Simon Mulema

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[Simon Mulema @EASocialNorms]

📢 Welcome to the 3rd Annual #EALC Conference!
The first conference since rebranding to include agency—let’s explore transformational programming for social and behavioural change in Eastern Africa.
🌟 Stay tuned for updates! #EALC2024
@Agency4All @iidcug @CAREUganda

[Simon Mulema @EASocialNorms]

🌟 Exciting News! The 2024 EALC Annual Conference is Almost Here! 🌟

Join us Dec 4–5, 2024, in Kampala, Uganda (or online!).

🔗 Register Now: https://t.co/7T5niN9COx

⏳ Deadline: Nov 29
#EALC2024 #SocialNorms #GenderEquality #Innovation

[Simon Mulema @EASocialNorms]

On Oct 29th, we brought together experts to dive into the intersection of social norms & agency. Special thanks to @CAREUganda for sharing their Gender & Social Norms Journey (2019-2023)!

Let's keep connecting to drive meaningful change in #SocialNorms, #Gender, and #Agency!

[Simon Mulema @EASocialNorms]

📢We’re happy to announce the 2024 EALC Annual Conference, to be held in Kampala, Uganda on December 4-5, 2024.

Registration and Submission of Abstract Link:
https://t.co/7T5niN9COx

See the poster for details:

[Simon Mulema @EASocialNorms]

We're inviting individuals & organizations to submit stories of change, case studies, pictures and videos, sourced from within the Eastern African region, documenting positive social and gender norms for publication. For details, send an email to [email protected]

[Simon Mulema @EASocialNorms]

We are currently accepting abstracts for scholarly, policy and practice chapters on agency, social and gender norms that shall be published in an edited volume.

Those who wish to contribute are invited to contact the technical lead at [email protected] by 12 August 2024.

[Center on Gender Equity and Health at UC San Diego @GEH_UCSD]

"Gainful employment is good, but what #women really want is a home and a family"
Working women in #Zimbabwe face severe sanctions, reports #genderdata from the 2020 #WorldValuesSurvey
Read more here: https://t.co/lvDTYXaEwH
#16Days

[Center on Gender Equity and Health at UC San Diego @GEH_UCSD]

Join a zoom event on August 31st, where GEH Researcher Dr. Jay Silverman will be speaking. This event will explore the impact of reproductive coercion on sexual and reproductive health outcomes.
https://t.co/Kk5OeL2eKn

[Stand4HerLand-UG @Stand4herlandUg]

Thank you Buganda Land Board officials for hosting the UCOBAC team as we move closer to the launch of the Stand for Her Land campaign in Uganda.The meeting aimed at securing the buy in and share opportunities for partnership with BLB. #S4HLcampaignlunch31st/08/22 @BugandaLandB

[Local Sustainable Communities Org (LOSCO) @CommunitiesOrg]

Analyzing the State of Education: Adherence to equity measures by all stakeholders still an issue like absence of policies, unfavorable infrastructure for learners with disability, Lack of bylaws in some LGs to address GBV, child labour, early marriages, teenage pregnancies.

[UCOBAC @UCOBAC_]

“Gender norms are neither static nor universal and change over time. They come from the env’t people inhabit and from any angle.” Says Dr. Daphine Agaba. #LetsTalkSocialandGenderNorms @Mak_SWGS @EASocialNorms @CAREUganda @CommunitiesOrg @Stand4herlandUg

[Grace Natabaalo @Natabaalo]

I missed the first few minutes but I enjoyed the presentation.

[Simon Mulema @EASocialNorms]

To all who made time to be part of our learning series, 'Human Rights and Gender Norms: Points of Convergence and Divergence' thank you! It's been a great session of learning and unlearning. #LetsTalkSocialAndGenderNorms @UCOBAC_ @CAREUganda @Natabaalo @Lilmpabu @aramadanda

[Local Sustainable Communities Org (LOSCO) @CommunitiesOrg]

Happening Now: EALC Series; Why is Compliance to Human Rights such a challenge IF they have been Universally accepted?
This should be looked at from different angles.

[Simon Mulema @EASocialNorms]

Dr. Agaba - "In 2022, the US is making abortion illegal and that speaks to the fact that developed countries many atimes violate rights and then turns around to police undeveloped countries not to violate rights. That's wrong." #LetsTalkSocialAndGenderNorms

[Simon Mulema @EASocialNorms]

'Human Rights and Gender Norms: Points of Convergence and Divergence' still on. Lots of learning and unlearning. @CAREUganda @Lilmpabu #LetsTalkSocialAndGenderNorms

[Simon Mulema @EASocialNorms]

Dr. Agaba - "Any efforts to work with gender norms towards the improvement of women rights must look at the practice 'living customary law' and its amenability to change." #LetsTalkSocialAndGenderNorms @CAREUganda

[Simon Mulema @EASocialNorms]

Dr. Agaba - "Culture is a site of multiple possibilities where indigenous groups, as agents; actively and strategically invent and reinvent. In process of constituting customary law, women were excluded, their rights eroded as new customs were fashioned to serve male interests."

[Simon Mulema @EASocialNorms]

Dr. Agaba - "Human rights have always been pitted against gender norms. Focus tends to be on gender norms being harmful or inefficient hence the need to fix them." #LetsTalkSocialAndGenderNorms