Pettifor, Julien); University of the Witwatersrand (
Pettifor, Lippman, Chola, Wagner, Hove, Twine, Gómez-Olivé, Kabudula, Masilela, Kahn); University of California San Francisco (
Lippman, Leddy, West, Dufour); Sonke Gender Justice (
Peacock, Mathebula, Rebombo, Pino); Promundo (
Peacock); University of Cape Town School of Public Health (
Peacock); independent consultant (
Rebombo) The study demonstrated that shifts in views toward gender can be fostered in a meaningful way at the community level, and that such shifts may also provide an important boost at the individual level. Further, decreases in IPV [intimate partner violence] could be a path to testing for women and men. In the global HIV field, policy and programme discussions increasingly recognise the importance of addressing harmful gender norms across the HIV care continuum. This Project SOAR (Supporting Operational AIDS Research) report summarises findings from a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of Tsima ra
South Africa: Back prevention, NGOs say as Sixteen Day campaign kicks off
Date: November 27, 2009
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25 November 2009: NGOS that work to end gender violence have called on the government to resuscitate the 365 Day National Action Plan to End Gender Violence and make prevention a central pillar of the largely dormant plan.
In a statement at the close of a three day symposium convened by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) under the banner “We can Prevent Violence” the 25 organisations called on the government to establish a special fund to end gender violence, in line with regional and international commitments.