Malawi has one of the most comprehensive laws against child marriage in Africa after a new bill was passed in 2017 increasing the legal marital age from 15 to 18-years-old. The Marriage Act of Malawi in 2017 protects any girl ...
Malawi has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. It's estimated that 47% of women and girls are married before the age of 18. In 2017 to help combat child marriage, Malawi changed the legal age ...
On 19th October 2018, stakeholders in Kenya came together in the sprawling Kibera Slum to officially mark the International Day of the Girl Child. The theme for the year was With her: A skilled work force. International Day of the ...
The State of African Women Report, published in 2018, delivers a ground-breaking pan-African review of the current status of implementation of continental commitments on women’s rights. Via in-depth case studies, it gives insight into the ways in which diverse actors ...
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Maputo Protocol and the upcoming 25-year review of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD+25 Review), as well as the first five-year review of the Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and ...
2018 Call for Scholarship Applications: MWALIMU NYERERE AFRICAN UNION SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME. For Female Applicants Only For Masters and PhD Programmes in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) CLOSING DATE: 30th April 2018
James Tumusiime, Youth and Gender Coordinator at Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU) - our Member Association in Uganda shares some information on SRHR issues that are affecting young people in Uganda.
