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  A manual for integrating gender into reproductive health and HIV programs: from commitment to action

  US Agency for International Development, 2003

  This manual assists in the design and implementation of reproductive health (RH) and HIV and AIDS programmes that integrate approaches to achieving gender equity/equality in order to maximise access and quality, support individual decisionmaking and reproductive choice, increase sustainability, and put into practice U.S. international commitments and USAID policies.
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  USAID : working to eradicate female genital cutting

  US Agency for International Development, 2003

  This short paper offers a brief background of the practice of female genital cutting (FGC), and then explores USAID policies to end the practice. The report then details USAID's programming approaches to end FGC. As of September 2000, the USAID incorporated eradication of FGC into its development agenda.
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  Gender-based violence and HIV among women: assessing the evidence

  American Foundation for AIDS Research, 2005

  This issues brief from AMFAR reviews the evidence that links between gender-based violence (GBV) and HIV among women. The brief highlights how females account for 76 per cent of HIV infections among young people aged 15 to 24, due to a number of biological, behavioural and social reasons, with GBV receiving increased attention.
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  Decisions denied: women’s access to contraceptives and abortion in Argentina

  Human Rights Watch, 2005

  This paper explores the extent to which women in Argentina are prevented from controlling their access to contraception and abortions.
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  A leadership strategy for reducing hunger and malnutrition in Africa: the agriculture-nutrition advantage

  International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2005

  This paper reviews the aspects and outcomes of the Agriculture- Nutrition Advantage project implemented in Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, and the United States.
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  Women’s nutrition throughout the life cycle and in the context of HIV and AIDS: training of trainers module

  LINKAGES Project, 2005

  Produced by the Linkages Project, this training module is intended to provide instructors with the basic theory to train health workers on women’s nutrition, with a focus on the complete life cycle.
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  Female genital cutting among the Somali of Kenya and management of its complications

  Population Council, USA, 2005

  This article, published by the Population Council, reports on a study which researched the practice of infibulation, the severest form of female genital cutting (FGC), among the Somali community of Northwestern Province, Kenya. The authors found that FGC is deeply rooted and widely supported within the community.
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  Agenda special focus: gender, culture and rights

  Agenda Feminist Media Project, 2005

  This Agenda journal edition compiles papers and proceedings from the Gender, Culture and Rights workshop held in Gauteng, 1-3 February 2005. The workshop broadly aimed to examine current approaches to gender, rights and culture, in the context of 10 years of democracy in South Africa.
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  HIV Aids and gender impact report

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2003

  This report summarizes the findings of a household livelihood survey in Zambia. The aim was to gain a clear understanding of the dynamics of assets and livelihood strategies that are induced by the presence of HIV/AIDS in communities and households in Northern Province.The report is divided into two sections.
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  Potential impact of adjustment policies on vulnerability of women and children to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Centre for Health and Population Research, Bangladesh, 2005

  This article evaluates the potential impact of the IMF and WB adjustment policies on women's and children’s vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa through connecting changes at the macro level with effects at the meso and micro levels.The study finds that adjustment policies may inadvertently produce conditions facilitating women's and children’s exposure to HIV/AIDS.

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