Entrenched gender inequality is a major contributor to Swaziland's HIV prevalence rate, which in turn, hinders poverty reduction and national development activities. For the past ten years, the Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA) has been addressing the links between the HIV epidemic, gender-based violence (GBV), and human rights. Although SWAGAA was initially formed to provide counseling services to survivors of GBV, it has expanded its programs to better meet the needs of the community.
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This document summarizes a study that examined how gender and socioeconomic status interact with peer norms and attitudes to influence sexual risk behaviors among youth in a poor, urban community in South Africa. The study uses a social cognitive approach to measure attitudes, beliefs, intentions, and perceived control related to sexual behavior. It reviews literature on factors that influence HIV risk for South African youth, including socioeconomic status, gender-based violence, and psychosocial factors like peer norms. The findings of this study provide insight into how interventions can address the complex ways gender interacts with these other issues to impact youth sexual health outcomes.
This document provides information about runaway, homeless, and unaccompanied youth. It begins with definitions of these terms and discusses the incidence of youth running away from home or experiencing homelessness. It then describes various programs and services that assist these vulnerable youth populations, including the National Runaway Safeline. The document also discusses factors that can contribute to youth becoming runaway or homeless, such as family dysfunction, abuse, substance use, and disengagement from school. It notes that foster youth are also at high risk of homelessness or running away from their placements.
- Child and adolescent marriage is common in many developing countries, with over 30% of girls married by age 18.
- Married adolescent girls have little power to negotiate safe sex and are often in unions with much older husbands, increasing their risk of HIV.
- Data from 29 countries show that the majority (over 80% in most) of sexually active adolescent girls who had unprotected sex recently were married.
- HIV prevalence tends to be higher among married adolescent girls than sexually active unmarried adolescents in some settings, highlighting marriage is not always protective against HIV risk for adolescent girls.
Gender Inequality as a Worldwide Social IssueJames O'Banion
This paper discusses gender inequality as a worldwide social issue. It provides statistics showing the oppression faced by women and transgender people internationally, such as high rates of gender-based violence, female genital mutilation, and poverty. The author conducted a survey that found men were more likely than women to think gender inequality is no longer an issue. Respondents also often could not accurately define "transgender" and were more opposed to transgender rights. While programs have helped empower women in some areas, gender inequality remains a serious problem requiring further solutions like education and policy changes.
This document examines violence against women in situations of human trafficking in Southeast Asia. It provides an overview of human trafficking in the region, noting that women and girls account for the majority of trafficking victims globally and in Southeast Asia. The document analyzes how violence against women, including domestic violence, lack of economic opportunities, and gender discrimination, contributes to making women and girls vulnerable to human trafficking. It also discusses how trafficked women face violence both in their home countries and in destination countries in Southeast Asia. The document reviews international laws against trafficking and violence against women and analyzes gaps in how countries in Southeast Asia have implemented anti-trafficking laws and policies.
This document summarizes a study that examined how gender and socioeconomic status interact with peer norms and attitudes to influence sexual risk behaviors among youth in a poor, urban community in South Africa. The study uses a social cognitive approach to measure attitudes, beliefs, intentions, and perceived control related to sexual behavior. It reviews literature on factors that influence HIV risk for South African youth, including socioeconomic status, gender-based violence, and psychosocial factors like peer norms. The findings of this study provide insight into how interventions can address the complex ways gender interacts with these other issues to impact youth sexual health outcomes.
This document provides information about runaway, homeless, and unaccompanied youth. It begins with definitions of these terms and discusses the incidence of youth running away from home or experiencing homelessness. It then describes various programs and services that assist these vulnerable youth populations, including the National Runaway Safeline. The document also discusses factors that can contribute to youth becoming runaway or homeless, such as family dysfunction, abuse, substance use, and disengagement from school. It notes that foster youth are also at high risk of homelessness or running away from their placements.
- Child and adolescent marriage is common in many developing countries, with over 30% of girls married by age 18.
- Married adolescent girls have little power to negotiate safe sex and are often in unions with much older husbands, increasing their risk of HIV.
- Data from 29 countries show that the majority (over 80% in most) of sexually active adolescent girls who had unprotected sex recently were married.
- HIV prevalence tends to be higher among married adolescent girls than sexually active unmarried adolescents in some settings, highlighting marriage is not always protective against HIV risk for adolescent girls.
Gender Inequality as a Worldwide Social IssueJames O'Banion
This paper discusses gender inequality as a worldwide social issue. It provides statistics showing the oppression faced by women and transgender people internationally, such as high rates of gender-based violence, female genital mutilation, and poverty. The author conducted a survey that found men were more likely than women to think gender inequality is no longer an issue. Respondents also often could not accurately define "transgender" and were more opposed to transgender rights. While programs have helped empower women in some areas, gender inequality remains a serious problem requiring further solutions like education and policy changes.
This document examines violence against women in situations of human trafficking in Southeast Asia. It provides an overview of human trafficking in the region, noting that women and girls account for the majority of trafficking victims globally and in Southeast Asia. The document analyzes how violence against women, including domestic violence, lack of economic opportunities, and gender discrimination, contributes to making women and girls vulnerable to human trafficking. It also discusses how trafficked women face violence both in their home countries and in destination countries in Southeast Asia. The document reviews international laws against trafficking and violence against women and analyzes gaps in how countries in Southeast Asia have implemented anti-trafficking laws and policies.
Gender discrimination in Pakistan threatens its security and progress. Women make up over half the population but face inhumane treatment through domestic violence, forced marriages, honor killings, and lack of access to education and jobs. Discrimination is deeply rooted in society and denies women their identity, treating them as property of fathers or husbands. To improve security and prosperity, Pakistan must eliminate discrimination and empower women through education, employment, and participation in decision making.
Pesquisa Pew sobre o Brasil - Junho de 2014Miguel Rosario
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff receives overwhelmingly negative ratings for her handling of key issues facing Brazil. A new Pew Research Center survey finds 72% of Brazilians are dissatisfied with the country's direction amid concerns over the economy, corruption, and public services. While hosting the World Cup is expected to draw millions, 61% say it will hurt Brazil by taking money from schools and healthcare. Inflation, crime, healthcare access, and corruption are cited as very big problems by at least two-thirds of Brazilians.
FINALMapping of Child Marriage Initiatives in South AsiaCarol Boender
This document summarizes regional and country-level initiatives to end child marriage in South Asia. At the regional level, it outlines the South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC), which aims to prevent child marriage through legal reforms, education access, changing social norms, and supporting married girls. It also mentions the Kathmandu Call for Action and the South Asian Coordinating Group on action against violence against children. The summary then provides an overview of key child marriage programs and policies implemented in each South Asian country. It concludes by classifying the strategies used across initiatives.
Socioeconomic Status and Health Care LN8Daniel Murphy
This document discusses the relationship between socioeconomic status and health in the United States. It begins by outlining the agenda to focus on socioeconomic status and class inequity, and how these relate to health. It then provides examples of quotes highlighting the impact of wealth concentration and the separation of those with resources from those without. The document goes on to present data on social class representations in media, differences in social class experiences, healthcare access and outcomes between racial groups, and consequences of class divisions such as in education, social support, environmental exposures, and lifespan. It emphasizes that socioeconomic factors and institutionalized racism contribute significantly to health inequities in the United States.
This document summarizes research on the relationship between poverty and sexual risk-taking in Africa. It finds that urban slum residents, especially women, engage in riskier sexual behaviors like early sexual debut and multiple partners. Poor girls also tend to have sex earlier in some countries. While poverty is linked to increased risk, wealthier groups have higher overall HIV rates, possibly due to under-reporting of risk behaviors among the rich. More research is still needed to fully understand the complex links between poverty, context, and sexual health outcomes.
Early marriage of young females a panacea to poverty in the northern region ...Alexander Decker
Early marriage before the age of 18 is common in the Northern Region of Ghana, largely due to poverty. The study found that families often force their daughters to marry early because they cannot afford school fees or other family expenses. Marrying early is seen as a way to reduce the financial burden on families. However, early marriage also means girls have less opportunity to develop skills and education that could help them earn income and escape poverty. The intergenerational transmission of poverty is also an issue, as daughters of mothers who married early often have no choice but to marry early as well, perpetuating the cycle of poverty between generations.
Rural and non-rural sexual minority youth showed similar health indicators, with a few exceptions. Rural sexual minority youth reported poorer mental health, lower safety, and higher substance use than both rural and non-rural heterosexual youth. Compared to heterosexual youth, sexual minority youth were more likely to be involved in social or political activities, perhaps to connect with a supportive community. While urbanicity may no longer confer differences for sexual minority youth, their sexual identity remains associated with greater health risks regardless of rural or non-rural location.
