Four new projects on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Bangladesh – NWO-WOTRO
Posted on January 30, 2017 at 6:47 am
NWO-WOTRO Science for Global Development has recently awarded funding to four more projects within the research programme Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), that focuses on Bangladesh and Burundi. With these four projects 1.4 million euros will be invested ...
Read MoreShare-Country Profile on Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health: Bangladesh – Share-Net Bangladesh
Posted on January 30, 2017 at 6:44 am
Naripokkho with the support of EU, SIDA, and Arrow, has brought out the country profile on sexual reproductive health status, providing insights and data, a resource book for SRHR activists and service providers alike. The country profile also provides recommendations ...
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Meet & Greet The Guttmacher Institute and Share-Net Netherlands
Posted on January 27, 2017 at 12:19 pm
November 15th 2016, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague Share-Net Netherlands was asked by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to organize a round table for Share-Net members to meet and exchange with the Guttmacher Institute. From the Guttmacher Institute Ann ...
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Share-Net Background Paper for CSE & YFHS Linkages Youth Week 2016
Posted on January 26, 2017 at 11:23 am
The Knowledge Platform on the SRHR and HIV (Share-Net international), in its vision, works toward making a visible difference in closing the gap between knowledge, policy and practice in the field of SRHR and HIV with particular reference to: 1) ...
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2016 Report on Human Rights Violations based on Real or Perceived Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Nigeria
Posted on January 26, 2017 at 8:28 am
This report outlines the legal framework governing human rights in Nigeria, discusses and gives case studies of frequent forms of violence against LGBTQI people in Nigeria to LGBTQI human rights organizations. It provides recommendations to the state and non-state agents ...
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EuroNGOs 2016 Conference Report & Video
Posted on January 25, 2017 at 9:21 pm
The 2016 EuroNGOs Conference “A Strong Start – Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the 2030 Agenda” was hosted by our member Le Planning Familial and took place in Paris on 4-5 October, 2016. In the past few years, the SRHR community has ...
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Ploumen plans international safe abortion fund to offset Trump ban
Posted on January 25, 2017 at 9:12 pm
International development minister Lilianne Ploumen has proposed setting up an international safe abortion fund to mitigate the effect of US president Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Global Gag Rule’. The foreign affairs ministry said Ploumen was ‘deeply disappointed’ in Trump’s decision to ...
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Leadership & Innovation—Listening to and Learning From Young People in Burundi
Posted on January 25, 2017 at 6:44 pm
Abstract This commentary describes young people’s leadership from the perspective of a youth-led organization in the Link Up project in Burundi, Réseau National des Jeunes vivant avec le VIH. It describes processes that enable young people to guide, influence, deliver, ...
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Share-Net Report Expert Meeting Gender-Based Violence
Posted on January 23, 2017 at 5:23 pm
On the 8th of December Share-Net Netherlands, together with Oxfam Novib, RNW Media and Simavi, organized an Expert Meeting focusing on addressing social norms to eradicate gender-based violence (GBV). During an inspiring day-long event hosted by Nicolien Zuijdgeest, participants listened, debated ...
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Feeling ‘Blue’: Pornography and Sex Education in Eastern Africa
Posted on January 21, 2017 at 2:06 pm
This study examined young people’s exposure to sexually explicit media (SEM) in Ethiopia and Uganda, where comprehensive sexuality education is often lacking or even non-existent. Through mixed-method, youth-centred participatory research, young people affirmed the ubiquity of pornography – even in ...
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