We are going to end Gender Based Violence.
We are going to make Gender Equality a reality.
We asked leading youth activists to shed light on the issues and to tell us what it will take to tackle this hidden pandemic.
Understanding Emotional Violence Against Women
If emotional violence is continuous, the survivors can develop long-lasting negative impacts on their physical…
Youth Power to fight Online gender-based violence
Young people must unite to ensure that we do not simply become bystanders when online…
Prioritising sexual and reproductive health in Kenya
Sexual and reproductive health and rights should be at the centre of empowering women and…
The Fight to Protect Transgender Rights
We need to making instances of violence against the trans community visible to identify new…
Why I am fighting to end Gender-Based Violence
Celebrating the women in your life is not enough, to end Gender-Based Violence, it is…
Where is the outrage when black and brown women are murdered?
An intersectional conversation about racial trauma and violence against women of colour is necessary to…
Sarah Everard: How do women access public space?
Corina Pickering, Partnerships Manager at Restless Development Sierra Leone writes about her experiences of sexual…
Lockdowns Make Domestic Labour Inequalities More Urgent Than Ever
Gendered imbalances in the burden of domestic labour are making life incredibly difficult for women…
Is staying home really staying safe for all of us?
Lockdowns have made women around the world more vulnerable to abuse and at the same…
The mental scars of gender-based violence need healing too
Gender-based violence and abuse leaves mental scars, as well as physical ones, that need healing,…
Gender-based violence is holistic, solutions must be too
Gender-based violence is widespread, complicated, and manifests at every level, from the domestic to the…
Child Marriage & COVID19: Side-effects and symptoms
That COVID19 has seen increased rates of gender based violence and child marriage is undeniable,…
Ending GBV starts with how we raise our children.
Gender based violence (GBV) is a result of gender inequality, to end it we need…
COVID19 doesn’t cause teen pregnancies. It’s structural violence.
Since the start of the pandemic Malawi has seen a spike in teen pregnancies, but…
Domestic violence: a shadow pandemic?
The COVID19 pandemic lockdown has led to a rise in instances of gender based violence,…
Ending Gender Based Violence, an African perspective
For girls and women in Africa, Gender Based Violence is an everyday reality but things…
How music shaped my journey as an advocate for women’s rights
This blog was written by Abdulai Tunkara, a Field Officer on our Business Brains programme…
In the eyes of a former refugee
As we celebrate the world refugee day hear ICS volunteer and youth reporter Akello Nancy…
A new era in the Uganda Police Force
On December 7, The Uganda Police Force unveiled its gender policy as part of the…