#ShutItDown Malawi
Violence against women in Malawi remains a challenge both in the home and workplace. Over 40 percent of women experience violence in any form, with lifetime physical and sexual intimate partner violence at 38 percent and inti...
Action
#ExpectRespect - what, why, how?
What does ‘Expect Respect’ mean to you? When this hashtag first appeared on Sex Rights Africa Network (SRAN) social media posts, its creators were adamant – don’t tell people what it means, let them decide and inte...
Call for submissions: Mistreatment and violence against women during reproductive health care with a focus on childbirth
The UN special rapporteur on violence against women is seeking submissions on the issue of mistreatment and violence against women during reproductive health care and childbirth for the next thematic report, which is due to ...
Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) Mtandao event highlights links between Gender Equality and budgeting in Tanzania
TGNP (Tanzania Gender Networking Programme) Mtandao brought together more than 80 stakeholders to reflect on the budget implementation trends in realising Gender equality and Women Empowernment in Tanzania. TGNP focus...
Menstrual Hygiene Day theme - It's time for action!
From MHDay newsletter: Over the past few years, we have collectively made great progress to break the silence around periods. Menstruation has been featured in mainstream media around the world, and most recently, a film a...
#HappyFlow Monday Challenge
Several Movement Builders have committed to wearing their Equality Dignity Period T-Shirts to advocate for #FreeSanitaryWear for our Happy Flow Monday challenge. If you have an Equality Dignity Period T-Shirt, you can wea...
Reflecting on the Movement Building Forum
The Sex Rights Africa Network asked Movement Builders who attended the SRHR Movement Building Forum held from 10 - 12 December 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa, to reflect on their time at the Forum. Here are some excerpts ...
Movement Building Forum Images
The Sex Rights Africa Network, under the AIDS Foundation of South Africa, held a Movement Building Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 10 – 12 December 2018. The theme of the Forum was ‘Building the Movement for Sex...
Make Sanitary Wear free for all who need it!
Sex Rights Africa Network members are reaching out to communities across the region to gather signatures for the petition for free sanitary wear. Here are some highlights from the campaign. If you want to be involved, you ...
Sign the petition for Free Sanitary Wear now!
The Sex Rights Africa Network and Pepeta Africa have launched a petition for free sanitary wear for everyone who needs it. Globally, around a quarter of young people – most of them female – are neither employed nor i...