Health

Identifying Opportunities for action on Climate Change and Reproductive Health and Rights in Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Philippines

ARROW is a non-profit women’s NGO with a consultative status with UNESCO. ARROW champions women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). There is growing evidence that the world is […]

Protocols and Service Standards for Prevention and Management of Gender-based Violence for Health Care Providers

These protocols and service standards are designed to support the Ministry of Health Strategic Plan and other existing Government and African regional and continental policies to effectively integrate gender-based violence […]

Botswana Health Sector Response to Gender-based Violence: A Policy Framework

The goal of this policy framework is to contribute to the prevention and management of gender-based violence in order to improve the health and quality of life of women and […]

Lesotho: Unsafe abortions push up maternal mortality

Lesotho: Unsafe abortions push up maternal mortality

By Mohalenyane Phakela Maseru, 10 December: Some community members have called for free and easy accessibility of contraceptives in order to reduce the high rate of illegal and unsafe abortions […]

Call for stories on Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights

Call for stories on Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights

Call for innovative stories on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and training opportunity for the best entries – make your pitch by 21 November Synopsis Gender Links (GL) […]

SADC: Winding road towards Nairobi ICPD25

SADC: Winding road towards Nairobi ICPD25

By Sifisosami Dube Johannesburg: The Programme of Action agreed by 179 governments in 1994 was a huge milestone towards realising population, development and well-being. Twenty-five years down the line there […]

November 1, 2019 Themes: GBV | Gender equality | Health | Human Rights | Young Women Programs: Opinion

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 […]

Mauritius: Unlucky since birth

When my mother was pregnant with me my father had a mistress and was beating my mother a lot. I do not know my mother. She had a miscarriage and […]

Zambia:Taboo surrounding abortion leads to death

Zambia:Taboo surrounding abortion leads to death

By: Dorothy Chisi YVONNE Mwanza (25) now, discovered she was pregnant at 16 in her first month in her final grade. Both Yvonne and her boyfriend were not ready as […]

September 18, 2019 Themes: Health | Human Rights | Reproductive health | Young Women | Youth Programs: Health | News

Zimbabwe:Gender champion enhancing comprehensive sexual education

Name of Good Practice: Gender champion enhancing comprehensive sexual education Category: Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights – including Gender-Based Violence, HIV and AIDS, and Youth Engagement The project aims […]