Blantyre District Council moves to protect girls

Kebbi Govt. to open 4 new GBV referral centres by 2025

Kebbi Govt. to open 4 new GBV referral centres by 2025 The Kebbi State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the operationalisation of four additional Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) across the state by the end of 2025. This initiative aims to address Gender-Based Violence (GBV) through the establishment of the new centres in […] The post Kebbi Govt. to open 4 new GBV referral centres by 2025 appeared first on VMT News.

Negative cultures, illegal firearms failing fight against GBV in Ikotos County - Radio Tamazuj

The local authorities in Eastern Equatoria State’s Ikotos County have blamed harmful and negative cultures for hampering the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) among the communities. Tito Abas Omoro, the county’s executive director, told Radio Tamazuj on Friday, while initiating a 9-month project on ending GBV, that the proliferation of illegal firearms in the hands of unauthorized individuals increases the chances of gender-based violenc…

Blantyre District Council moves to protect girls

Blantyre District Youth Office has produced a Risk Assessment Vulnerability tool to assess adolescent girls and young women’s mental and reproductive health and track gender-based violence (GBV). The tool will also assess HIV and Aids, drug and alcohol abuse as well as school dropout, according to officials. Makumbi: We recorded one GBV case. | Memory Khutuliwa Blantyre district youth officer Peter Mizedya said in an interview on Friday that the…

Konda Blantyre, Konda Moyo’ campaign on to reduce new HIV Infections - Malawi Freedom Network

Blantyre District Health Office says it has made significant progress in reducing cases of new HIV infections among people in the district due to massive HIV prevention sensitisation campaigns under ‘Konda Moyo, Konda Blantyre. The campaign, which is implemented through the Blantyre Preventive Strategy (BPS) by the Blantyre DHO and City Council with funds from the Gates Foundation in partnership with the Centre for Innovation in Global Health at…