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[read]IWD 2023: How can the digital gender divide be reduced?
As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, the focus inevitably drives to the question of women empowerment**. The United Nations...
Mar 10, 20232 min read
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[READ] ‘More women and girls in science equals better science’, UN chief declares
© Missouri S&T/Michael Pierce Students at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the United States test a robot they have...
Feb 16, 20231 min read
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[OPINION]Why Africa CDC needs gender-transformative leadership
A refugee nutrition center in Ethiopia. Photo by: EU / ECHO / CC BY-ND As women leaders in global health from Nigeria, South Africa, and...
Feb 15, 20231 min read
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[READ] Supporting women leaders and aspirants to unleash their potential
In Ethiopia, women’s participation in leadership and decision-making positions are very low[1] due to persistent unequal practices and...
Feb 13, 20233 min read
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[READ]I plan to take further classes on coding to create an app that can reach girls and communities
Thereza Joseph John; a beneficiary of AGCCI Photo: Thereza Joseph John Thereza Joseph John, 24, a third-year student at St. John's...
Feb 10, 20231 min read
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[READ] Sierra Leone: a new law imposes 30% of positions for women
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio on Thursday signed into law a law requiring all public or private organizations to reserve 30% of...
Feb 8, 20231 min read
![[OPINION] INVESTING IN WOMEN IS A PROFITABLE SOLUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/178e71_f8a822f499f44fa882ac4cf439e0e4a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_603,h_452,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/178e71_f8a822f499f44fa882ac4cf439e0e4a0~mv2.jpg)
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[OPINION] INVESTING IN WOMEN IS A PROFITABLE SOLUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
By Krisztina Tora Civil society representatives, including women and gender advocates, took over the COP 27 plenary last November 2022 at...
Feb 7, 20234 min read
TUT ON XABA MURDER: 'REGRETFUL THAT WOMEN CONTINUE TO LOOK OVER THEIR SHOULDER'
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has condemned acts of violence on and off campus, following the death of 21-year-old student...
Feb 5, 20231 min read
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: LEADING FOR HEALING PROGRAMME FOR THE SOCIAL JUSTICE SECTOR
CSVR invites potential participants to apply for our Leading for Healing capacity and resilience building programme. This programme, made...
Dec 15, 20221 min read
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[READ] PrEP can prevent HIV
As South Africa commemorates World Aids Day on 1 December and 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), from 25 November...
Dec 1, 20222 min read
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[Gallery] The launch of Closing the gaps in services that respond to violence against women
Today, was the launch of the Closing the gaps in services that respond to violence against women and children research report. The...
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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[Gallery]Masimnyane conducts GBVF training with SAPS officials from Peddie
The training they have received will also give the police an insight into how to best deal with victims of gender-based violence, without...
Nov 28, 20221 min read
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[Read] UN Women wants to give African women farmers a voice at COP 27
With women-led organizations receiving just 1-3% of global financing for climate adaptation, UN Women is calling for women and...
Nov 6, 20221 min read
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[Watch] Day 2-The 2nd Presidential Summit on GBVF
President Cyril Ramaphosa is to address the second Presidential Summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide at Gallagher Estate in...
Nov 2, 20221 min read
IN FULL: RAMAPHOSA'S SPEECH AT THE 2ND PRESIDENTIAL GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE SUMMIT
We are meeting here, at this second Presidential Summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide, exactly four years to the day since we...
Nov 1, 20229 min read
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[Watch] Day 1- The 2nd Presidential Summit on GBVF
President Cyril Ramaphosa is to address the second Presidential Summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide at Gallagher Estate in...
Nov 1, 20221 min read
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[Read] Why civil society has agreed to attend another presidential summit on gender-based violence
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for another presidential summit on gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). The previous...
Oct 29, 20222 min read
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[Read] A case study by Masimanyane Women’s Support –A South African NGO
Compiled by Dr. Lesley Ann Foster: Founder and Executive Director of Masimanyane Women's Rights International Introduction Masimanyane...
Oct 28, 20222 min read
![[Gallery] Highlights from EC GBVF summit](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/178e71_733a12d9a5aa4efdaa7beda4b410d209~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1047,h_785,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/178e71_733a12d9a5aa4efdaa7beda4b410d209~mv2.jpeg)
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[Gallery] Highlights from EC GBVF summit
The summit was a huge success, opening with the announcement of the DNA lab in Gqeberha that will officially start operating in February...
Oct 24, 20221 min read
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[Watch] GBV Summit held in EC
The issue of bail and parole for murderers and sexual offenders was in the spotlight at the Eastern Cape's Summit on Gender-Based...
Oct 20, 20221 min read