The study analyzes the spatio-temporal pattern of literacy in Haryana, India between 2001-2011. Some key findings:
- Overall literacy rates in Haryana increased from 67.91% to 76.64% during this period.
- Male literacy rates were substantially higher than female rates in both rural and urban areas. However, the gender gap narrowed over time.
- The lowest literacy was found in Mewat district in 2001 and 2011, while the highest was in Gurgaon district due to its proximity to New Delhi.
- Districts adjoining the National Capital Region generally had higher literacy rates compared to other districts.
The document discusses the skewed sex ratio in Haryana, India, which has declined further according to the latest 2011 census. Haryana has one of the lowest child sex ratios in India at 830 females per 1000 males. Two districts in Haryana, Jhajjar and Mahendragarh, have child sex ratios even lower at 774 and 778 females respectively. While overall sex ratio has improved slightly nationwide, the preference for sons over daughters in Haryana and other states has led to widespread female foeticide resulting in fewer girls. This skewed sex ratio is projected to have serious social consequences if not addressed.
This document discusses women's disparities in access to HIV mitigation in three sub-Saharan African countries - Swaziland, Kenya, and Cameroon. It hypothesizes that women with higher levels of education will have greater access to HIV prevention and treatment services. The analysis found a strong correlation between increased educational attainment and HIV testing and access to test results for women in the three countries. However, overall testing rates remain low, likely due to social stigma rather than lack of accessibility. Women face greater HIV risk due to cultural practices like polygamy, child marriage, and lack of autonomy over sexual and reproductive health decisions.
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Syrian women and girls coming to Lebanon are at increased risk of multiple forms of violence due to generalized insecurity and limited access to support. IRC’s rapid GBV assessment highlighted the myriad and severe protection issues women and girls faced before leaving Syria, and since arriving in Lebanon.
This document summarizes oppression faced by Black Americans in education and other areas. In education, it discusses the history of Jim Crow laws and segregation, then analyzes current test score gaps and disparities in attendance, retention, and dropout rates between Black and white students. It also examines factors contributing to these trends like family structure, poverty rates, health insurance access, and parental education levels. For higher education, it outlines representation in colleges and common fields of study, then explores why graduation rates lag and the role of historically Black colleges. The document further discusses racial profiling, its effects, and anecdotal evidence. It also analyzes oppression faced specifically by Black women.
Strengthening Development Policy through Gender Research: Recent Findings fro...IFPRI Gender
This document summarizes findings from research conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on gender and intrahousehold decision making. The research finds that:
1) Households do not always act as a single unit and men and women within households may have different preferences and control over resources.
2) Increasing women's access to and control over resources tends to provide greater benefits to family welfare, health, education and nutrition compared to increasing men's resources.
3) Development policies and projects tend to have better outcomes when they target resources and support directly to women rather than households as a whole.
This document discusses violence against women, specifically sexual harassment of tribal women in India. It defines gender-based violence according to the UN as any act that results in physical, sexual, or psychological harm to women. Violence against tribal women in India is rampant and includes sexual abuse, domestic violence, and sexual violence by non-partners. The document outlines Indian laws that aim to protect women from domestic violence and provide rights to tribal women experiencing harassment. It encourages women to report such crimes to the police and media to seek legal recourse and stop further acts of gender-based violence.
Today, we are confronted with a global refugee crisis of unprecedented levels,
a crisis that, as shown in this report, deeply affects the Western Hemisphere.
No one knows this better than those fleeing epidemic levels of violence,
including gender-based violence, in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.1
Research conducted over four months found that women face a startling degree
of violence that has a devastating impact on their daily lives. With no protection
at home, women flee to protect themselves and their children from murder,
extortion, and rape. They present a clear need for international protection.
Based on US Department of Homeland Security data covering FY 2015, of
the thousands of women and girls from these countries who expressed a fear
of being returned to their home country and were subject to the credible fear
screening process, US authorities have found that a large percentage have a
significant possibility of establishing eligibility for asylum or protection under the
Convention against Torture.2
A surging tide of violence sweeping across El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
forces thousands of women, men, and children to leave their homes every month.
This region of Central America, known as the Northern Triangle (“Northern Triangle
of Central America” or “NTCA”), is one of the most dangerous places on earth.3
South Africa has extremely high rates of sexual violence according to statistics. Surveys in the late 1990s and early 2000s found that over 25% of men in two provinces admitted to rape, and up to 40% of women will be raped in their lifetime. However, statistics vary widely on prevalence. Reported rape is very low at only 1 in 9 due to lack of faith in police and legal barriers. There are also significant regional differences, with some areas reporting much higher rates of rape perception and fear than others. Rape of women and children is widespread, with reports of babies and infants being raped as well. Cultural factors like patriarchy and the virgin cleansing myth are cited as contributing.
El documento presenta un proyecto para fortalecer las competencias lectoras de estudiantes de primer nivel en la Institución Educativa Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús a través del uso de las TIC. El proyecto tiene como objetivo general implementar las TIC para facilitar el desarrollo de las habilidades lectoras y propone actividades pedagógicas mediadas por la tecnología para motivar a los estudiantes a leer. El proyecto se desarrolla en cuatro fases que incluyen actividades como lectura de cuentos, es
¿Que aportan las Tic al desarrollo de la identidad profesional de los y las d...Angela Moncayo
Las TIC ayudan a los docentes a actualizarse y acceder más fácilmente a temas y avances en el campo educativo, lo que mejora sus prácticas pedagógicas. Las TIC también les permiten a los docentes implementar herramientas para crear y usar material didáctico, y promover el uso de las TIC en el aula para que los estudiantes aprendan y apliquen lo aprendido. Además, las TIC facilitan que los docentes compartan sus prácticas y experiencias con otros, y dinamicen la enseñanza
El león perdonó la vida del ratón porque lo vio como un posible aliado. Más tarde, el león quedó atrapado en una red y el pequeño ratón, con sus dientes, pudo liberarlo royendo la malla de la red, devolviendo así el favor al león. La historia demuestra que la paciencia y el tiempo pueden lograr más que la fuerza bruta.
Gender discrimination in Pakistan threatens its security and progress. Women make up over half the population but face inhumane treatment through domestic violence, forced marriages, honor killings, and lack of access to education and jobs. Discrimination is deeply rooted in society and denies women their identity, treating them as property of fathers or husbands. To improve security and prosperity, Pakistan must eliminate discrimination and empower women through education, employment, and participation in decision making.
Pesquisa Pew sobre o Brasil - Junho de 2014Miguel Rosario
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff receives overwhelmingly negative ratings for her handling of key issues facing Brazil. A new Pew Research Center survey finds 72% of Brazilians are dissatisfied with the country's direction amid concerns over the economy, corruption, and public services. While hosting the World Cup is expected to draw millions, 61% say it will hurt Brazil by taking money from schools and healthcare. Inflation, crime, healthcare access, and corruption are cited as very big problems by at least two-thirds of Brazilians.
FINALMapping of Child Marriage Initiatives in South AsiaCarol Boender
This document summarizes regional and country-level initiatives to end child marriage in South Asia. At the regional level, it outlines the South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC), which aims to prevent child marriage through legal reforms, education access, changing social norms, and supporting married girls. It also mentions the Kathmandu Call for Action and the South Asian Coordinating Group on action against violence against children. The summary then provides an overview of key child marriage programs and policies implemented in each South Asian country. It concludes by classifying the strategies used across initiatives.
Socioeconomic Status and Health Care LN8Daniel Murphy
This document discusses the relationship between socioeconomic status and health in the United States. It begins by outlining the agenda to focus on socioeconomic status and class inequity, and how these relate to health. It then provides examples of quotes highlighting the impact of wealth concentration and the separation of those with resources from those without. The document goes on to present data on social class representations in media, differences in social class experiences, healthcare access and outcomes between racial groups, and consequences of class divisions such as in education, social support, environmental exposures, and lifespan. It emphasizes that socioeconomic factors and institutionalized racism contribute significantly to health inequities in the United States.
This document summarizes research on the relationship between poverty and sexual risk-taking in Africa. It finds that urban slum residents, especially women, engage in riskier sexual behaviors like early sexual debut and multiple partners. Poor girls also tend to have sex earlier in some countries. While poverty is linked to increased risk, wealthier groups have higher overall HIV rates, possibly due to under-reporting of risk behaviors among the rich. More research is still needed to fully understand the complex links between poverty, context, and sexual health outcomes.
Early marriage of young females a panacea to poverty in the northern region ...Alexander Decker
Early marriage before the age of 18 is common in the Northern Region of Ghana, largely due to poverty. The study found that families often force their daughters to marry early because they cannot afford school fees or other family expenses. Marrying early is seen as a way to reduce the financial burden on families. However, early marriage also means girls have less opportunity to develop skills and education that could help them earn income and escape poverty. The intergenerational transmission of poverty is also an issue, as daughters of mothers who married early often have no choice but to marry early as well, perpetuating the cycle of poverty between generations.
