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Putting the Power in Women’s Hands: The WOGIVES Project in Malawi

05/03/2015

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Languages: English

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Two-thirds of the population of Malawi lives in poverty, and rural women are the poorest of the poor. Limited access to resources and exclusion from decision making at all levels contribute to women’s ongoing inequality and lack of empowerment. Oxfam is partnering with the Women’s Legal Resources Centre (WOLREC) and the Creative Centre for Community […]

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Changing Laws, Changing Lives: Supporting survivors of gender-based violence in Mozambique

05/03/2015

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7 pages long

Languages: English

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Survivors of gender-based violence in Mozambique face challenges in accessing legal justice and support. Formal justice structures are inaccessible, especially in remote areas, and informal procedures are often rooted in attitudes and practices that discriminate against women. Since 2008, Oxfam in Mozambique has partnered with small women’s rights organisations through Fórum Mulher, a network of […]

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Building Capacity to Make a Difference: Oxfam and the Sexual Rights Centre in Zimbabwe

05/03/2015

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7 pages long

Languages: English

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Capacity building

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Sex workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are among Zimbabwe’s most marginalised and vulnerable populations, frequently facing stigma and abuse. Oxfam partners with the Sexual Rights Centre in Bulawayo, an innovative grassroots organisation which works with these communities to empower them and enable them to demand their rights. Through Oxfam’s funding, training […]

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The Birds and the Bees: Training a new generation of activists against sexual violence in South Africa

05/03/2015

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7 pages long

Languages: English

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Gender-based violence

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South Africa has “globally unprecedented” levels of violence against women (Medical Research Council, 2009). Despite the country’s progressive constitution and support for women’s rights, the Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust estimates that up to 500,000 women are raped each year. Oxfam is partnering with Rape Crisis to support their peer education programme, which trains high […]

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I Care About Her: Building a movement of champions in Zambia to end violence against women and girls

05/03/2015

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Languages: English

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Over half of women in Zambia have experienced physical or sexual violence (Zambia Demographic and Health Survey, 2007). Oxfam is partnering with several local organisations to implement I Care About Her, a programme which works to end violence against women and girls by transforming attitudes and beliefs and mobilising men and boys to champion non-violence. […]

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Putting the Power in Women’s Hands: The WOGIVES Project in Malawi

Changing Laws, Changing Lives: Supporting survivors of gender-based violence in Mozambique

Building Capacity to Make a Difference: Oxfam and the Sexual Rights Centre in Zimbabwe

The Birds and the Bees: Training a new generation of activists against sexual violence in South Africa

I Care About Her: Building a movement of champions in Zambia to end violence against women and girls