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Editor's Note: CNN is committed to covering gender inequality wherever it occurs in the world. This story is part of As Equals, a year-long series. Lilongwe, Malawi -- "I am strong," the girls chanted, their voices filling a classroom in the outskirts of Lilongwe, Malawi's capital. "I can use my voice. I can use my body!" The group of about…
Indashyikirwa, meaning ‘agents for change’, is a program that seeks to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV) across Rwanda, and is being implemented by CARE Rwanda, Rwanda Women’s Network (RWN) and Rwanda Men’s Resource Center (RWAMREC). One component of the program was a 5-month weekly curriculum with 840 heterosexual couples recruited from CARE’s micro-finance village savings and loans associations. The participatory…
What Works to prevent Violence against women and girls (Component 3) is conducting research to understand the costs of VAWG to businesses. Read the exciting policy brief here...
16 February 2018
EVENT: Violence, uncertainty, and resilience among refugee women and community workers - London
An evaluation of gender-based violence case management services in the Dadaab refugee camps Friday, 23 February 201810.30am–12.00pm (lunch reception to follow)The Exhibition Room, The Goldsmiths’ Centre, 42 Britton Street, Clerkenwell, London, EC1M 5AD Confirmed speakers:Professor Charlotte Watts, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of International DevelopmentDr Mazeda Hossain, Assistant Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineDr Chimaraoke Izugbara, Head, Population Dynamics…
16 February 2018
EVENT: Violence, uncertainty, and resilience among refugee women and community workers - Nairobi
An evaluation of gender-based violence case management services in the Dadaab refugee camps Tuesday, 27 February 201810.00am–12.00pm (lunch reception to follow)Doubletree by Hilton (formerly Amber Hotel), Ngong Lane, off Ngong Road, Nairobi Confirmed speakers:Dr Chi-Chi Undie, Senior Associate, Population CouncilDr Mazeda Hossain, Assistant Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineDr Chimaraoke Izugbara, Head, Population Dynamics and Sexual and Reproductive…
16 February 2018
EVENT: Violence, uncertainty, and resilience among refugee women and community workers - Dadaab
An evaluation of gender-based violence case management services in the Dadaab refugee camps Thursday, 1 March 20188.30–10.30 amBan Ki Moon Hall, UNHCR DMO, Dadaab Confirmed speakers:Dr Mazeda Hossain, Assistant Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineMs Sheru Wanyua Muuo, Research Officer, African Population and Health Research Center
In Nepal, violence against women is reaching epidemic proportions. A recent national survey by the Nepali government showed a staggering 48% of women had experienced some form of gender-based violence (GBV) at some point in their lifetime, and over a quarter had experienced GBV in the past 12 months. Geeta Pradhan, VSO’s head of programming for gender and inclusive governance…
Thursday 11 January 2018 UN Women are inviting people to attend a civil society virtual consultation for both the East and Southern Africa + Central and West Africa region on the Spotlight Initiative, a new global initiative by the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) aimed at eliminating violence against women and girls. The consultation will take place…
16 December 2017
What Works hosted a public learning event at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) during #16Days2017
What Works hosted a public learning event at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine on Wednesday 6 December 2017 . As part of the 16 Days of Activism campaign, Dr Giulia Ferrari (LSHTM) welcomed the participants . The event was chaired by Ms. Alice Kerr-Wilson (Social Development Direct). Following an opening by DFID UK's Emily Esplen, Social Development Adviser…