Rural and non-rural sexual minority youth showed similar health indicators, with a few exceptions. Rural sexual minority youth reported poorer mental health, lower safety, and higher substance use than both rural and non-rural heterosexual youth. Compared to heterosexual youth, sexual minority youth were more likely to be involved in social or political activities, perhaps to connect with a supportive community. While urbanicity may no longer confer differences for sexual minority youth, their sexual identity remains associated with greater health risks regardless of rural or non-rural location.
The study analyzes the spatio-temporal pattern of literacy in Haryana, India between 2001-2011. Some key findings:
- Overall literacy rates in Haryana increased from 67.91% to 76.64% during this period.
- Male literacy rates were substantially higher than female rates in both rural and urban areas. However, the gender gap narrowed over time.
- The lowest literacy was found in Mewat district in 2001 and 2011, while the highest was in Gurgaon district due to its proximity to New Delhi.
- Districts adjoining the National Capital Region generally had higher literacy rates compared to other districts.
The document discusses the skewed sex ratio in Haryana, India, which has declined further according to the latest 2011 census. Haryana has one of the lowest child sex ratios in India at 830 females per 1000 males. Two districts in Haryana, Jhajjar and Mahendragarh, have child sex ratios even lower at 774 and 778 females respectively. While overall sex ratio has improved slightly nationwide, the preference for sons over daughters in Haryana and other states has led to widespread female foeticide resulting in fewer girls. This skewed sex ratio is projected to have serious social consequences if not addressed.
This document discusses women's disparities in access to HIV mitigation in three sub-Saharan African countries - Swaziland, Kenya, and Cameroon. It hypothesizes that women with higher levels of education will have greater access to HIV prevention and treatment services. The analysis found a strong correlation between increased educational attainment and HIV testing and access to test results for women in the three countries. However, overall testing rates remain low, likely due to social stigma rather than lack of accessibility. Women face greater HIV risk due to cultural practices like polygamy, child marriage, and lack of autonomy over sexual and reproductive health decisions.
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Syrian women and girls coming to Lebanon are at increased risk of multiple forms of violence due to generalized insecurity and limited access to support. IRC’s rapid GBV assessment highlighted the myriad and severe protection issues women and girls faced before leaving Syria, and since arriving in Lebanon.
This document summarizes oppression faced by Black Americans in education and other areas. In education, it discusses the history of Jim Crow laws and segregation, then analyzes current test score gaps and disparities in attendance, retention, and dropout rates between Black and white students. It also examines factors contributing to these trends like family structure, poverty rates, health insurance access, and parental education levels. For higher education, it outlines representation in colleges and common fields of study, then explores why graduation rates lag and the role of historically Black colleges. The document further discusses racial profiling, its effects, and anecdotal evidence. It also analyzes oppression faced specifically by Black women.
Strengthening Development Policy through Gender Research: Recent Findings fro...IFPRI Gender
This document summarizes findings from research conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on gender and intrahousehold decision making. The research finds that:
1) Households do not always act as a single unit and men and women within households may have different preferences and control over resources.
2) Increasing women's access to and control over resources tends to provide greater benefits to family welfare, health, education and nutrition compared to increasing men's resources.
3) Development policies and projects tend to have better outcomes when they target resources and support directly to women rather than households as a whole.
This document discusses violence against women, specifically sexual harassment of tribal women in India. It defines gender-based violence according to the UN as any act that results in physical, sexual, or psychological harm to women. Violence against tribal women in India is rampant and includes sexual abuse, domestic violence, and sexual violence by non-partners. The document outlines Indian laws that aim to protect women from domestic violence and provide rights to tribal women experiencing harassment. It encourages women to report such crimes to the police and media to seek legal recourse and stop further acts of gender-based violence.
Today, we are confronted with a global refugee crisis of unprecedented levels,
a crisis that, as shown in this report, deeply affects the Western Hemisphere.
No one knows this better than those fleeing epidemic levels of violence,
including gender-based violence, in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.1
Research conducted over four months found that women face a startling degree
of violence that has a devastating impact on their daily lives. With no protection
at home, women flee to protect themselves and their children from murder,
extortion, and rape. They present a clear need for international protection.
Based on US Department of Homeland Security data covering FY 2015, of
the thousands of women and girls from these countries who expressed a fear
of being returned to their home country and were subject to the credible fear
screening process, US authorities have found that a large percentage have a
significant possibility of establishing eligibility for asylum or protection under the
Convention against Torture.2
A surging tide of violence sweeping across El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
forces thousands of women, men, and children to leave their homes every month.
This region of Central America, known as the Northern Triangle (“Northern Triangle
of Central America” or “NTCA”), is one of the most dangerous places on earth.3
South Africa has extremely high rates of sexual violence according to statistics. Surveys in the late 1990s and early 2000s found that over 25% of men in two provinces admitted to rape, and up to 40% of women will be raped in their lifetime. However, statistics vary widely on prevalence. Reported rape is very low at only 1 in 9 due to lack of faith in police and legal barriers. There are also significant regional differences, with some areas reporting much higher rates of rape perception and fear than others. Rape of women and children is widespread, with reports of babies and infants being raped as well. Cultural factors like patriarchy and the virgin cleansing myth are cited as contributing.
El documento presenta un proyecto para fortalecer las competencias lectoras de estudiantes de primer nivel en la Institución Educativa Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús a través del uso de las TIC. El proyecto tiene como objetivo general implementar las TIC para facilitar el desarrollo de las habilidades lectoras y propone actividades pedagógicas mediadas por la tecnología para motivar a los estudiantes a leer. El proyecto se desarrolla en cuatro fases que incluyen actividades como lectura de cuentos, es
¿Que aportan las Tic al desarrollo de la identidad profesional de los y las d...Angela Moncayo
Las TIC ayudan a los docentes a actualizarse y acceder más fácilmente a temas y avances en el campo educativo, lo que mejora sus prácticas pedagógicas. Las TIC también les permiten a los docentes implementar herramientas para crear y usar material didáctico, y promover el uso de las TIC en el aula para que los estudiantes aprendan y apliquen lo aprendido. Además, las TIC facilitan que los docentes compartan sus prácticas y experiencias con otros, y dinamicen la enseñanza
El león perdonó la vida del ratón porque lo vio como un posible aliado. Más tarde, el león quedó atrapado en una red y el pequeño ratón, con sus dientes, pudo liberarlo royendo la malla de la red, devolviendo así el favor al león. La historia demuestra que la paciencia y el tiempo pueden lograr más que la fuerza bruta.
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AIDSTAR-One Assessment of the Integration of PMTCT within MNCH Services at He...AIDSTAROne
The document assesses the integration of PMTCT (prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV) services within MNCH (maternal, newborn, and child health) services at health facilities in Tanzania. It describes a study that used a level of integration scoring system and survey of 70 randomly sampled PMTCT sites to measure the degree of PMTCT and MNCH integration. The study found higher levels of integration were positively correlated with better quality of care indicators in the PMTCT cascade, such as higher percentages of women tested for HIV and receiving results during antenatal care. The study concludes that integrating PMTCT and MNCH services may increase access to PMTCT services and efforts should target improving integration at lower-level
This document is a weekly homework schedule for a third grade student. It includes reading and assignment requirements for each day of the week, as well as reminders of upcoming events. The student must read for 30 minutes each weekday and record their reading minutes. They have math, Spanish, and English assignments to complete each day, including reading blogs, lessons, practices, and tests. They are also to study spelling words they misspelled on a previous test. The schedule provides fun activities to help practice those spelling words throughout the week.
The document summarizes a youth exchange project called "Youth Vote Europe" that took place from October 21-27, 2013 in A Coruña, Spain. The project brought together young people from 5 European countries to learn about the EU, European citizenship, and encourage participation in the 2014 European Parliament elections. Activities during the exchange included workshops on cultural diversity, EU institutions, citizens' rights, and the role of the European Parliament. Participants also developed outreach plans to promote youth voting in their home countries.
This document lists various IT and education projects that the author has managed or participated in for the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) over the years. Some of the projects include developing the Student Information System (SIS) for MEHE, managing IT at several Arab education conferences in Lebanon and Oman, working on a USAID-funded education project called D-RASATI, and developing statistical databases and systems for areas like student exams, educational statistics, and elementary schools for MEHE. The document shows that the author has broad experience overseeing information technology projects to support education in Lebanon and other Arab countries.
Allowing Men to Care: Fatherhood Project in South AfricaAIDSTAROne
In South Africa, men are increasingly rejecting wide-spread stereotypes of manhood by stepping forward to challenge gender roles that compromise their well-being and the health of their partners and their families. This case study documents the Sonke Gender Justice Network’s Fatherhood project, which was designed to reduce HIV transmission and address related problems, such as gender-based violence, women’s overwhelming burden of care, and the preponderance of children in need of care and support.
