Gender-based Violence
Stories and updates about partners using community-centred media to address gender-based violence issues. There is also a more specific page for articles related to child-protection, click here.
On roads, once too dangerous to travel, people in the South Sudanese district of Morobo are finding it safer to greet strangers again, thanks to Hope Village podcasts.
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Audio programmes for South Sudanese refugees are proving instrumental in raising up new community leaders in Omugo Zone, northern Uganda.
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Johnny makes his first face to face visit with Soot Semee since Covid started, joining a special event in northern Uganda to celebrate two years of building peace in Omugo 4 village.
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This is Refugee Week. In Northern Uganda, refugee voices are at forefront of the battle against the problems Covid-19 brings to their communities. We heard about some places where the…
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Did you receive a Smart Speaker this Christmas? – or did you get one in the last two years? Voice activated speakers like the Google Home and Amazon’s Echo Dot…
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In Australia, 1 in 6 women have experienced physical or sexual violence and 1 in 5 have been sexually assaulted or threatened. These statistics are even more alarming at the local level. So in response to this, the Geraldton community joined together to make a stand together to say violence is never okay.
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Day 16 of #16DaysofActivism Gender based violence is a multi-faceted issue and can encompass physical, sexual, economic, cultural and emotional mistreatment based on a person’s gender. Among the root causes of gender-based violence are existing social norms and the imbalance of power between men…
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Day 13 of #16DaysofActivism Combatting gender-based violence can take courage, sensitivity and wisdom. I met Mary*, an ordained minister working in a rural area in Kenya, who showed all of…
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Day 10 of #16DaysofActivism The keystone to transformational development is building trust and relationships. At HCR we endeavour to build trust with all people we work with, as we walk alongside…
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Day 9 of #16DaysofActivism I photographed the billboard above recently in a remote village in North Kivu in the DRC. It depicts two men molesting a woman with the words:…
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