PPT-FGM & Specific Violence Against Young Women and Girls

Partnership for Young London Friday 4 th March 2016 London Policy and Practice Networking Meeting About Us Mary Otuko UK Programme Manager Seyi Afolabi Youth Programme Office. IPA 2013. Introduction. History. Facts . Stories. Achievements. Challenges. Reflection. What is violence?. Definition. United Nations Declaration - violence against women/. girls. includes “any act of . Save the Children. Ashoka. Situation - Colombia. Pregnancy. 20% of girls aged 15-19 are pregnant or have been pregnant. Education. 40% of high school students drop out before graduation. half of those are due to pregnancy or parenthood. ‘Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human. rights violation, and it is perhaps the most pervasive. It knows. no boundaries of geography, culture or wealth. As long as it. continues, we cannot claim to be making real progress towards. . including young people in a whole education approach. Professor Emma Renold @. emmarenold. Over 20 years of research with children and young people on gender and sexual violence in schools. Stephanie Taylor. Stephanie.taylor@open.ac.uk. 8 May 2015. Women stage counterattack in chess sexism . row. THE GUARDIAN Tuesday 21 April 2015. 2. Nigel Short: . ‘I never said that women have inferior brains. Introduction. Gender . equality is achieved when women and men enjoy the same rights and opportunities . in the society, and . when the different behaviours, . desires . and needs of women and men are equally valued and favoured. girls. Colombo Plan. Gender Affairs . Programme. 2. nd. Focal Point Conference 2017. Women’s National M. achinery. Mission. Policy . making, planning, leadership, monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment of government and non-governmental organizations’ programs regarding Women and Family issues. Anita Bhardwaj. Independent Development Consultant. In-Align. Aim:. To offer an overview of the key issues that affect Black and Minority Ethnic Women and Girls experiencing violence and abuse. To provide a snap-shot of prevalence rates . Julie Pulerwitz, ScD and Sanyukta Mathur, DrPH MHS . Girl uninterrupted: Evidence, implementation and agency. 24 July 2018. No conflicts of interest to disclose. Context. Should address the context in which AGYW live, to improve health & development outcomes. repercussions, trafficking in human beings, rehabilitation of perpetrators etc.).For more information on this programme, kindly visit: http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/index.htmFor more information on Reading Pack No. 3 2 Reading packs are commissioned by the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) for independent study and professional development use. They are intende Women FEWOFor the study of violence against young women and girls in CanadaNovember 23 2016Good afternoon everyoneI would like to begin today by recognizing that we are in a time of truth and reconcil Geneva 2021. Dr Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli. Dr Avni Amin. Ms Marina Plesons. DEFINITIONS . Gender-based violence (GBV): . Violence directed towards a woman, because she is a woman, or violence that affects women disproportionately.. Willing Hearts. Road To Equality . East Africa’s Challenges. and . Solutions . Khayanga. . Wasike. . From the wall of a community outreach organisation in . Kapenguria. , West Pokot County,. Kenya.