has far-reaching effects on women’s health and rights, writes Marlise Ritchter.
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Sonke has chosen not to sign the Global Gag Rule because we know the costs it represents to women’s health and lives in South Africa and across the continent and the world. This means we, like many other organisations, can …
Parliament’s multi-party women’s caucus will host a summit on sex work on 5 March 5 in Parliament and have invited submissions. Background: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/parliaments-womens-caucus-to-host-sex-work-summit-20180209
The Global Gag Rule instituted by Donald Trump a year ago “prohibits U.S. global health assistance from being provided to foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that perform abortion in cases other than a threat to the life of the woman, rape or incest; …
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This week on AfricaGender Indaba, we put the spotlight on the 8th Africa Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, this past week. We look forward to the 2nd MenEngage Africa Symposium …
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In this AfricaGender Indaba podcast, the spotlight is on female genital mutilation (FGM) in Africa, following the commemoration of International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM.
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Background: Understanding how social contexts shape HIV risk will facilitate development of effective prevention responses. Social cohesion, the trust and connectedness experienced in communities, has been associated with improved sexual health and HIV-related outcomes, but little research has been conducted in high prevalence …
A young girl is forced to undergo FGM before she’s married to an older man, another succumbs to peer pressure and bleeds for days after the brutal ritual.
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During this final reporting period, Sonke and the MenEngage Alliance have successfully achieved the three objectives we were funded to pursue: Building the operational and programmatic capacity and sustainability of both Sonke Gender Justice in South Africa and MenEngage networks …
The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act No 92 1996 (CTOPA) and The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Act No 1 2008 were enacted to give content to women’s rights in the South African Constitution. The African Christian Democratic …
MenEngage Africa and partners host regional meeting to investigate the evolving structural drivers behind female genital mutilation.
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Conference to sensitise MPs about the prevalence of Female Genital Multilation/Cutting in their countries.
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Many young women in SA cannot afford to buy sanitary pads and their schooling suffers as a result. Project Dignity, with the help of Sonke Gender Justice, is offering an alternative that will keep them comfortable, safe – and in …
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In partnership with Swedish NGO, Wise Economy and Project Dignity, Sonke Gender Justice visited Gugulethu Comprehensive Secondary School on 9 March, 2017 to uplift and empower young women in South Africa and offer a dignified solution to managing their menstruation. …
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CHARISMA (Community Health Clinic Model for Agency in Relationships and Safer Microbicide Adherence) is a pilot intervention to increase women’s agency to consistently and safely use microbicides while reducing their risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) and promoting healthy relationships. …
MenEngage Africa reaffirms its opposition to all forms of female genital mutilation.
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