16 Days

By Graça Maria- 11 December 2018- A Gender Links em parceria com Município da vila de Mandlakazi promoveram um debate debate em volta do papel dos partidos políticos na promoção […]

Name of monitor: Patricia Mahachi Name of Television station: SABC 3 Name of programme: News @ 9 Date of broadcast: 04/12/2018 Genre: News Time: Time of broadcast: 21:00:21:30 GBV focus: […]

Maputo, 4 de Dezembro: Os casamentos prematuros, de acordo com alguns activistas dos direitos da mulher e da criança, propiciam a violência baseada no género. As raparigas esposadas, muito cedo abandonam a escola para se dedicarem aos maridos. A directora executiva da Fundação para o Desenvolvimento da Comunidade (FDC), Zélia Menete, defende que a educação é um bem essencial para prevenir este tipo de violência.

Every year the United Nations declares the period from the 25 November, International Day for the Eradication of Violence Against Women, to the 10 December, International Human Rights Day, as the 16 Days of No Violence Against Women across the globe.

The Sahara desert grows by the size of New Zealand every year, engulfing what was once fertile land and reducing the variety and volume of crops that can be grown in the Sahel region of Africa. Failing rains and unpredictable weather patterns mean that even in fertile areas crops often fail.

When she was orphaned at 7 years, Margarida Tomas* quickly changed roles from a child into a “woman.’À Following the death of her parents, she went to live with her aunt in the Mozambican capital Maputo. Her aunt Anita convinced the girl’s other relatives that she would take care for her and send her to school, as no one in their rural home 700 kilometres north of Maputo had the capacity.

The tying of red ribbons on World AIDS day this year is happening in the shadow of a frightening prospect À“ the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria is in financial crisis. Not only will this have significant repercussions for prevention efforts and treatment for people living with HIV (PLWHA), but also for care workers, most of whom are women. After all, less money for prevention and treatment – who is likely to pick up the slack in providing home based care? Women and girls, of course.

D’après un groupe d’experts d’Amérique du Nord, la construction de bâtiments écologiques serait une manière efficace de lutter contre le changement climatique et de réaliser des économies d’énergie au quotidien. En dehors de l’efficience énergétique et d’une réduction d’émissions de gaz Á  effet de serre, les constructions écologiques sont plus saines pour les personnes qui les habitent et les utilisent. A Maurice, la construction du bâtiment écologique de la Mauritius Commercial Bank s’inscrit dans la même démarche.

Healthy mind, healthy body À“ the two are undoubtedly linked. Yet incidents of sexual harassment and gender violence can hold back girls and women passionate about sport and fitness, either for fun and health, or as a career.

Dans la cadre de la campagne des 16 jours d’activisme contre la violence basée sur le genre, le bureau mauricien de Gender Links s’est associé aux collectivités locales comme la mairie de Curepipe et celle de Beau-Bassin/Rose-Hill pour sensibiliser le plus grand nombre Á  ce problème, notamment les jeunes et les hommes.

Even as African countries join the rest of the world in Durban, South Africa to evaluate the impact of climate change on livelihoods, there are concerns about the use of solar energy, rapidly gaining popularity in African countries, which was once heralded as an environmental solution to energy needs.

The church in Malawi is a respected source of information and an enforcer of a “moral code,À so it plays a pivotal role in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV). Despite Malawi being a signatory of the 2008 SADC Protocol on Gender and Development and other gender-related protocols, the arduous task of leveling the unequal and vast field of gender issues, including GBV remains. Research shows that GBV, mainly against women, is entrenched in the country’s traditions and beliefs.