Category: Education, Advocacy & Careers
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In the Kadjebi district in the Oti region of Ghana many adolescent girls face period poverty due to inadequate access to sanitary pads caused by low family income. In some communities, this lack of access previously exposed girls to risky coping mechanisms, including dependence on boys for financial support, sometimes leading to teenage pregnancies. To…
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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UNICEF, in partnership with the Government of Liberia’s Ministry of Education and supported by funding from the Government of Ireland International Development Programme, have officially launched and installed Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Pad Banks in public schools across Liberia. Liberia’s Minister of Education, Jarso M. Jallah, served as…
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“Giving up is not an option – so many people depend on you,” the words of Maryanne Gichanga, a participant in a UN supported initiative, which aims to help farmers in Kenya find solutions to alleviate the pressures of climate change on agriculture production. In Kenya, agriculture employs up to 75 per cent of the population,…
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Twenty five young women have graduated from the Center for Rehabilitation and Reintegration after successfully completing a six month program focused on detoxification, psychosocial counseling and rehabilitation. The Center for Rehabilitation and Reintegration was established by Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon with the goal of rehabilitating and reintegrating victims of illicit drugs and substance…
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Kenyan Rebecca Anyango has called her house home for the past 26 years, but now she is wondering how long she will be able to stay there. As a widow, she has been threatened with eviction for years by her late husband’s family, who claim she has no inheritance rights. This year they filed a…
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Former First Lady of Namibia, Monica Geingo has attributed the high prevalence rate of gender based violence in her country to patriarchy. According to wikipedia ” patriarchy is a social system in which positions of authority are primarily held by men. The term patriarchy is used both in anthropology to describe a family or clan controlled by the father or eldest male or group…
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South Africa has among the highest rates of gender-based violence and femicide in the world, with one in three women experiencing physical and/or sexual violence at some point in their lives. Violence against women is a long-standing issue in the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) as a national disaster ahead of the G20…
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Majorities say schools should teach sex education and schoolgirls who get pregnant should be allowed to continue their education. Kenya has taken significant steps to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Article 43(1) of the Constitution guarantees the right to the highest attainable standard of health, including reproductive health, while the National Reproductive…
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Sexual violence against children has become entrenched, systemic and increasingly widespread across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with new data showing a sharp rise in cases since 2022, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The surge is unfolding against the backdrop of escalating conflict in eastern DRC, where renewed fighting has triggered…
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A Woman in the Zambezi region has pleaded with the police to withdraw a gender-based violence (GBV) case she brought against her husband – because he is the family’s breadwinner. The Zambian woman (29), who wishes to remain anonymous, opened a case against her husband (32), who allegedly assaulted her at their home in the…
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