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From privilege to subjectivity: reflecting on masculinities to improve gender equity

Soledad Bavio

May 05, 2025 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil

Program H is a group educational methodology that works with young men through participatory workshops, role-playing, and debates to reflect on toxic masculinities and promote more equitable attitudes toward gender. It has been implemented in more than 30 countries since 2002, successfully facilitated by males who act as gender equity role models. This story is available in Spanish here: https://solu.news/24kd

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Redes de esperanza: mujeres de Piura luchan contra la violencia de género

Scarlet Timana

May 03, 2025 |

Norte Sostenible |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Peru, Piura

Las redes comunitarias de mujeres defensoras de Piura son estructuras organizadas que, desde 2018, brindan acompañamiento, formación y articulación interinstitucional a víctimas de violencia de género, combinando apoyo psicológico, rutas legales y empoderamiento económico. Han logrado que más mujeres se atrevan a denunciar violencia, han mejorado la coordinación entre instituciones públicas como policía y fiscalías, y han transformado a sobrevivientes en lideresas que rompen ciclos de violencia en sus comunidades. Puedes leer este artículo en inglés aquí: https://solu.news/w0cx

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Del privilegio a la subjetividad: cómo abordar las masculinidades lejos del punitivismo y con foco en la reflexión

Soledad Bavio

May 01, 2025 |

elDiarioAR |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil

El Programa H es una metodología educativa grupal que trabaja con hombres jóvenes a través de talleres participativos, juegos de rol y debates para reflexionar sobre masculinidades tóxicas y promover actitudes más equitativas hacia el género, implementada exitosamente en más de 30 países desde 2002. Las actividades estan dirigidas a hombres jóvenes y facilitadas por varones que actúan como modelos de equidad de género. Puedes leer este artículo en ingles aquí: https://solu.news/clsc

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Une ligne d'écoute pour prévenir les crimes sexuels sur les mineurs

Amélie Daoust-Boisvert

April 02, 2025 |

L’actualité |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Canada, Quebec

Ça suffit est une ligne d'écoute pour les adultes susceptibles de commettre des délits sexuels sur des mineurs. Les personnes bénévoles qui répondent aux appels sont formés pour écouter les appelants et leur fournir des ressources d’aide, avec plus de 700 appels pris en 2024.

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Helping the children of sex workers

Myra Anubi, Puja Bhattacharjee

March 18, 2025 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Kolkata

The DIKSHA youth club looks after the children of sex workers when their mothers are working. The club teaches youth about their rights, bodily autonomy and empowers them to take control of their futures and avoid joining the sex trade themselves. The club started in 2001, and over the past two decades, it has helped prevent young girls from joining the sex trade, reduced rates of trafficking in the area and also helped reduce the stigma children of sex workers face.

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Inside Womanity Index: How Data is Fueling Action Against GBV in Nigeria

Prosper Ishaya

January 20, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

The Womanity Index is a comprehensive tool that annually evaluates Nigerian states on their performance in combating gender-based violence (GBV). The index measures states across five key areas: laws and policies, access to legal justice, information and awareness, support services, and budget allocation. It gathers data to create rankings for each state, as well as recommendations to improve. The tool has led to policy changes in several states.

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Tigray war rape victims turn to Rwandan genocide survivors to heal trauma

Veronique Mistiaen, Hana Kahsay

October 22, 2024 |

Al Jazeera |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia, Tigray

Groups of women, in collaboration with local charity organization Daughters of Charity, are working together to create HAL (helpful active listening) circles to help survivors of sexual and gender-based violence heal. HAL circles are women-to-women groups led by those trained in supportive communication skills, the effects of trauma on the mind and body and healthy coping methods. Over the past several years, the group has connected with 1,320 survivors.

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Tackling Gender-Based Violence in Kano; How CITAD's Mobile App is Empowering Survivors to Report Cases

Mariya Shuaibu Suleiman

October 10, 2024 |

Women Radio 91.7 |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

WARAKA Sexual Referral Centre provides services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), including medical assistance and legal support. Amidst issues of confidentiality and stigma that prevent people from reporting cases of SGBV, the group uses an app that allows survivors to choose whether they share their identity or not when reporting an SGBV case. The app has recorded about 2,000 cases since 2022, inspiring the government to take action and enact relevant legislation to protect human rights and safety.

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Paving The Healing Road For Child Survivors Of Sexual Abuse

Adebola Adegoke

October 09, 2024 |

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

Cece Yara Child Advocacy Centre Foundation provides comprehensive care, protection and legal assistance to youth who suffered sexual abuse or are at risk. So far, they’ve helped reach eight convictions and have about 57 ongoing cases. The Foundation also emphasizes the importance of psychotherapy and education, empowering youth to learn about personal safety, boundaries and age-appropriate sex education in an effort to prevent reoccurring abuse.

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In Rural Tennessee, Domestic Violence Victims Face Barriers to Getting Justice. One County Has Transformed Its Approach.

Paige Pfleger

August 12, 2024 |

ProPublica |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tennessee

Domestic violence incidents in Scott County, Tennessee, fell by more than half after it changed the process it uses for handling cases. That’s more than anywhere else in the state. Among other things, the county hired a dedicated domestic violence officer, created an accessible batterers intervention program, combined most of the relevant agencies under one roof, and requires abusers to detail who they are giving their guns to when they have to surrender them.

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