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AIDSTAR-One Different Needs But Equal Rights: Giving Voice to Transgender Com...AIDSTAROne
Although transgender individuals are a highly vulnerable segment of El Salvador's population, the national political climate has only recently begun to support HIV programming that is tailored to their needs. Additionally, limited access to medical services and legal protection and considerable societal stigma and discrimination means that organizations working with transgender individuals must meet a variety of complex and varied needs. This case study, one of 9 in a series, describes the challenges and successes of the Solidarity Association to Promote Human Development (ASPIDH), an NGO that promotes transgender rights via sensitization, education, and advocacy activities.
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Tendayi Westerhof is a model from Zimbabwe who is now an educator working to combat HIV/AIDS and gender inequality. As a child, her father did not support her dreams of furthering her education or career. After becoming pregnant in her youth, she struggled as a single mother but was determined to support her children. Now as a public figure, she speaks candidly about being HIV positive to help reduce stigma and encourage prevention, treatment, and women's empowerment.
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The document summarizes CEPAM's work responding to gender-based violence (GBV) in Ecuador through service provision, advocacy, and awareness campaigns. It describes CEPAM's history of establishing health centers and legal services for GBV survivors. It also discusses Ecuador's National Plan for eradicating GBV, implemented through partnerships between government agencies and civil society organizations like CEPAM. While progress has been made in laws, justice access, and awareness campaigns, more work is still needed to improve health and social services, increase funding, and change underlying social norms accepting GBV.
This document discusses the disproportionately high rates of HIV and STDs among Black women and explores how historical sexual stereotypes of Black women have influenced their sexual decision making. It summarizes research finding connections between exposure to sexualized images of Black women in media and popular culture and increased risky sexual behaviors and attitudes among Black adolescent and adult women. The document argues that public health interventions must address these social and cultural factors influencing Black women's vulnerabilities in order to more effectively address the HIV/STD epidemic in this population.
Sexual abuse and violence are serious social issues that disproportionately impact women and children. The document discusses the definition and forms of sexual abuse, including child sexual abuse, incest, and sexual assault. It provides statistics on the prevalence of sexual abuse, noting that most victims know their abuser and that 1 in 6 boys and 1 in 4 girls will experience sexual abuse by age 18. The document also examines how the media portrays sexual abuse, often using vague language that obscures the severity of abuse. It notes that media coverage frequently focuses on criminal justice aspects rather than prevention. Understanding media influences is important to constructively advocate for victims of sexual abuse.
Child marriage legitimizes human rights violations and abuses of girls under the guise of culture, honor, tradition, and religion. It continues a sequence of discrimination that begins at a girl’s birth and is reinforced in her community, in her marriage and which continues throughout her entire life. Child marriage, therefore, is a way of dealing with the perceived problems that girls represent for families, the problems that arise from the low value given to women and girls.
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This document provides a situational analysis of the gender dimensions of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Zimbabwe. It notes that women are disproportionately affected, accounting for nearly 60% of those living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. Socially, women have less power to negotiate safer sex, greater economic vulnerability pushing some into transactional relationships, and take on most of the unpaid care burden. This is exacerbated by high poverty levels, limited access to information and services in rural areas, and increased risk of gender-based violence. The epidemic thus intensifies pre-existing gender inequalities and vulnerabilities.
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This case study covers one of the 31 programs from the Africa Gender Compendium, an AIDSTAR-One gender and HIV integration resource. A series of five Africa Gender Compendium case studies is accompanied by a findings report, which describes lessons learned, gaps, and common experiences across the programs.
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Understanding Gender Based Violence and Trends in the Caribbean Taitu Heron
Overview of what is gender based violence and a look at the trends in the Caribbean. For Sociology Course students, Department of Sociology, Univ. of the West Indies, Mona Campus.
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This year’s report is the fifth in the ‘Because I am a Girl’ series. From the very first, in 2007, when we began monitoring the State of the World’s Girls, we have been asked: “What about boys?"
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Radio as a tool for changing women’s status in sierra leonebrightfront
Radio is being used in Sierra Leone to empower women and change their status in society. [1] Programs like radio soap operas and panel discussions address issues like gender-based violence, women's legal rights, and political participation to generate public discussion for reform. [2] Collaborations between radio stations and NGOs in remote areas are using radio to educate women on their rights and mobilize communities to support survivors of violence. [3] There is evidence that these radio programs are helping to break social taboos, increase legal protections for women, and generate grassroots support for women's issues.
This document presents a proposal for a professional development advocacy plan called "YES, WE CAN" aimed at providing support and education to men with a history of domestic violence in Mauritius. The program would use an interactive group format to teach emotional intelligence and communication skills. It discusses the prevalence of domestic violence in Mauritius despite existing interventions. The proposal argues that current programs have not fully addressed the root causes of violence by examining male socialization and development from a young age. A developmental approach is needed to understand how boys are discouraged from emotional expression which may later manifest as domestic violence in intimate relationships as adults.
Princess Tessy of Luxembourg is a UNAIDS Global Advocate who works to empower young women and adolescent girls in the global response to HIV/AIDS. She hopes to reach these groups to foster respect and dignity for all. Her unique background in the military, education, psychology and diplomacy motivates her work with UNAIDS to achieve long-term, positive change. Young women face disproportionate risks of HIV infection due to lack of control over their lives and decisions. UNAIDS aims to address gender inequalities and empower adolescent girls through education, health services, and programs to end gender-based violence.
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In Kenya, the government's work against HIV is supplemented frequently by civil society organizations. These organizations, however, are often faced with a lack of available funding and knowledge. The Maanisha Community Focused Initiative, a program that works in many of Kenya's provinces, works to provide CSOs with both grants and capacity building in all HIV program areas while simultaneously addressing multiple gender-related issues.
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Exploring Jordanian women's resistance strategies to domestic violence: A sco...Rula alsawalqa
Despite there being an abundant gender and social science research on domestic violence (DV) in Jordan, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is limited understanding and knowledge of women's resistance strategies to DV. To fill this gap, this study conducted a scoping review to synthesize and analyze 11 articles published in English-language scholarly journals between 2001 and 2021 by following the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. The databases of the University of Jordan Library, Dar Almandumah, PsycINFO, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus were searched in December 2021. Our review found no scientific articles that primarily discussed Jordanian women's resistance to DV and explicate it as a secondary aim within the context of screening for the causes, consequences, and prevalence of DV. Therefore, while a few articles implicitly conceptualized women's resistance in the context of the patriarchal structure—either as tactics of physical, social, economic survival, and to protect their family and honor, or as consequences of DV—no article provided an explicit definition of this concept. The articles also deliberated on 12 resistance strategies that women use to deal with DV; predominant among them are daily resistance, activities hidden for immediate and de facto gains (e.g., to avoid beatings, divorce and family disintegration, the decision to keep their children, and maintaining economic stability). The most common strategies are silence and not seeking help, reporting to family members or friends, seeking legal and social advice, and reporting to the police or healthcare provider.
HIV originated from a virus found in chimpanzees. It likely entered the US in the 1970s and was originally known as GRID since it seemed to affect gay men. In the early 1980s it became apparent that HIV could infect heterosexuals as well, and it was renamed to AIDS. In 1984, scientists identified HIV as the cause of AIDS. The first drug to treat AIDS, AZT, was approved in 1987. HIV attacks and weakens the immune system, ultimately leading to AIDS if not treated. It is most often transmitted through unprotected sex or sharing needles.
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AIDSTAR-One Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA)
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Swaziland Action Group Against
Abuse
Addressing Gender-based Violence within the
Context of HIV
S
ome 60 men are gathered in the Kagogo (Grandmother)
Centre, a space created for children orphaned due to HIV
but also used for local meetings, in a small community in
Swaziland’s northern Hhohho District. Men and teenage boys,
most in western clothes and a few in traditional attire, are sitting
together on wooden benches and plastic chairs. They listen to
a woman whose business attire marks her as a city dweller. She
SWAGAA
uses familiar images to introduce charged topics—sex, violence,
and HIV. Later, the youth are dismissed as the conversation
Swaziland Action Group Against
Abuse logo. turns to topics that fathers do not want their unmarried sons to
hear about.
“It is not like the old days when you could treat a woman like one of
your prize cows—you can’t just poke her and say ‘let’s go,’” says the
woman. She is an education officer with the Swaziland Action Group
Against Abuse (SWAGAA),1 and she intends to challenge prevailing
norms about gender roles and sexuality. As she talks, she sensitizes
the men to notions about women’s rights to sex that is consensual as
well as respectful of needs that may be different than men’s.
Within a few minutes, the men are rapt with attention. Many are
nodding and want to talk. Everyone laughs when one man likens a
woman to a car that needs to be warmed up before you can drive it.
