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13 July 2020
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Putting the brakes on COVID-19: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls now
Officially, the COVID-19 pandemic has sickened 11 million people and left more than half a million dead. But the full toll of this catastrophe has been incalculably greater…
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02 July 2020
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Youth Policy To Enable Eswatini Youth Reach Their Potential
When asked how the COVID-19 has aggravated the challenges young people in Eswatini face, Senzo Mdluli, a 30 year old self-taught visual artist, had this to say,
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16 June 2020
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UNFPA Brings Family Planning SMS Innovation Against A Looming Post Covid-19 Births Spike
Nolwazi Myeni, by virtue of being a young woman, is one of thousands of other women, who, once a month, receives an SMS through her mobile phone to notify her that family planning…
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02 June 2020
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Making a Difference for Factory Workers During COVID-19
She is HIV positive, she aborted or she abandoned her baby. These are some of the derogatory tags used by society to describe a woman working in the factories in Matsapha.
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30 May 2020
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Hhohho Social Mobilisation Campaign Takes A Break.
If you were in Mbabane on Saturday the 30th May 2020 and heard loud repetitive noise form the CBD. Don’t be startled, those were loudhailers used by members of the COVID-19 social…
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28 May 2020
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Improving Teachers' Understanding of Child Beahaviour thorugh Life-skils Workshops
As schools are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one may assume teachers are idle at home. However, they are using this opportunity to better themselves in anticipation for the…
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28 May 2020
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Women and Girls on Periods Need More Support During Pandemics
“Periods are a natural occurrence and they don’t stop during pandemics.” With these remarks, the Minister of Health Senator Lizzie Nkosi marked Eswatini’ s historic Menstrual…
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22 May 2020
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UNFPA’s Plan For Tackling Gender Based Violence In Communities During Covid-19
It’s woe unto violence perpetrators in communities as UNFPA, Women & the Law Southern Africa and Manzini Regional Member of Parliament hold talks on using paralegals as champions…
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15 May 2020
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Midwives & Nurses Deserve To Be A Priority In COVID-19 Response
“Government, agencies and other development partners must prioritise the safety of midwives in COVID-19 response,” urged UNFPA Acting Head of Office Ms Margaret Thwala-Tembe.
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