Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (CCP) is proud to announce the launch of an exceptional new campaign in South Africa: ZAZI. ZAZI aims to reduce the HIV incidence among South African women, in addition to, preventing unwanted pregnancies, diminishing
After dropping out of elementary school, Amina Jibrin turned to selling fried yams to support her family. She had done this for seven years when she learned about a free vocational training program for young women. The Adolescent Girls Program (AGP), a component of the
Jane Brown, Team Leader at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (CCP), recently attended the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research’s (CGIAR) meeting on developing transformative gender approaches. The participatory workshop was a unique opportunity to share experiences and
A nine-year project that was designed to promote healthy behaviors in Jordan celebrated its successful conclusion at a special closing event on January 14, 2013. Funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Jordan Health Communication Partnership (JHCP) used innovative and groundbreaking
“If you refuse, he beats you. He can even kill you. Some of the rapists can rape you even more than five (times) and later they kill you. This has happened in our village. Those who do these acts are mostly soldiers and rebels, the
Go Girls! Initiative has been selected as one of the “Women Deliver 50,” a compilation of the 50 most inspiring ideas and solutions that are delivering for girls and women across the globe. Women Deliver, a global advocacy organization, today announced the winning selections. The
At the age of eighteen, Intisar found herself forced into marriage by her father, a practice that is against religious and civil law in Jordan, though still not uncommon. Seeing no alternative, Intisar agreed be married and hoped that the husband her father had chosen,
U.S. Ambassador Leslie Rowe stressed the need to address gender when examining vulnerability to HIV and AIDS in her opening remarks at the Go Girls! initiative end-of-project conference, held on May 11 in Maputo City. “The US Mission in Mozambique has made the inclusion of
To accompany its Brothers Against Violence campaign, Brothers for Life has released a Public Service Announcement featuring South African actor Patrick Shai, a former violent husband and now gender-based violence activist. The PSA depicts Patrick Shai speaking honestly and courageously about his cruel past. He
The Springboks are teaming up with Brothers for Life, the national men’s campaign, as part of new effort to mobilize South African men to say no to violence against women and children. “We as the Springboks and South African Rugby are joining forces with Brothers
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