An older man, dressed in traditional Swazi dress, says that each of
By Diane Gardsbane and his four wives has different needs. The men talk about how to best
satisfy a woman and how to deal with male-sensitive issues, such as
Sizakele Hlatshwayo
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difficulty achieving an erection. The discussion also development. Women are disproportionately
touches on the need for condoms—generally not affected by HIV, representing 59 percent of those
used in stable partnerships in Swaziland—and the infected. These rates include 12 percent of all
relationship between HIV and forced sex. women aged 15 to 19, 38 percent of women aged
20 to 24, and almost half (49 percent) of women
As the conversation unfolds, there is evidence aged 25 to 29 (Central Statistics Office and
both of men’s increasing understanding of MEASURE Demographic and Health Survey 2007).
women’s rights, as well as of significant remaining Figure 1 shows HIV prevalence disaggregated by
challenges to shift gender norms that prioritize male sex and age, with male and female ratios (NERCHA
dominance. In later discussion, everyone agreed n.d.).
that getting men to openly discuss their sexual
relationships in a staunchly patriarchal society is a There is no routine screening for gender-based
significant accomplishment of the male dialogues, violence (GBV) by health providers in Swaziland
but the road to achieving gender equality between to provide statistical data relating to the incidence
men and women is a long one. or prevalence of GBV. However, a national
population-based household study on violence
against children (mostly girls) and young women,
Background for which SWAGAA was a key stakeholder in
implementing, revealed an epidemic of sexual
A small, land-locked country of only 17,200 square assault against girls. The study, which included data
kilometers (World Atlas 2010)2 and approximately from more than 1,200 girls and women aged 13 to
1.2 million people (United Nations Department for 24, found that approximately one in three females
Economic and Social Affairs 2009), the Kingdom experienced sexual violence as a child and more
of Swaziland has the world’s highest rates of than half of these incidents are not reported to
HIV infection. Twenty-six percent of adults 15 to anyone, notably because most of those interviewed
49 years of age are HIV-positive, with women said they did not know the violence was wrong.
representing 59 percent of those infected. In addition to sexual violence, 1 in 4 reported that
Swaziland is ranked as a lower middle income they experienced physical violence and 3 in 10
country; however, 40 percent of the wealth is were emotionally abused as a child (United Nations
controlled by only 10 percent of the population, and Children’s Fund [UNICEF] 2007). Further results of
69 percent of the population lives below the poverty the study demonstrated significantly increased risks
line (United Nations Country Team 2009). for health-related issues for girls who experienced
sexual abuse before age 18, including depression,
Entrenched gender inequality is cited as a major suicidal thoughts and attempts, unwanted and
contributor to the country’s HIV prevalence rate complicated pregnancies, sexually transmitted
(National Emergency Response Council on HIV and infections, sleep disorders, and smoking and
AIDS [NERCHA] 2010; U.S. Agency for International alcohol use (Reza et al. 2009).
Development [USAID] Swaziland 2010). In turn,
both HIV prevalence and gender inequality are Human trafficking brings together issues of human
obstacles to poverty reduction and national rights, GBV, and HIV transmission. Swaziland
is a source, destination, and transit country for
women, girls, and boys who are trafficked to or
2
This is slightly larger than Connecticut in the United States and is simi-
lar in size to Kuwait and Fiji. from neighboring countries of Mozambique and
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Figure 1: HIV Prevalence by Sex and Age Group, and Female to Male Prevalence Ratios in Swaziland, 2007
Sources: Central Statistics Office and MEASURE Demographic and Health Survey 2007; recreated from NERCHA n.d.
South Africa (U.S. Department of State 2010). umcwasho, wearing of headgear and tassels that
Pressure from the U.S. Government was a factor signify a virgin, as a major strategy for combating
in increasing efforts by the Swazi Government to HIV. While supported by some as an effective use
address trafficking, and in 2010 U.S.$100,000 was of traditional beliefs and customs, others maintain
made available to SWAGAA for anti-trafficking that this strategy placed the responsibility for
activities. controlling the epidemic on women and girls and
reinforced the prevailing perception that women and
girls are the “vectors” of HIV.
Policy Environment Swaziland is a signatory to the Convention on the
Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against
Swaziland is Africa’s only remaining absolute
Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
monarchy, with a king who is popular but more
the Millennium Development Goals, the Southern
known for his extravagance and traditional
Africa Development Community Gender Protocol,
polygamy than for his social policy and
and several other international human rights treaties
development. Swaziland has been slow to put in
that promote gender equality. A new constitution,
place concrete policies that effectively address
adopted in 2005,3 provides for equal rights of
the gender dimensions of the HIV epidemic. As
an example, in 2001, King Mswati III supported a
3
Swaziland had been without a constitution since 1973, when King Sob-
ban on premarital sex for girls and young women huza II abolished the constitution adopted at independence as unwork-
and reintroduced the traditional “chastity vow” and able for Swazis.
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women and men but maintains the dual system
of legislation that recognizes both traditional and
Program Description
civil law. Marriage, child custody, property rights,
SWAGAA’s organizational mission centers on
and inheritance laws remain largely covered by
eradicating GBV and promoting human rights for
traditional law and custom, which strongly reflect
all Swazi citizens. Strategies for achieving this
patriarchal norms and practices.
vision include advocacy, services, and activities to
improve GBV policy, prevent violence, and provide
The Deputy Prime Minister’s Office houses both care, support, and access to justice to survivors
the Gender and Family Unit and the National of GBV. SWAGAA is the only organization in
Child Coordination Unit. These units were placed Swaziland whose primary work is to address GBV,
within the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office to raise and both government and civil society call on the
the profile of human rights and gender equality organization frequently for technical assistance,
at a national level. Gender focal points were expertise, and assistance to survivors. When stories
appointed in every ministry as a way of mobilizing of shocking abuse, such as the rape of infants and
and coordinating anticipated programs and children, reach the media, there is an expectation
initiatives. Problems yet to be resolved include the that SWAGAA will speak out as the country’s
cumbersome infrastructure of the Deputy Prime conscience.
Minister’s Office, which slows processes and
efficiency, and the practice of appointing low-level SWAGAA was founded and registered in 1990 as
individuals with limited authority and decision- a volunteer-operated, grassroots NGO to provide
making abilities as gender focal points. counseling services to survivors of family violence
and sexual abuse. Today, the organization has
Among the recent positive developments is the 2010 22 staff positions (although some are vacant) and
National Gender Policy, which has been 13 years several full-time volunteer positions, a headquarters
in the making. The new policy is expected to guide in Manzini, Swaziland’s largest urban area, and
the attainment of the gender equality provided by five satellite counseling sites, including one in each
the constitution. Gender mainstreaming is officially of Swaziland’s four regions where field volunteers
encouraged by the government in national strategic are utilized for outreach. As a way of maximizing
documents. limited capacity, SWAGAA maintains a presence
in 24 communities, selected based on a number
Yet it has taken more than 10 years of work by of criteria, including high rates of GBV as reported
gender equality advocates to finally get a Sexual to SWAGAA. A toll-free phone line has operated
Offences and Domestic Violence Bill approved by since 2000. A new children’s counseling space at
Parliament. The bill, approved in October 2011, the headquarters’ office site was recently developed
currently awaits senate ratification. The original and completed.
version of the bill was criticized as being too
progressive and generated heated discussions SWAGAA has been addressing the linkages
about Swazi “culture versus gender equality.” The between the HIV epidemic and GBV for almost a
final bill is a compromise, with some contentious decade, and it integrates education and counseling
issues given attention, although not as strongly as on HIV throughout its programs and services.
advocates would hope for. SWAGAA does not provide shelter but refers
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others. However, SWAGAA has never had a single
“There is always an assumption large donor provide sustained core support, and
that when a [horrifying] case of the NGO’s sustainability often (and presently)
appears precarious. Most Swazis, including those
abuse is reported in the paper working for other NGOs, government agencies, and
that SWAGAA will always say donors, say that SWAGAA is part of the “fabric of
something. If we don’t, someone Swaziland” and feel assured the organization will
never be allowed to “go under” for lack of finances.
will write in to the paper and say,
Yet for SWAGAA staff, there is constant worry
‘Why is SWAGAA quiet?’” about being able to make ends meet.
