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World Bank Support to Empower Zambia’s Women, Girls, and the Poorest Households

August 6, 2020

Earlier this month, the Zambian government and the World Bank have signed a credit agreement for additional financing to support the Girls Education and Women’s Empowerment (GEWEL) Project. The additional financing, approved by the World Bank Board of Directors in March 2020, will support the government’s goal to increase access to livelihood support for women...

Women and Girls Hit greatest by coronavirus – NPC

August 6, 2020

The Central Regional Office of the National Population Council (NPC) says women and girls are the hardest hit by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “Apart from disrupting the livelihood of women, it has impacted negatively on the access to reproductive health services and led to an increase in sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against...

African women face two pandemics

August 3, 2020

In the last few months, as the coronavirus has spread across the world, African countries have registered a surge in cases of domestic violence and sexual violence, which has provoked public outrage. In May, South Sudanese activists protested the gang rape of an eight-year-old girl by three men while holding her mother at gunpoint, in...

Foreign Minister reiterates need to address impact of COVID-19 on women

August 3, 2020

Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has reiterated the need to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls. She noted that responses of various governments to the pandemic had had unintended negative consequences on many people especially, women in developing countries and must be addressed....

Effects of alcohol and drugs on adolescents

August 2, 2020

Effects of alcohol and drugs on adolescents Harmful drinking among adolescents is a major concern in many countries. Drug use among 15–19 year olds is also an important global concern because of the following: a) It reduces self-control and increases risky behaviours, such as unsafe sex or dangerous driving. b) It is an underlying cause...

In the words of Christine Sadia: “Women must be given tools and training, so they fully comprehend what the risks are”

July 30, 2020

Dr. Christine Sadia is a gender and public health expert with over 30 years’ experience advising governments on health and gender issues, such as psychosocial needs of women in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide and HIV programming during the Indonesia tsunami. UN Women is supporting Dr. Sadia in her current role as a Gender...

World Bank gives Zambia 142 milllon USD to support women empowerment, girls’ education

July 30, 2020

The World Bank has given Zambia 142 million U.S. dollars which will go towards livelihood support for women and boost access to secondary education for disadvantaged adolescent girls in extremely poor households, the bank said on Wednesday. In a release, the bank said the funds are for additional support to the Girls Education and Women’s...

Small business owners in South Sudan bear the brunt of COVID-19 as livelihoods shrink

July 27, 2020

As of early July, South Sudan confirmed more than 2,000 coronavirus cases. The implementation of social distancing rules, curfews and the closure of non-essential business has had a drastic impact on small businesses, especially in the informal sector where women constitute the majority of the work force. Now that businesses have been allowed to re-open...

Take five: Why we should take online violence against women and girls seriously during and beyond COVID-19

July 27, 2020

Cecilia Mwende Maundu is a broadcast journalist based in Kenya and a specialist in gender digital safety. She is also the current Secretary General of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television, Kenyan chapter. During COVID-19, women and girls are using the internet more than ever to stay connected with the world, but they...

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