African Monitor (AM) and UN Women South Africa launch GBV citizens survey using mobile technology Monday, 29 June 2020 Following the reported increase of Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases during the COVID-19 national lockdown, African Monitor (AM), in partnership with UN Women South Africa, is conducting a GBV Citizens Survey during this period. The GBV[…]
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African Monitor (AM) and UN Women South Africa launch GBV citizens survey using mobile technology
News, Press Releases Jun 29, 2020
Key priorities for consideration in mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on children and youth
News Jun 08, 2020
Monday, 8 June 2020 The impact of COVID-19 will be far reaching in Africa. All children of all ages, across the world, are being affected by the pandemic. Children and youth are vulnerable to this virus in many ways. Many of them witness families struggling, with government lockdowns that prevent their parents from earning a[…]
Wednesday, 3 June 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in South Africa. So far, more than 32,683 South Africans are infected with COVID-19 and more than 683 people have died from the virus. It has been more than 60 days since President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a State of Disaster and more than 50 days since[…]
Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for young people should not be overlooked because of COVID-19
News May 22, 2020
Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for young people should not be overlooked because of COVID-19 In committing to the Agenda 2030, member states recognised that the dignity of the individual is fundamental. Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3) is about ensuring health and promotes wellbeing for all at all ages; whereas SDG 5 seeks to[…]
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in China at the end of 2019, the virus has been spreading like wild fire across the world. No continent has been able to escape its impact. It was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO), given its impact on the entire world population[…]
Families believed that marrying off their girl child would get them out of poverty
News Apr 22, 2020
By Harriet Chibuta & Joseph Eliabson Maniragena While global poverty rates have been cut by more than half since 2000, one in ten people in developing regions still live on less than US$ 1.90 per day – the internationally agreed poverty line. We talked to Dorothy Chulu from Maiteneke area, and she told us[…]
African Youths Call for African Governments and International Community’s Rapid Response to COVID-19 and agreed to establish African Youth COVID-19 Action Network
News Apr 06, 2020
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that an outbreak of the viral disease COVID-19 – first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China – had reached the level of a global pandemic. As of March 31, 2020 Africa reported over 5,000 confirmed cases. However, according to the World Health Organization, the worst is[…]
Civil Society calls for governmental and non-governmental actors to apply the “Leave No one Behind” principle when responding to COVID-19
News Mar 26, 2020
Civil Society calls for governmental and non-governmental actors to apply the “Leave No one Behind” principle when responding to COVID-19 Thursday, 26 March 2020 On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that an outbreak of the viral disease COVID-19 – first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China – had reached the level of[…]
As an organisation whose vision is to ensure that grassroots communities’ voices are heard and that they live in dignity and in a just society, African Monitor (AM) has stepped up measures to safeguard the marginalised as the country continues the fight against COVID-19. AM will work with the national SDG stakeholders and the African[…]
I wanted to wish you a #HappyInternationalWomensDay yesterday, but I choked. I remembered just a couple of weeks ago when I took out my pepper spray and gave it to my niece who lives with me. I thought I would have to sit her down and explain to her why she needs it and how[…]