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Teen pregnancies may rise amid school closures
By Winston Mwale Lilongwe, 4 May: In Africa, where health expert’s fear thousands of people might die due to the novel Corona virus, the pandemic has quickly evolved from a […]
May 5, 2020
Themes:
Children
| Education
| Gender equality
| Reproductive health
| Sexual violence
Programs:
Gender and Media Diversity Centre (GMDC)
| GL Commentary Service
| News
Zimbabwe: Child marriage violates girls’ SRHR
By Gibson Mhaka Bulawayo, 4 December: The story of a 16-year-old girl from Gokwe who reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself after being forced to marry her alleged rapist who had […]
Lesotho: Teenage pregnancy growing concern
By Gerard Molupe Ts’anatalana, 2 December: There is a challenge of teenage pregnancy in Lesotho where some girl children are forced to drop out of school to raise their children. […]
January 15, 2020
Themes:
Children
| Reproductive health
| Young Women
Programs:
GL Commentary Service
| SADC Gender Protocol & Alliance
Tanzania: Child marriage ruling gives girls hope
By ANNE ROBI Dar es Salaam:, 4 December:Veronica Nchagwa is a 14-year old standard six girl in Tanzania. Despite being bright, she is likely to become a bride before she […]
January 14, 2020
Themes:
Child Abuse
| Children
| GBV
| Gender equality
| Reproductive health
Programs:
Gender Justice
| GL Commentary Service
Religious leaders’ handbook on adolescent sexual and reproductive health rights
The main aim of developing the handbook is to assist religious leaders and parents to provide effective sexual and reproductive health guidance to children and adolescents. Religious leaders are strategically […]
December 12, 2019
Themes:
Children
| Reproductive health
| Sex roles
| Youth
Programs:
Gender and Media Diversity Centre (GMDC)
Zim: Abused adolescent sex workers ignored
Hazel Marimbiza Bulawayo, 3 December: When she gets to her clients house, she is shocked to see 10 other men who want to have sex with her. The initial agreement […]
December 3, 2019
Themes:
Child Abuse
| Children
| GBV
| Reproductive health
Programs:
16 Days of Activism Campaigns
| Gender Justice
Tanzania: Celebrating ending child marriages judgement
For immediate release Johannesburg, 25 October: Gender Links welcomes the upholding of the ruling against child marriages by the High court of Tanzania. This a landmark victory not only for […]
The Safe Haven Halfway Home – Mauritius
The SAFE HAVEN HALFWAY HOME (SHHH) is a temporary shelter for teenage girls who are homeless due to abuse and rejection from family members. ABOUT US September 2017, Gender Links Mauritius opened […]
October 10, 2019
Themes:
Business Unusual
| Child Abuse
| Children
| Disability
| Economic violence
| Education
| Emotional violence
| Employment
| Feminism
| GBV
| Gender based violence
| Gender equality
| Health
| HIV/AIDS
| Housing
| Human Rights
| Justice system
| Poverty
| Reproductive health
| Sex work
| Sexual violence
| Unemployment
| Young Women
| Youth
Programs:
Gender Justice
Celebrating International Day of the Girl
On 11 October Gender Links joins the world in celebrating the International Day of the Girl These celebrations are happening in the backdrop of the International Conference on Population and […]
‘’Every human being has the same rights and we must ensure that these rights are treated with equality and respect’’
As Edley speaks we can already feel that this 56 years old man is speaking with experience. Edley has been working in various professional fields, one of which is the […]
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