–SWAGAA staff member While SWAGAA was founded to provide services
to female survivors of GBV, new programs and
activities that expand the reach of the organization
survivors to three independently run shelters were developed in response to needs expressed
for women and children that generally allow a by community members during baseline studies
six-month stay while providing services to help and community assessments—an approach the
women gain economic independence.4 One of organization consistently uses to identify needs
SWAGAA’s successes is the role it has played in and gaps in services. Community assessments,
raising national consciousness about GBV and for example, led SWAGAA to integrate HIV within
human rights, particularly notable within the context all of its programs. This integration was based on
of entrenched patriarchal power structures. It is stories that women told about GBV and HIV, and
common to hear that “SWAGAA is a household predated the current attention by donors and other
name,” that “SWAGAA” is synonymous with agencies. Assessments also pointed to the strong
“GBV” and “children’s rights,” and that, because of need for an increasing emphasis on engaging men
SWAGAA, parents no longer have the right to beat and boys, preventing GBV, developing a referral
their children, even in small communities outside network to increase the capacity to meet survivors’
the NGO’s targeted areas. needs, and implementing a more strategic
SWAGAA is funded by a variety of donor sources,
although not by the Swaziland Government, even
though government institutions refer GBV survivors
to SWAGAA. Donors include private individual
and corporate donations, local and international
foundations, Canadian Crossroads International,
the European Union, Irish Aid, United Nations
agencies, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan
for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through USAID, and
SWAGAA
4
These are currently undocumented; however, the Deputy Prime Minis-
ter’s Office is working on a mapping exercise to better identify existing A small reception area for clients awaiting
resources. services.
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response to GBV. An asset of SWAGAA’s approach prevention, human rights, trafficking in persons,
has been its engagement with traditional leaders and the role of GBV as a driver in the HIV
and power structures at the community level to epidemic. Other interventions, often implemented
garner support for programs, typically a first step in collaboration with other agencies, have included
for working in a targeted area. Ongoing programs training for police, prosecutors, health providers,
include the following. government agencies, and NGOs.
Lihlombe Lekukhalela (LL; “A Shoulder School sensitizations: These peer-based
to Cry On”): This is a child protection initiative programs have been used to increase awareness
created by the Government of Swaziland and of abuse and promote HIV prevention through
UNICEF that several organizations, including abstinence. In SWAGAA’s 24 target communities,
SWAGAA, have adopted. SWAGAA oversees three students per school are trained as peer
the LLs in 15 of its 24 target communities. Local educators, along with a teacher peer supporter, in
volunteer “child protectors” are provided training a two-and-a-half–day workshop. Male and female
on how to identify children experiencing sexual, peer educators in turn train groups of 25 students,
emotional, or physical abuse; support children and until every student in the school has received
families; and provide needed referrals to advocacy, training.
legal, and medical services. “Child protectors,” who
are both male and female community volunteers, The male involvement initiative: This
visit homes to develop rapport with families and program, with the theme “Men for Change,” was
spot behaviors that might indicate abuse. They launched in 2006 in response to a community
are also known in the community as “go-to” adults assessment that returned feedback that men
for children in need. When children are identified and boys must be engaged if SWAGAA is to
who have been abused, or who are orphaned be effective in achieving its goals. Canadian
and made vulnerable by the impact of HIV, they Crossroads International supported the training,
are provided opportunities to talk with a volunteer which included a study tour to Canada for the
(given a “shoulder to cry on”) and referred to police, initiative’s first coordinator. The project is introduced
legal, and medical services, and other appropriate to communities by engaging the chief, the chief’s
providers. In addition, the LLs sponsor community inner council, and other influential males who are
dialogues on GBV and HIV awareness and part of the traditional community power structure,
prevention, and training to build the capacity of local with activities following once the men understand
traditional structures to respond to child abuse. the project (see Box 1).
Education for prevention: Education Facilitators have been trained in all 24 SWAGAA
programs are central to SWAGAA’s approach. target communities. They organize men’s dialogues
These include school sensitizations,5 girls’ as opportunities for men to come together to
empowerment clubs, the LL initiative, the male discuss topics relating to gender norms. The
engagement initiative, and awareness campaigns. project’s focus is to engage men as partners in
In 2009 and 2010, more than 20,000 women, men, ending GBV. In 2009 and 2010, a total of 1,053 men
and children were reached by these education were reached.
programs through messages about GBV and HIV
5
The term “sensitization” is used to refer to awareness raising activities,
SWAGAA has been experimenting with bringing
including short trainings or briefings. unmarried boys and young men into the male
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dialogues. While there is traditional reluctance to discuss intimate
details of sexuality in their presence, SWAGAA hopes to reach the BOX 1: INTRODUCING
younger generations to instill values of gender equality. One way of MALE INVOLVEMENT
doing this while keeping with traditional practices is to have the boys TO COMMUNITIES
join the first part of the session where the discussion is kept more
general.
1. Provide sensitization on
GBV at a regional chief’s
Other activities of the male involvement initiative have included a
meeting.
Father’s Day campaign event, bringing 2,000 men together in one
place, and a “Man of the Year” competition in collaboration with the
2. Address the local
national newspaper to recognize a man who displays attributes such
chief’s inner council, the
as respecting his female partner’s rights to be an equal in decision
bandlancane.
making and never using violence of any kind.
Girls’ empowerment clubs: These clubs, adapted for Swaziland 3. Select two men from the
from the Zimbabwe-based Girl Child Network, promote school-based local community to become
weekly gatherings where girls can discuss topics of importance to volunteer facilitators.
them, including sexuality, abuse, and HIV, while building confidence,
assertiveness, and leadership capacity. A female teacher is recruited 4. Provide technical
and trained to serve as volunteer club coordinator at each school. knowledge and leadership
She helps club members set their own agenda and determine skills to facilitators in a
activities within the parameters of the key issues. three-day workshop using
materials from the Sonke
Gender Justice Network in
South Africa, internationally
known for engaging men
and boys in GBV and HIV
prevention.
Diane Gardsbane
One of the male dialogue participants.
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Counseling: SWAGAA provides face-to-face individual and group
BOX 2: ESCAPING counseling in six locations and phone counseling through the national
THE CYCLE OF toll-free line. In addition, SWAGAA provides psychosocial support
ABUSE counseling, for GBV as well as other issues, for male, female, and
juvenile inmates within the government’s correctional facilities.
One of SWAGAA’s many
stories of success includes SWAGGA’s staff includes both male and female counselors who work
counseling a woman who with clients of the same and opposite sex. Counselors are trained
came to discuss what through an annual two-week in-house program and receive on-the-
she believed were false job training by accompanying a seasoned counselor. Additional in-
accusations by her daughter service training, both in-house and external to SWAGAA, supplements
that she was being raped staff expertise. Within its current Strategic Framework 2010–2013,
by her father, the client’s the organization emphasizes the provision of comprehensive support
husband. Counseling services to survivors. The role of counseling is to provide a safe space
services helped the woman and to support and empower clients, help them to prevent further abuse,
move from denial to and describe possible strategies to achieve economic security (see Box
acceptance, and helped her 2).
identify a way to create a
microenterprise business to In fiscal year 2009/2010, a total of 1,753 clients received face-to-face
support her household—her counseling services in all six locations. Quality counseling is maintained
need for financial support by limiting the number of clients per counselor. Figure 2 provides a
was a primary reason she breakdown of the types of abuse reported by these clients. While the
was afraid of reporting majority of women and men report experiencing emotional abuse, for the
the abuse to the police. 22 percent of clients who were children, more report sexual abuse than
Recently, the client was ill any other form of abuse, and almost all were female.
and tested positive for HIV.
SWAGAA arranged for The intake process for clients who receive face-to-face counseling
her to have help with her includes asking if they know their HIV status, although clients are not
business so that she can pressured for disclosure. Clients who do not know their status are
continue to make a living. encouraged to go for HIV testing and counseling services. All clients
receive some counseling on HIV by SWAGAA, including referral to
–SWAGAA counselor partner support groups for those who are HIV-positive and counseling
on prevention strategies for those who are HIV-negative or do not know
their status. Of 1,606 clients who were asked about their status, 214
(13 percent) were HIV-positive, 447 (28 percent) were negative, 688 (43
percent) did not want to disclose their status, and 257 (16 percent) did
not know their status.
For survivors of sexual assault who reported the assault within 72 hours,
SWAGAA follows the initial counseling with a referral to the Family
Life Association of Swaziland (FLAS) for emergency contraception
and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). FLAS, an International Planned
Parenthood Federation affiliate, is a provider of comprehensive sexual
and reproductive health services that integrates family planning and HIV
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Figure 2. Types of Abuse Reported by Counseling Clients, Fiscal Year 2010 (N = 1,753)
Source: recreated from SWAGAA 2010, 11.
services for adults and youth. In turn, FLAS clients DNA kits by the end of October 2011, in line with
are told about SWAGAA and offered a referral to the Ministry’s objective to increase uptake of PEP
SWAGAA when abuse is revealed. services.
