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  Sexual and gender based violence in Uganda: Experiences of sexual violence among women and girls in Pallisa and Kisoro districts

  Action For Development, 2009

  This baseline report describes a survey which forms part of a series of activities under the Action for Development (ACFODE) project, ‘Prevention of Sexualised Violence against women and girls in rural areas of western (Kisoro District) and Eastern (Pallisa District) Uganda.
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  Gender violence in schools: Malawi

  2004

  The paper aims at disseminating research findings, identifying suitable strategies to address abuse in schools and develop action plans, and monitoring mechanisms. The study was conducted in 33 primary schools in Chiradzulu District in 2003 in Malawi.
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  Violence against women in Melanesia and East Timor: building on global and regional promising approaches

  Australian Agency for International Development, 2008

  Violence against women is a major barrier to development in Melanesia (a region that comprises most islands located north and northeast of Australia) and East Timor. This report assesses efforts to date in the region in terms of reducing violence against women. The paper argues that women’s low status in the region is the major obstacle to reducing violence against them.
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  Technologies for transformation: combating violence against women in the Congo

  GenderIT.org, 2011

  This article on the GenderIT.org website provides an overview of four projects based in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that use Information Communication technologies (ICTs) to address issues of Violence against Women (VAW) and girls.
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  2010 DRC report: Amplifying the voices of women in Eastern Congo

  Women for Women International, 2011

  As part of its survey series ‘Stronger Women, Stronger Nations’, Women for Women International (WfWI) conducted an extensive study in 2009 on the needs of women in the Kivus region of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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  Women count for peace: the 2010 open days on women, peace and security

  United Nations [UN] Peacekeeping Operations, 2010

  In the summer of 2010, female peace activists and senior United Nations (UN) leaders in conflict affected countries met for 25 special meetings: the ‘Open Days on Women, Peace and Security’. These aimed to ensure that women’s voices and leadership guide the work of the UN, improving its efforts to promote peace and protect women.
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  Violence against women human rights defenders in Mesoamerica: Regional baseline report executive summary

  Just Associates, 2010

  What is the situation of women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in Mesoamerica? A diverse group of WHRDs convened the Mesoamerican Meeting of Women Human Rights Defenders in Oaxaca, Mexico (April 2010) to redress the lack of current information and analysis of gendered violence faced by WHRDs in the region. This report was informed by the people and institutions in attendance.
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  Creating a conducive learning environment for girls in schools: a trainers’ manual for preventing sexualised violence against girls in schools

  Action For Development, 2010

  Widespread violations are being committed against female students in Ugandan schools (including rape, defilement and sexual harassment); yet these cases often go unreported. This is a step-by-step teacher training manual for preventing and managing sexualised violence against girls in schools.
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  Best practices in trafficking prevention in Europe and Eurasia

  Social Transitions, USAID, 2009

  Anti-trafficking activities are usually conducted for environmental, developmental, criminal and social reasons. The purpose of this report is to help improve ‘anti-trafficking in persons’ programmes in terms of effectiveness and impact.
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  Toolkit for integrating domestic violence activities into programming in Europe and Eurasia

  Social Transitions, USAID, 2009

  Violence against women (VAW), and specifically domestic violence (DV), is one of the most widespread human rights violations. However, countries in the Europe and Eurasia (E&E) region have made considerable progress in addressing DV, primarily in the areas of legal reform and support services for survivors of violence.

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