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  Stemming Girls’ Chronic Poverty: Catalysing development change by building just social institutions

  Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2010
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  Gender climate change and health

  2009

  This paper by the World Health Organisation (WHO) focuses on the ways in which gender factors into both the vulnerability and the adaptive capacity of people effected by the health impacts of climate change. This information is organised into the two following perspectives:
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  Traditional leaders wield the power, and they are almost all men: the importance of involving traditional leaders in gender transformation

  Sonke Gender Justice Network, 2010

  How can non-governmental organisations (NGOs) tackle social issues such as HIV, gender equality and violence in rural African communities? A number of them, including Sonke Gender Justice network, the Ubuntu Institute, CARE International and Zambian Women for Change (WFC) are working with traditional leaders as a gateway to reach the people in communities they are targeting.
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  A place in the world; The right to adequate housing as an essential element of a life free from domestic violence; The cases of Argentina, Brazil and Colombia

  2010

  Between 30 and 60 percent of women in Latin America have suffered from Domestic Violence. Do these women have safe-housing options to flee their abusers?
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  Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)

  Between 30 and 60 percent of women in Latin America have suffered from Domestic Violence.
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  Feminicidio: un fenómeno global; de Lima a Madrid

  Heinrich Böll Foundation - European Union, 2010

  This document is only available in Spanish.English title: Femicide: a Global Phenomenon; From Lima to Madrid.
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  'Callejeras callejeando, mujeres de ciudad',MP3 formato

  Red Nosotras en el Mundo, 2010

  This audio resource is only available in Spanish.English title: 'Women of the street out on the street, women of the city', MP3 format
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  Female Genital Mutilation and Human Rights in Africa

  Labrys, 2004

  It is estimated that approximately 115 million women worldwide face genital mutilation in the name of cultural and religious traditions. While generally practised on young girls, female genital mutilation (FGM) can also be practised on adults. It occurs particularly in Africa among all ethnic groups and religions. It also takes place in other parts of the world, however, including Europe.
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  Masculinity as a Risk Factor, in 'Violencia de Género y Estrategias de Cambio'

  Proyecto de Promoción de Políticas de Género, Nicaragua, 1999

  This article, part of a book on gender violence and strategies for change, examines the root causes of male violence towards women.
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  Guide to Dealing with Violence in the Couple for Staff in the Health Sector and the Community

  Proyecto de Salud Integral para Varones y Mujeres, 2006

  Every 20 minutes a woman is beaten or sexually abused by her partner in Nicaragua and many look for help in emergency rooms in public hospitals. Given that violence is a public health problem, there is a need to build the capacity of health workers to effectively detect, treat and refer women patients involved in cases of violence. This manual is designed for this purpose.

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