Sexuality Leadership Development Fellowship 2012
The Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre (ARSRC) announces the ninth edition of its annual Sexuality Leadership Development Fellowship (SLDF) Programme. The two-week course is scheduled to take place in Lagos Nigeria from July 15 – 28, 2012.
The SLDF addresses contemporary sexuality issues and emerging best practice in policy and programming for sexual well-being in Africa. The curriculum will focus on sexuality, sexual health and rights, sexual diversity, pleasure, HIV/AIDS and vulnerabilities, gender and violence against women. This course is designed for young African professionals in public service, civil society activists, programme officers/ managers in social development organizations or media practitioners. APPLY NOW
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Instituonalized Stigma in Ghana
Abortion has been legal in Ghana under a wide range of circumstances - including to protect a woman's mental health - since 1985, making it one of the most progressive laws in Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet unsafe abortion still contributes to nearly one-third of maternal deaths. Access is chronically denied, and knowledge of the abortion law among women and health-care providers alike is scant. In Ghana, the issue of abortion is taboo. In the silence surrounding it, misinformation and stigma thrive.MORE |
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A Pastor's Daughter
Emily's nightmare began in February 2011 when her father, who was at the time undertaking a forty day fast, told her that he had seen in a vision, a revelation that his daughter had been fornicating and that she had fallen pregnant. Emily was quite shocked at that statement by her father and denied his allegations. Surprisingly he approached her the following day, insisting he'd had the same revelation again. He then dragged her to the University Teaching Hospital, Zambia's largest hospital, for a pregnancy test.MORE
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"We'll Show You You're A Woman": Violence And Discrimination Against Black Lesbians And Transgender Men in South Africa
This report by Human Rights Watch shows that despite significant advances, lesbians and transgender men face extensive discrimination and violence in their daily lives, both from private individuals and government officials.download |
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Women And The City: Examining The Gender Impact Of Violence And Urbanisation
This report by ActionAid International explores the ways violence and insecurity limit poor urban women's mobility and their participation in society.
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Communicating Sexuality in Africa
This issue of ARSRC's Sexuality in Africa Magazine & Monographs examines how sexuality is communicated in Africa through culture, media, and the law.download |
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A Way to Justice: Engaging Men for Women's Rights and Gender Transformation
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