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Menstrual hygiene management

WEBHygiene and sanitation are development issues that have long been overlooked by governments. However, as a result of sustained advocacy efforts, they are at the very …

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URL: https://africa.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2015/06/menstrual-hygiene-management----behaviour-and-practices-in-the-kedougou-region-senegal

Ensuring women and girls access sexual and reproductive health …

WEBDuring crises, women’s and girls’ rights are often neglected, because other priorities (food, shelter, safety) come first. Existing barriers to women’s and girls’ access …

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New Women’s Empowerment Index for Kenyan Women and Girls

WEBNairobi, Kenya – 04 August 2020 – A recent study using a first-of-its-kind measure of women’s empowerment, the Kenya Women’s Empowerment Index (WEI), shows that …

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Pioneering Senegal Menstrual Hygiene Study focuses on Female

WEBA study has recently been conducted by the WSSCC-UN Women Joint Programme on Gender, Hygiene and Sanitation. In four regions of the country …

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Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2023

WEBThe 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) is the seventh survey of its kind conducted in Kenya. The 2022 KDHS report provides up-to-date estimates of …

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Policy Brief on Care Economy Publications UN Women – Africa

WEBThe care economy involves a wide range of paid and unpaid work activities for providing direct and indirect care for primarily care-dependent populations, such as children, older …

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Women are leading the humanitarian response in Sudan

WEBSince the start of the ongoing conflict in Sudan, large numbers of women, children, the elderly and other vulnerable groups have been internally displaced, with …

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Impact of Devolution on Women and Girls in Kenya

WEBDevolution has increased opportunities for women and other marginalized groups to participate and engage in county-level planning, budgeting, and implementation, and …

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Gender Barriers Analysis in Ethiopia’s National Laws and

WEBThe review indicated that Ethiopia has not only ratified many of the conventions and treaties related to refugees and asylum seekers, but also formalized these laws into its …

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Economic Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in …

WEBThe study's overarching aim is to provide reliable estimates of the economic costs of IPV in Ethiopia. The research underscores the high costs of IPV for women, households, the …

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On the frontline with Kenyas national helpline

WEBThe Nairobi-based helpline is a free-to-call service, setup to give immediate assistance to the public in the event of all forms of sexual and gender-based violence …

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UN Women Policy Brief Opportunities for youth in agriculture

WEBThis study on opportunities for youth in rural business and entrepreneurship in agriculture has been conducted by UN Women East and Southern Africa Regional Ofice (ESARO). …

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Rwanda: HIV & AIDS UN Women – Africa

WEBHowever, despite the existence of gender-sensitive strategies, policies and laws, HIV prevalence in Rwanda remains at 3 percent in the general adult population aged 15-49 …

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From Knowledge to Action: Ending female genital mutilation in

WEBDate: Tuesday, 31 May 2022. At least 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), the partial or total removal of the external …

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GOOD PRACTICES, LESSONS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND …

WEBGood practices, lessons, opportunities, and 1 challenges in the CARE ECONOM in Ethiopia 1. BACKGROUND 1 Oxfam (2014). Factors and norms influencing unpaid care work. …

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