SWAGAA has been instrumental in strengthening Case management: Individuals and families
the health sector’s response (clinics and hospitals) with complex needs are provided case management
to rape by incorporating providers into the referral services (203 clients were served in the 2009/2010
network and by supporting the development of a fiscal year, an increase from 175 the previous year).
national training manual for clinical management This entails identifying a survivor’s short- to long-
of sexual violence cases. While there is a national term needs and providing mechanisms to meet
protocol for the provision of PEP, the awareness those needs, such as emergency food, shelter,
and capacity of health facilities to provide PEP clothing, and medical attention, including access
across the country are still limited. In 2007, 432 to PEP for HIV prevention, and follow-up; survivors
people were provided PEP at the 22 health facilities also have access to protection and legal aid. This
that were equipped at that time to provide PEP care may involve referral to other service providers;
services. for example, SWAGAA does not provide shelter but
works with independently run shelters. SWAGAA
SWAGAA is part of the national PEP technical also finds housing for orphans and vulnerable
working group, led by the Ministry of Health, children, and helps women to develop opportunities
which recently trained personnel from 47 health for income generation. There are no shelter facilities
facilities on the collection of DNA evidence and specifically for survivors of trafficking in Swaziland.
administration of PEP, and reviewed data collection
tools to ensure effective monitoring of the PEP SWAGAA convenes a network of organizations
program. These facilities were slated to receive working on related issues on a regular basis.
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The network developed a referral directory (2010) and will be creating
BOX 3: PLANNING guidelines and tools to formalize and improve the entire referral process
SUSTAINABLE as a next step.
SERVICES
SWAGAA is considering strategies to ensure sustainable management
Case management is of clients’ needs given financial constraints (see Box 3).
costly and challenging
to do well, given the lack Self-help groups: Community self-help groups are a SWAGAA
of adequate resources. strategy to reach rural women at the community level with strategies to
Going forward, SWAGAA prevent violence and increase economic security. SWAGAA provides
believes that a strategic training and organizational support to help women organize income-
response to complex generating cooperatives that build savings and loan associations for
survivor needs will include members. SWAGAA uses the groups for dialogues about issues that
defining a comprehensive, include GBV and HIV, and encourages the development of informal
multi-sectoral package of support groups among women. Women from one self-help group said
services, defining protocols that the presence of their group in the community has helped to reduce
and monitoring processes, the incidence of GBV.
and developing tools and
guidelines to support service Legal services for access to justice: The legal unit provides
delivery. Key to successful women with GBV-specific legal needs including legal counseling and
delivery will be a strong information, assistance and representation for peace-binding orders,
partner referral network interdictions, divorce, custody, property rights, and restraining orders,
and an effective national among others. To maximize limited resources, SWAGAA creates
coordinating mechanism for
GBV.
–SWAGAA Executive
Director
Diane Gardsbane
Self-help group stripping and cutting sisal to make salve marketed
throughout Swaziland.
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relationships with independent attorneys who agree the country have facilities to allow children to be
to provide services at a greatly reduced, fixed fee. interviewed in private, if requested by a prosecutor.
SWAGAA’s lawyer will draft papers and liaise with
the client to facilitate the private attorneys’ work and Monitoring and Evaluation and
keep costs down. Currently, three outside attorneys Surveillance Systems: SWAGAA has been
accept cases from SWAGAA. working to establish an effective monitoring and
evaluation system within a context of limited
The legal unit also provides court preparation for resources. Community assessments are conducted
children, women, and sometimes men to help them as needed and programmatic statistics are
understand the judicial process and how to present recorded. SWAGAA plans to develop indicators
themselves in court. and tracking mechanisms to be able to measure
program impact.
SWAGAA is developing a Court Watch Program.
As part of this program, SWAGAA staff have There is no routine surveillance in Swaziland to
been given permission to sit in court to observe provide data relating to the incidence or prevalence
courtroom attitudes and behavior, with the goal of of GBV; however, a unique initiative in the Southern
making recommendations for improvements toward Africa region is the development of the national
recognition of survivors’ rights, gender equity in surveillance system that collects data about GBV
the courtroom, and adherence to legal standards survivors who report abuse. All referral partners
relating to GBV cases. collect monitoring data with agreed-on common
Communications and advocacy: Advocacy
is a cornerstone of SWAGAA’s work. The “We were banging on people’s
organization was centrally involved in advocating
doors—demanding change—we
for the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence
Act, the People Trafficking and People Smuggling didn’t just sit in our offices. It
(Prohibition) Act of 2009, as well as numerous other was speaking to individuals in
initiatives to reform laws and policies relating to decision-making positions and
domestic violence and child protection. SWAGAA
plays a convening role with partners, calling them
the police. We took survivors with
together on a regular basis, and currently chairs us to tell their stories. We went to
the Gender Consortium, an advocacy group of communities and to schools. Using
approximately 17 organizations that are members of
case studies—true stories where
the Coordinating Assembly for Non-Governmental
Organizations. we changed the names—was most
effective in breaking through the
SWAGAA has played a significant role in denial.”
advocating for child-friendly courts, with one
court functioning in the country’s capital city of –Nonhlanhla Dlamini, Member of
Mbabane for several years, and a second court Parliament and former SWAGAA
opening with support from UNICEF in Nhlangano
Executive Director
in the Shiselweni District. Some courts throughout
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indicators relating to the type of abuse, location of abuse, victim
LEVERAGING and perpetrator identity, and services and referrals provided.
SWAGAA’S CAPACITY Monthly meetings are held where each organization reports on
BY BUILDING A data collected, and the data is then consolidated into a national
NETWORK OF surveillance report.
PROVIDERS
While there is no baseline for comparison, SWAGAA reports an
Major strategies:
increase of reporting on GBV based on anecdotal evidence. There
is also growing support in communities for activities, such as
• Quarterly meetings of
campaigns for prevention of violence against women, which promote
partners to facilitate
changes in norms relating to violence against women and children.
knowledge sharing, building
of expertise in GBV, and
networking among partners
What Worked Well
• Naming and mentoring of
partner focal points to build Boldly speaking out: According to Cebile Manzini-Henwood,
expertise SWAGAA Executive Director, SWAGAA’s success initially was
largely based on the willingness of a few to speak out. She states:
• Publication of a referral
directory and distribution to When SWAGAA was first established by a group of Swazi
all partners women, many of whom had been affected by violence, it was the
first organization in Swaziland to boldly address the problem of
• Development of national
GBV, let alone women’s rights. A shock factor that rippled through
multi-sectoral guidelines for
society was created and continues to prevail when people think
management of GBV
about SWAGAA. It was a group of women with few resources,
who took a stand to challenge the status quo, and who refused
• Development of a national
to allow things to continue the way they did. The initial work is
surveillance system to
what led to the reputation the organization has today—even if
track reports of GBV by all
the backlash was immeasurable! History, or rather ‘herstory’ was
partners
made.
• Moving from providing
Engaging survivors: Early organizational strategies may be the
all direct services to a
key to SWAGAA’s achievements in creating widespread awareness
coordination and capacity
of GBV. According to Member of Parliament Nonhlanhla Dlamini,
building role.
one of the former Executive Directors of SWAGAA, critical factors
of early success were deep passion for the cause, perseverance
in the face of adversity, the role of survivors who spoke out about
their stories, and the strong support of the media, nurtured through
meetings, training, and collaboration. These strategies continue to be
useful today.
Engaging the media: One of SWAGAA’s significant strategies
from the beginning was engaging the media as partners, laying a
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Engaging men as partners: Working with
men to achieve a more gender-equitable society
has been critical to SWAGAA’s recent progress.
As Programmes Manager Nelly Dlamini-Mtshali
notes: “It is very important, especially in a
patriarchal society. They don’t know how to share
the power—or even what you mean by sharing
the power. What they see is ‘you want to take
this from me.’” SWAGAA uses a “man-to-man”
approach, helping men reflect about their notions
Diane Gardsbane
of masculinity and engaging them as partners
in GBV prevention. Among the changes since
SWAGAA began to proactively engage men is a
SWAGAA’s Programmes Manager Nelly Dlamini-Mtshali more open stance within communities for messages
explains services. about GBV. Ultimately, it is hoped that men will be
equally capable of taking a stand against GBV and
raising awareness of HIV within their families and
groundwork that created a sustained relationship communities.
that is still evident today. Early in SWAGAA’s
development, staff held meetings with the editor Multiple partnerships: SWAGAA works in
of each media house and took the time to learn close collaboration with civil society organizations,
how the media works. SWAGAA continues to work government, United Nations agencies, and donors
with editors to understand and appreciate the to accomplish its mission and objectives. Partners
complexities of GBV, and provide training to help include Women and Law in Southern Africa
the media become more sensitive to the needs of (Swaziland chapter); FLAS; Save the Children;
those who survived violence. In turn, the media the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office, including the
often alerts SWAGAA about reports of abuse. As Gender Unit, the National Children’s Coordination
the media prints newsworthy and important stories, Unit, and the Social Welfare Department; the
SWAGAA acknowledges them with awards. Swaziland Police Domestic Violence Unit;
Government Correctional Services; United Nations
Partnering with community leaders: agencies, including UNICEF, the UN Population
All SWAGAA community programs begin with a Fund, and the UN Development Programme;
presentation and sensitization on the issue to the and donors including PEPFAR. This increases
chief’s inner council. Official acceptance at this efficiency or resource use, and helps SWAGAA
traditional level allows the program to function and maintain its close focus on supporting survivors of
is typically the source for volunteers who staff the GBV.
programs at local levels.
