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  Addressing Gender Violence in a Reproductive and Sexual Health Program in Venezuela

  Population Council, 2002

  Gender-based violence (GBV) is widespread in Venezuela. Although an average of 12 women report rape daily - the majority of offences remain unreported.
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  Official Guidelines for the Implementation of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Plan

  United Nations Population Fund, 2004

  This document includes concepts, rules and proceedings for the implementation of the sexual and reproductive health policy in Venezuela. It aims to ensure that sexual and reproductive rights are acknowledged, respected and exercised by everybody and was formulated with a gender perspective.
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  For her it's the big issue: putting women at the centre of water supply, sanitation and hygiene

  Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, 2006

  Since 1990, over one billion people have gained access to improved drinking water and sanitation services. However, there are still 2.6 billion people who do not have sanitation facilities, and 1.1 billion people who are still using water from unimproved sources.
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  Lobola. Its Implications for Women's Reproductive Rights in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe

  Weaver Press, 2003

  Lobola, an amount paid by a prospective husband to the bride's family, is a tradition that is widely practiced across southern Africa. This study examines the impact of this social institution in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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  Critical issues pertaining to the gender dimensions of biotechnology policy

  Gender Advisory Board, UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development, 2003

  How can gender considerations be taken into account in the development of biotechnology policy in the global South? Many claim that biotechnology (e.g. genetically modified crops) has great potential for improving the health and food security of the world's poor, of which women account for 70 per cent.
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  Managing HIV/AIDS in the Workplace: Examples of Nine Non-Governmental Organisations in South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

  Oxfam, 2004

  Southern Africa is the epicentre of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the region have to devote more and more time and resources to ensure that staff remain healthy, safe, motivated and productive. This study examines the range of impacts of HIV/AIDS on nine Oxfam NGO partners operating in South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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  Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY): providing social support, savings, and microcredit opportunities for young women in areas with high HIV prevalence

  Population Council, USA, 2006

  Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY) was a multiphase microfinance initiative which aimed to reduce adolescents' vulnerabilities to adverse social and reproductive health outcomes, including HIV infection, by improving their livelihoods options.
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  Positive Women: Voices and Choices - Zimbabwe Report

  2002

  What is the impact of living with HIV for women in Zimbabwe? This report outlines the impact on women's sexual behaviour, well-being and reproductive rights. Based on interviews and workshops with HIV positive women, the report highlights the overriding stigma and discrimination attached to carrying the virus.
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  Gravity of Girl Child Sexual Abuse in Zimbabwe ?Towards Creating a Culture of Prevention?

  Girl Child Network, 2005

  Though women, men and boys can be victims of gender-based violence, girls are more vulnerable to abuse because of their subordinate status in terms of gender and age. Since 1998, the Girl Child Network (GCN) has tackled over 20,000 cases of girl child sexual abuse in 6 provinces in Zimbabwe. The nature and extent of the abuse covers rape, incest, virginity testing and forced marriages.
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  Gender and HIV/AIDS: an Analysis of Zimbabwe's National Policies and Programs on HIV/AIDS/STIS

  BRIDGE, 2003

  In Sub-Saharan Africa, the number of women and girls infected with HIV is now greater than the number of men. Biological and physiological factors make women more susceptible to infection along with the prevailing patriarchy which results among other things in customary norms that prevent women from negotiating safe sex. Gender analysis of HIV/AIDS is therefore crucial.

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