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Let’s make 2022 the year to promote awareness and prevention of SGBV
Last year, like its predecessor 2020, presented a startling upsurge in sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), particularly against women and girls. Covid-19 has aggravated this situation with perpetrators of domestic violence, defilement, rape and all manner of abuse, including cybercrime,…
Why we must fix legal loopholes that inhibit the fight against GBV
We have ended this year’s observance of the 16 Days of Activism to end gender-based violence (GBV). The international community came together from November 25 to last Friday to escalate…
No respite for SGBV survivors in search of elusive justice
We walk quietly into the room, cautious not to disrupt the young ones. They sit attentively, their minds immersed into their colourful beadwork. Predictably, our presence unsettles them. It is…
Step up response to HIV and sexuality education to protect girls and women
At around this time of the year in 2019, I came across a deeply traumatised and miserable teenage girl. My encounter with the then-13-year-old Betty at a rescue centre for…
How HIV-discordant couples can enjoy unprotected sex life
With sex, the foremost intention of the couple is to experience pleasure. As young people, we worry about what will happen if the condom bursts, for instance. By AGGREY OMBOKI…