WE CONGRATULATE THE FIRST LADY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTWANA NEO MASISI ON HER APPOINTMENT AS UNAIDS SPECIAL AMBASSADOR FOR THE EMPOWERMENT AND ENGAGEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE
Watch: Dr Tamaryn Cranshaw, HEARD's programme leader for #SRHR and our #GBV research cluster, talks Gender Based Violence: Risk factors and interventions. #SAAIDS2019#SAAidsConference
“It’s our bodies. We should have a choice if we want to keep the baby or not. Dead bodies have more rights than us. It goes 1. Men 2. women. Let that sink in.
Speaking about the wave of bans on abortion across the United States, the UN Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights said, "This is gender-based violence against women...It’s clear it’s torture...it’s a deprivation of a right to health." https://t.co/SHX6wOdAZZ #StopTheBans
SILENT VICTIMS: 8 out of 10 women farm workers have experienced sexual harassment on the job, and migrant women are even more at risk — this org is exposing gender-based violence within the industry and fighting for justice (In partnership with #TIMESUP)
Interesting engagements at Day 1 of our two day MenEngage Africa Training Initiative (MATI). Some of the topics covered include, Culture, Religion and Gender, Gender Based Violence, Promising Practices for Engaging Men & Homophobia & Transphobia. @MBGEBotswana@MenEngageAfrica
This morning we joined in on the @UN Commemoration Day march aimed at raising awareness on GBV. The theme was "I walk for change:Stop Violence Against Women." Enough is enough!! It is about time we realize that violence against women and children affects us in turn.
Manhood is not defined by using violence against women but rather by speaking out against violence in your society. @MenEngageAfrica@MenEngageBW#MEA_Youth
Inorder to achieve a violence free society, women as major contributors in the socialization of children need to pay attention to how language is used and teach them how to address issues of violence when confronted with such as they will contribute largely in their adulthood.
#VAW has negative impacts across the entire community; men, women, children and social institutions are all negatively affected when violence is allowed to thrive.