Ending Violence Against Women and Girls – GWHREI. Hon. Dr Zainab Gimba, member National House of Representatives vice Chair, House Committee on SDGs. She clearly stated how she loves to be in the presence of advocates of VAWG in Nigeria and express that some compliments can be sexual abuse which of course is unacceptable. She…
A systematic evidence review that set out to identify and appraise strategies to keep heterosexual men in sub-Saharan Africa in HIV care has found very little evidence to assess. Although African women are more likely than African men to be living with HIV, more African men than African women die from AIDS-related illness. Low treatment…
April 2021. Today, 7 April 2021, World Health Day is commemorated globally, under the theme “Together for a fairer, healthier world”. On this occasion, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for urgent action to eliminate health inequities and mobilize action to attain better health for all and leave no one behind. Inequities have always existed….
GWHREI is wishing you all a happy new year. Please take few minutes to read the new year message below: HIV AIDS is a disease with stigma. Sex workers are more vulnerable to this disease as they have also high level of stigma that limits them from accessing Health care and Human Rights services. And…
Today 17th Dec. 2020 Marks an important day for us. It is the International Day to end violence against sex workers. Stop Criminalization of sex workers. This day was created to call attention to hate crimes committed against sex workers all over the world. Inaugurated by Dr. Annie Sprinkle and started by the Sex Workers…
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This year’s observance also marks 20 years since a bold step forward in the struggle to make rights a reality for all: the adoption by the World Conference on Human Rights of the Vienna…
GWHREI CAMPAIGN team LAUNCHES “SELFIE COMPETITION” for #16DaysOfActivism Against Gender Based Violence to stimulate their engagement in the campaign. The competition commences on the 25th November 2020 and closes on 10th December 2020. Participants can enroll by following the underlying steps: 1. Search and like the Gwhrei Facebook page. 2. Upload her picture (selfie) with…