Month: December 2023

Is the Bible fueling SGBV?

‘Man strangles wife over sex’; ‘Husband butchers wife over denied sex’; ‘Anal or No Sex  ….Husband Demands’ and other headlines like these capture the horrendous instances of sexual violence, a form of Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

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Abolishing negative cultural practices; A remedy in the fight against gender based violence

“Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.” – Charlotte Bunch Culture is dynamic and as such, as society evolves, so must culture.

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Child-Friendly Interviewing and GBV Courts, the Right Step in Protecting Women and Children

“Privacy relates to an individual’s ability to determine for themselves, when, how, and for what purpose their information is handled by others. The most painful thing in life is to walk in town knowing very

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When abuse becomes the order of the day: The untold stories of women suffering in marriages

“It took me thirteen good years to gather courage to walk out of a hell of a marriage, I was initially afraid but I realised I was gradually losing my sanity so I had no choice than

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The Ordeal of Young Zongo Girls in the hands of Sexual Predators

Community Sexual abuse of young girls in the Zongo community has become rampant with perpetrators going unpunished. In recent times, we hear stories of girls as young as 9 months old being sexually abused by fathers,

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WA GBV Reporting Fellowship Pitches

The Africa Women Journalism Project, an initiative supported by the International Centre for Journalists in partnership with the Ford Foundation West Africa, invites applications from women journalists from Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal. The initiative aims

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Community Manager

The AWJP is an initiative dedicated to empowering women journalists by providing them with the skills and resources they need to create content that raises awareness of under-reported issues affecting women and makes a business

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Project Officer

The AWJP is an initiative dedicated to empowering women journalists by providing them with the skills and resources they need to create content that raises awareness of under-reported issues affecting women and makes a business

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Call for Applications: Women Journalists in Senegal

Are you a passionate and dedicated woman journalist in Senegal seeking to elevate your skills, expand your network, and embark on impactful storytelling projects? Look no further! The Africa Women Journalist Project is thrilled to

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