Cases of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) and property grabbing are on the downward spiral in Traditional Authorities (T/As) Njewa, Malili, Kulamula and Chitukula in Lilongwe, thanks… Read More
The Country’s Executive Director of Ikra Foundation for Women and Youth Development, Amina Garuba Ahmed has advocated for a special court for cases connected to Sexual and Gender-Based… Read More
Cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV, are not abetting in Nigeria, stakeholders say.
This is despite efforts of rights activists and members of civil society organisations, as wel… Read More
Barrister Mairo Mohammed Man
Despite efforts in curbing the menace of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in Niger State, the government has raised the alarm that in just three years, i… Read More
The Senate has passed a bill seeking to mandate authorities of secondary schools to include lessons on how to prevent sexual and gender-based violence in their curriculum for students.
Th… Read More
The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), has held the Year 2022 Women Security and Peace Forum with the theme: “Strengthening Women's Resilience and Le… Read More
The African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) has placed an urgent call for the protection of girls at a time when Ghana is facing an economic crisis, thereby making adolescents more vuln… Read More
Tertiary institutions in the country should make it a policy to publish the names of lecturers and students dismissed for their involvement in sexual harassment, Vice-chancellor of the Unive… Read More
Oxfam Ghana, an international non-profit entity has organised a workshop for partners on a sexual and reproductive health project dubbed ‘Power To Choose’.
The 3-day training… Read More
Rule of law actors in Bor, Jonglei State have been trained on preventing, investigating, and prosecuting cases related to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Local police, judges and me… Read More
Update from Ethiopia: 177 new female entrepreneurs!
The Slaight Livelihood & Gender Equality Fund supports women and girls in Ethiopia to succeed on their own termsOn International Women… Read More
Here is a realtime information on a trending issue within our radar posted to keep you abreast about latest happenings; ; The Nigeria Police has said no fewer than 150 persons have been conv… Read More
Tribune OnlineCivil society groups advocate justice for SGBV victims
Sequel to the high cases of sexual gender-based violence in the country, Founding Director, Women Aid Collective (WACOL)… Read More
The Girl Child Coordinator at the Techiman Municipal Education Directorate has revealed that more citizens are now reporting sexual and gender-based violence cases since the introduction of… Read More
Refugees and asylum seekers residing at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa are ‘cooking up’ sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) cases against fellow refugees to claim insecurity in… Read More
By Joseph Erunke
ABUJA-GENDER advocates have tasked the governments at both the federal and state levels to give priority attention to sexual and gender based violence, regretting that l… Read More
A PEERS led approach to girls’ rights
BY KRISTEN JOHNSTON, CANADIAN FEED THE CHILDREN
FEBRUARY 2021
Millions of girls worldwide are at risk because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Girls and… Read More
#ShutItAllDown
Namibian police and the Special Reserve Force fired rubber bullets, teargas and used batons to subdue the unprecedented and three-day nationwide protest staged on Saturday… Read More
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has released its report of alleged human rights violation recorded between April 13 to 4th May 2020, alleging eleven extra-judicial killings acros… Read More
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid in more than 60 countries to people affected by arm… Read More
UNHCR Recruitment – Apply United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Job Vacancies. Current open jobs United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR) September , 2018 in Niger… Read More
The United Nations Children's Fund is a United Nations programme headquartered in New York City that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developin… Read More