Expanding organizational capacity
SWAGAA’s work at the community level, particularly by building a broad-based network of
school sensitizations, has promoted widespread providers: SWAGAA has placed a strong
awareness and education about GBV and children’s emphasis on developing a network of partners that
human rights, and provided SWAGAA with high can provide GBV services, including services to
visibility and virtually universal name recognition children, as a strategy to leverage its own capacity
throughout the country. to serve all GBV survivors in Swaziland. The goal,
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according to SWAGAA’s program director, is to expenses, which affect the organization’s capacity
move from a role as the sole provider of GBV for continuous quality service delivery.
services in the country to coordinator of multi-
sectoral and multi-agency service provision. Slow policy response: SWAGAA has greatly
increased public awareness of GBV, slowly bringing
SWAGAA initiated quarterly meetings of partners, about incremental changes in social norms relating
including police, legal, social welfare, and medical to gender inequity, and the government has adopted
service providers, to provide an opportunity a new gender policy. Yet the policy environment
for sharing of expertise and knowledge across in Swaziland remains difficult, as evidenced by
sectors, building the expertise of partner NGOs the challenges in getting the Sexual Offences and
and government providers in addressing GBV, Domestic Violence Bill passed.
networking among partners, and developing a
referral directory. Partners have named a focal point Limited internal capacity: SWAGAA faces
that SWAGAA can target for mentoring on GBV, serious challenges to its capacity to provide the
and memorandums of understanding with specific most needed services. Infrastructure needs include
NGOs, such as FLAS, formalize services to be such basic items as a dedicated computer for the
provided to GBV survivors. monitoring and evaluation officer, and funds to
conduct formal program evaluations. Whereas
SWAGAA is also coordinating the development SWAGAA was once characterized by staff
of national multi-sectoral guidelines for the longevity, today, few staff members have worked for
management of GBV cases. SWAGAA for more than two years. Staff morale has
declined with anxiety about job security and salary
scales. Training needs include ensuring that all staff
Challenges have good knowledge of international best practices
in GBV, including issues relating to trafficking in
Sustainability of funding: While government, persons, a new area of concern for SWAGAA, and
civil society, and ordinary citizens place a very high men as clients.
value on SWAGAA’s contribution to the country,
funding is a constant challenge. For example, Serving men as clients: While engaging
when SWAGAA’s budget grew from no designated men as partners to eliminate GBV has been a
funds for work on trafficking in 2009 to $100,000 good practice, serving men as clients raises
in 2010, the organization’s budget for counseling questions that may not have been sufficiently
services—the organization’s initial raison d’être— considered. Adult males comprised 22 percent
was reduced by the same amount. This raises the of clients in fiscal year 2001-2002, 25 percent in
question of whether priorities to address trafficking fiscal year 2008-2009 (SWAGAA 2009), and 28
come at the expense of domestic and sexual abuse percent in fiscal year 2009-2010 (SWAGAA 2010).
programming. Interview participants said that Staff report that counseling is provided both to
SWAGAA is taken for granted by many partners— men who say they are victims of abuse and to
with an assumption that the organization will perpetrators. Perpetrators receive one-on-one
always be “bailed out” financially. Unfortunately, the anger management counseling; when the client is
constant funding uncertainty is affecting not only repentant and the couple wants to remain together,
staff morale, but also the availability of resources, couples counseling and communication skill
especially for operational and administrative building is provided.
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The 2009/2010 annual report indicates that
433 adult men reported abuse, representing 28
percent of all adult reports of abuse. While there
has been insufficient research to determine the
extent of abuse suffered by men, some research
and considerable anecdotal data indicate that it
is uncommon for women to establish the kind of
coercive control over men that defines domestic
violence (Larance 2007; Pence and Das Dasgupta
2006; Reed et al. 2010). The number of men
reporting abuse to SWAGAA is high, and is raising
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questions about how to properly screen a man’s
report of abuse. For example, a man can be
convincing of his role as a victim, when SWAGAA
can later discover that he was the initial perpetrator.
Members of a Lihlombe Lekukhalela.
Some women report that after putting up with
abuse for many years, they have begun to strike
back. SWAGAA, like many other GBV programs,
is continuing to consider how to address these Use survivors’ voices to combat denial
challenging issues. and to determine needs: Denial that abuse
occurs among families in one’s own community is
a global issue. Having women who can tell their
Challenges with prioritization: SWAGAA
stories can break this denial. In addition, including
has been successful in generating public awareness
women who have experienced abuse among staff,
that GBV is a thread woven through every aspect
board members, and volunteers is a good practice
of Swazi society. However, this success has pulled
for programming and evaluation.
the organization in many different directions. As
a result, many of SWAGAA’s programs serve a
Use assessment to determine needs:
cross-section of the population, including those who
Situational analyses and baseline assessments
may not be directly affected by GBV. SWAGAA’s
help to identify what is already working and what is
recent strategic planning process highlighted this
not, and specifies gaps that can be filled. Questions
dichotomy, and the new strategic plan will more
to ask include the following: What structures
clearly prioritize services to those most in need,
are in place to provide support and service to
with the additional priority, discussed previously, of
women? Who are the key partners? How can
building the capacity of other agencies to address
programs coordinate services? How can the links
GBV.
between HIV and GBV prevention and services be
improved?
Recommendations Develop a national coordinating
mechanism for GBV: SWAGAA sees the
The SWAGAA experience supports several lack of a national coordinating agency for GBV in
recommendations for other programs, as well as for Swaziland as a factor that limits the effectiveness
its own continued development. and synergy of programming and partnerships.
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Increasingly, SWAGAA sees the need to build the a deeper understanding of the complex issues
capacity of partner organizations to address GBV relating to GBV.
as a way to meet growing needs, as awareness of
abuse increases in Swaziland. There is a sense that Leverage cultural assets: SWAGAA’s ability
replicating a mechanism such as NERCHA for GBV to work so closely at grassroots levels and to gain
would support higher levels of service coordination, the legitimacy and respect required to broach
as well as the development and coordination of sensitive topics in communities is to a large extent
multi-sectoral structural interventions that can related to its willingness to work with traditional
ultimately impact the social and behavioral norms leaders. Rather than attempting to circumvent the
that promote GBV. traditional sector because they are often perceived
as conservative and likely to object to the promotion
Advocate for a national budget for GBV: of new gender norms, SWAGAA staff have been
In Swaziland, the absence of a reasonable national actively involved in engaging traditional leaders
budget for the Gender Unit, the National Children’s and fostering their commitment for the fight against
Coordinating Unit, and other government agencies all forms of abuse and GBV. Where appropriate,
tasked with addressing gender inequity limits the efforts to leverage key cultural assets such as the
ability of these entities to do the work even with traditional sector to make them part of the solution
committed staff. A recommendation is to ensure can only strengthen and deepen programming.
a sufficient national budget specifically for GBV.
In addition, strengthening awareness of linkages
between GBV and HIV should lead to the allocation Future Programming
of some funds within HIV programs to also cover
GBV interventions. SWAGAA developed a strategic plan for
2010 to 2013 that will streamline services and
Generate and use evidence: The international focus limited resources on five priority areas:
evidence base on effective interventions for prevention of GBV, care and support for survivors,
GBV remains thin. A key recommendation is to access to justice, financial sustainability, and
incorporate monitoring and evaluation into all institutional strengthening. This approach is
programs. In addition, it is critical to identify funding intended to emphasize measurable objectives
to support an infrastructure with the capacity to and achievements, rather than focus on individual
support evidence gathering from the beginning, so activities. Defining a comprehensive package of
that data can be easily collected, analyzed, and services for women and an effective way to deliver
reported, and the results used to improve programs. these services, including a strong referral network,
SWAGAA has successfully used community is considered a major priority going forward.
assessments and routine monitoring data as the Drawing on the success and popularity of its Girls’
basis of program development, along with research Empowerment Clubs, the organization is currently
studies. For example, SWAGAA supported a developing a similar initiative to work with boys to
significant study by UNICEF on child sexual abuse, establish healthy gender norms. Administratively,
A National Study on Violence Against Children and the focus will be on financial sustainability and
Young Women in Swaziland (2007), which provided institutional strengthening. g
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community groups they visited and interviewed,
including a self-help women’s group, a Lihlombe
Lekukhalela meeting, and men participating in a
male dialogue session. Thanks also to the U.S.
President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Gender
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