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
Arab Women Speak Out (AWSO) is a communication initiative that, in the participatory development tradition of Paulo Freire (2000[1970]), seeks to enhance critical reflection and encourage action. Below, Carol Underwood summarizes the stories of three women who participated in the program and the evidence about
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