Zambia: Violence Against Women On the Rise Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:41:17 GMT
"There will be no peace, security and sustainable economic development in Zambia as long as women's rights continue to be treated as a secondary issue," said Non-Governmental Organisation Coordination Committee (NGOCC) chairperson Marian Munyinda. Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812050494.html
Swaziland: Escalating Violence Against Women Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:41:16 GMT
Still wearing a campaign t-shirt with the slogan "FED UP: with violence against women", Dlamini-Shongwe, the public relations officer for the Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA) is fresh from the Nov. 25 launch of the16 days activism against gender-based violence at Jubilee Park in Manzini. Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812050493.html
Rwanda: Women Weave to Economic Prosperity Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:59:47 GMT
When one sets foot in 'Gahaya Gifted Hands', an organisation that thousands of Rwandan women attribute their economic prosperity to, you are immediately overwhelmed by all the smiling faces that were, once living in extreme poverty, but now enjoying, previously unknown, prosperity. Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812050406.html
Nigeria: Vitafoam Donates Foams to Distressed Women, Children Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:54:50 GMT
Distressed women and children in the society have been given additional shoulder to lean on as the Women and Children Development-Refuge and Fortress, Ogba, Lagos recently received foams and other household materials from foam manufacturer, Vitafoam.The presentation which was part of events preceding the launching of the newly built multi purpose centre took place at the venue and was witnessed by the executive members and Board of Trustees of the NGO as well as representatives of management from Vitafoam Plc led by the Employees Relations Manager, Mr. Yemi Adegbola. Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812050149.html
Nigeria: NGO Trains Bauchi Women Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:15:24 GMT
In its efforts to contribute to rural development, a Non-Government Organisation based in Bauchi known as Fahimta Women and Youth Development Initiative has trained women and youth from 15 communities drawn from Dass, Darazo and Gamawa Local Government Areas on Regenerated Friarian Literacy through Empowering Community Techniques (REFLECT) and Right Base Approach (RBA). Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812050040.html
Zimbabwe: The Feminization of Violence Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:57:24 GMT
States in Transition Observatory look at the Zimbabwe's botched election and the subsequent violence, and how this has specifically affected women. They underscore the fact that in times of crisis and conflict, such as those still being witnessed in Zimbabwe, it is always the women and children who are most victimized. The case of Zimbabwe shows how women suffer, both for perceived direct participation in the political process, but also by proxy, for their husbands' or family members' involvement. In Zimbabwe, as in other conflict areas, sexual violence continues to be a tool of war. Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812040780.html