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Men's Campfire Conference Report, December 2010, Zambia National Women’s Lobby – Men’s Network Project.
A report detailing the second Men’s Campfire Conference was held from 15th to 16th December, 2009 in Lusaka as part of the 16 Days of activism against violence against women. The event presented an opportunity to mobilize men in the community to challenge social norms that perpetuate violence against women and be part of the campaign to end violence.

MIFUMI  February 2010, Newsletter, Mifumi Project.
Mifumi Project’s Feb 2010 newsletter detailing Mifumi’s petitions to the constitutional court to outlaw polygamy in Uganda.

Gender DynamiX Newsletter, January 2010.
The second edition of The Gender DynamiX Newsletter.

Note on Sexual and Gender Based Violence Democratic Republic of Congo, SIDA DRC Country Team, May 2009. 
A brief overview of the context of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), of the institutional systems in place to address it. (Source WUNRN http://www.wunrn.com)

Executive Summary: Justice and Health Provision for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Kitgum, Northern Uganda. Baker B & Liebling-Kalifani H, Coventry University, UK, February 2010.
This summary is based on a research programme examining the governance of sexual violence in Kitgum. [Source svri.org]

Mobilizing Religious Communities to Respond to Gender-based Violence and HIV: A Training Manual. Herstad, B. Futures Group, Health Policy Initiative, Task Order 1, 2009
A manual designed to guide trainers in conducting workshops for religious leaders and women leaders of faith on GBV and HIV. [Source: svri.org]

Violence against Children in Swaziland: Findings on a National Survey on Violence against Children Swaziland, June 2007, Avid Reza et al. Collaboration between Centers for Disease Control and Swaziland United Nations Children’s Fund.
Report focusing on sexual violence against female children, providing national population based estimates on the magnitude and nature of sexual violence experienced by female children in Swaziland.

The Concluding Observations for the CEDAW Committee 45th Session, 18 January to 5 February 2010, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Website overviews of the CEDAW Committee Sessions, providing the Country Reports, NGO Shadow Reports (information provided to the Committee), and comprehensive documentation that can be significant for NGO's addressing the human rights issues of women.

45th Session CEDAW Committee Sessions NGO Shadow Reports for Botswana and Malawi, October 2009 and December 2009.
Shadow reports submitted to the CEDAW Committee 45th Session 18 January to 5 February 2010, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

Country Questionnaire for the Fifteenth – Year Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform of Action (BPFA+ 15).
Download responses from African country’s governments here (Source FEMNET)

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