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Integrating multiple PEPFAR gender strategies to improve HIV interventions: Recommendations from five case studies of programs in Africa
24 January 12
Regional relevance: Africa
Recognizing that HIV risk is shaped by a complex web of social, economic, and legal factors that affect women, men, girls, and boys differently, many in the development community have long been calling for the integration of gender-specific1 strategies to combat the spread of HIV (Gupta 2000; Gupta et al. 2008). The... [read more]
Gender, Governance and Conflicts in Africa
17 January 12
Regional relevance: Africa
"Civil War is Africa's self-inflicted wound. More than one African in five lives in a country that is fighting a war, and nearly 20 countries have experienced civil war since 1960. The continuing conflicts that ravage the African continent represent a heavy social and economic burden. During a war, most of the... [read more]
Climate Change Impact on Livelihood, Vulnerability and Coping Mechanisms: A Case Study of West-Arsi Zone, Ethiopia
17 January 12
Regional relevance: Africa
Agriculture is one of the sectors most vulnerable to climate change impact. The impact is even stronger in Africa, where agriculture is truly important for the daily subsistence, and where adaptive capacity is low. Therefore, it is crucial to increase the understanding of the actual climate change dynamics on... [read more]
WAR ON WOMEN TIME FOR ACTION TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE in CONFLICT
23 December 11
Regional relevance: International
"It is more dangerous to be a woman than to be a soldier in modern conflict." Patrick Cammaert (2008, former Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo [MONUC]) Sexual violence in conflict is not a new phenomenon. The saying goes that "rape is as old as war itself" and... [read more]
Human Security, Gender and Development
20 December 11
Regional relevance: International
The aim of this thesis is to seek an understanding of women's human security in developing countries, and to ask whether the human security concept as such can live up to expectations as a practical guide to improving women's lot. Iceland's stance on aid provision and its promotion of gender issues is also examined,... [read more]
Refugee Status and Gender-Related Persecution
17 December 11
Regional relevance: International
The objective of the thesis is to examine if failure of the country of origin to provide protection against gender-related violence from non-state actors, in circumstances where the motivation of the perpetrators is private, constitutes persecution of the kind referred to in Art 1A(2) of the Convention. Two... [read more]
Gender in Education: An overview of developing trends in Africa
14 December 11
Regional relevance: Africa
The last decades of the twentieth century saw many concerted efforts in research into gender issues all over the world. In Africa, international bodies and educationalists began in the 1960s t look into the way girls and women were faring in Education. Their findings were depressing. By 1970s pro-female initiatives... [read more]
Sexual Violence in African Conflicts
06 December 11
Regional relevance: Africa
Civilians in Africa's conflict zones-particularly women and children, but also men-are often vulnerable to sexual violence, including rape, mutilation, and sexual slavery. This violence is carried out by government security forces and non-state actors, including, rebel groups, militias, and criminal organizations.... [read more]
Gender, Governance and Conflicts in Africa
05 December 11
Regional relevance: Africa
"Civil War is Africa's self-inflicted wound. More than one African in five lives in a country that is fighting a war, and nearly 20 countries have experienced civil war since 1960. The continuing conflicts that ravage the African continent represent a heavy social and economic burden. During a war, most of the... [read more]
'Gender and climate change': from impacts to discourses
28 November 11
Regional relevance: International
Whereas the concepts of class, poverty and race make regular appearances in social scientific analyses of global climate change, the same cannot be said for gender. A survey of the academic literature suggests that there is a lack of research into the many gender dimensions of climate change. The small amount of... [read more]
