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Tag: Sexual Violence

  • Cyber revenge porn is sexual violence & needs stopping

    Cyber revenge porn is sexual violence & needs stopping

    The Executive Director of Akina Mama Wa Afrika is on point with this type of sexual and gender-based violence which we must all take seriously. “In other cases, jilted lovers expose nude pictures of their ex-girlfriends on social media platforms in what is locally called “revenge porn”. In 2014 Desire Luzinda, a celebrated Ugandan musician,…

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  • Policy advocacy on sexual & gender-based violence

    Policy advocacy on sexual & gender-based violence

    Funding available, with overall supervision from our CPAR Uganda Board Chair, Prof. Dr. Christopher Garimoi Orach (PhD, MPH, MMed, DPH, MB ChB; Cert. in Refugee Studies, Cert. in Health Emergencies in Large Pops), our CPAR Uganda Managing Director, Ms. Norah Owaraga (MScDevMgmt(Open); DipDevMgmt(Open); BA Communication Studies), a cultural anthropologist and communication expert, will take the…

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  • Our fight against sexual and gender-based violence

    Our fight against sexual and gender-based violence

    CPAR Uganda plans to identify, train and mentor young people, mostly young women, to become innovators who are able to produce community theatre interventions (drama, poetic recitals, dance, storytelling, music, puppetry, fine art, etc.) and audio-visual content (radio, television, community film, social media and ICT generally) on sexual and gender-based violence in their respective communities.…

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  • Situation analysis – sexual & GBV in Northern Uganda

    Situation analysis – sexual & GBV in Northern Uganda

    “When her husband died, my great grandma was pushed off family land and she lost all her cattle when she refused to marry her brother-in-law. Her father welcomed her back to his home and gave her a small piece of land and one cow to start the process of raising her boys.” Testimony recently shared…

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  • Fight against sexual and gender-based violence

    Fight against sexual and gender-based violence

    “When her husband died, my great grandma was pushed off family land and she lost all her cattle when she refused to marry her brother-in-law. Her father welcomed her back to his home and gave her a small piece of land and one cow to start the process of raising her boys.” Testimony recently shared…

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  • Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights of Teenagers Neglected

    Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights of Teenagers Neglected

    “I have been part of the many people advocating for better sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of teenagers. The issue is deep rooted in our negligence as a country in handling SRHR of teenagers. They get pregnant because the country doesn’t allow them to access modern family planning methods even though it is well…

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  • Gender-Based Violence Thrives on Myths

    Gender-Based Violence Thrives on Myths

    With examples from the media in Uganda, the analysis contained in “Gender Issues: Gender-Based Violence Thrives on Myths,” gives a detailed description of gender-based violence in Uganda, in the domestic realm and in the public realm. It describes how gender-based violence is nurtured by myths; and how negative beliefs and practices have been normalized and…

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