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Take part in our #16DaysOfActivism campaign 💪 | How changing the narrative could revolutionize what it means to do human rights  ✅ #16DaysOfActivism against Gender-based Violence   From 25 November to 10 December we join the #16DaysOfActivism campaign calling for action against one of the world’s most pervasive violations of human rights – violence against women. CIVICUS dedicates its  #16DaysOfActivism  online campaign towards young womxn in civic space and their stories and challenges. By defying gender stereotypes, young womxn activists face continuous harassment in public spaces, severely restricting their work. Follow our channels to hear more directly from young womxn activists and civil society actors on what their challenges are and the role everyone should play in ensuring a safe environment for them. You can also join us in strengthening, amplifying and supporting young womxn activists during  #16DaysOfActivism  by ...

A girl child given bodycare education and provided opportunities to hone self-care skills, participates fully in quality life promoting activities.     This in turn is what makes a mature woman demand services and be engaged in causing better life for self and planned for children in case she is to have them. We bring you two issues that caught our eyes during this on-going ICPD 25+ Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. SRHR and Women with Disabilities: Bringing Two Movements Together Women with disabilities have been systematically denied the right to free and informed consent, bodily autonomy and self-determination in making choices about SRH, leading to forced sterilization, abortion and contraception. This underscored why there is an urgent need to ensure SRHR advocacy addresses the rights and needs of women with disabilities. Stakeholders need to lay the groundwork for critical advocacy to address these intersectional rights issues. This session is convened by CRE...