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Gender equality: Where do we stand 25 years after the historic UN World Conference on Women in Beijing?

MMS Bulletin #155 / October 2020

Gender equality: Where do we stand 25 years after the historic UN World Conference on Women in Beijing?

Introduction

Medicus Mundi Switzerland advocates for gender-transformative approaches to realise gender equality.

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<p class="callout"><strong>Carine Weiss</strong> is project leader at Medicus Mundi Switzerland.<br /><span class="email-link"><a class="email-link" href="mailto:cweiss@medicusmundi.ch" target="_blank" title="">Email</a> </span></p>
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Progress towards gender equality is lagging and hard-fought gains are under threat

From Carine Weiss

Is the gender-transformative approach the desired solution?

Putting adolescents at the centre of the agenda

<p class="callout"><strong>Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli</strong>, Scientist, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organisation. <a class="email-link" href="mailto:chandramouliv@who.int" target="_blank" title="">Email </a></p>
<p class="callout"><strong><img src="https://plone.medicusmundi.ch/de/Anna4.png/@@images/a40d622a-e34f-47e4-8a9d-6ca7f4e36649.png" alt="" class="image-inline" title="" /><br /><br />Anna Kågesten</strong>, Assistant Professor, <a class="external-link" href="https://ki.se/en/gph/global-and-sexual-health-glosh" target="_blank" title="">Global and Sexual Health research group (GloSH)</a>, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet. <a class="email-link" href="mailto:anna.kagesten@ki.se" target="_blank" title="">Email </a></p>

Realizing gender equality: are gender transformative approaches the answer?

From Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli und Anna Kågesten

What role for partners in the global North?

<p class="callout"><strong>Alexandra Nicola</strong> is Co-Managing Director and Head of the International Program of IAMANEH Switzerland, a Basel-based development organization that works with local partner organizations in the Western Balkans and West Africa to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender equality and to combat gender-based violence. Central to IAMANEH's work with its partner organizations is the promotion of gender transformative processes. <a class="email-link" href="mailto:anicola@iamaneh.ch" target="_blank" title="">Email</a></p>

Gender transformative approaches for sustainable change in gender relations

From Alexandra Nicola / IAMANEH Schweiz

A dive into gender (in)equality and HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in times of COVID-19

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<p class="callout"><strong>Henriëtte van Gulik,</strong> director <a class="external-link" href="http://aidsfonds.org/" target="_blank" title="">Aidsfonds</a>‘ Geneva office. <a class="email-link" href="mailto:hvangulik@aidsfonds.nl" target="_blank" title="">Email </a></p>
<p class="callout"><img src="https://plone.medicusmundi.ch/de/rvdo.jpg/@@images/2b5a1228-9dfc-438d-9e4e-9f1409bb69ee.jpeg" alt="" class="image-inline" title="" /><br /><br /><strong>Roanna van den Oever</strong> is the gender advisor at <a class="external-link" href="http://aidsfonds.org/" target="_blank" title="">Aidsfonds </a>Soa Aids Netherlands. She specialises in HIV and the reproductive and sexual health and rights of adolescent girls and young women. <a class="email-link" href="mailto:RvandenOever@aidsfonds.nl" target="_blank" title="">Email</a></p>
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How gender transformative HIV programming leads to a more sustainable, adaptive and effective response

From Henriëtte van Gulik & Roanna van den Oever

Gender equality also an issue in Switzerland

Schweizer NGOs analysieren

<p class="callout"><strong>Susanne Rohner</strong>, SEXUELLE GESUNDHEIT SCHWEIZ, Verantwortlich für Advocacy, Vorstandsmitglied der NGO-Koordination post Beijing Schweiz. <a class="email-link" href="mailto: susanne.rohner@sexuelle-gesundheit.ch" target="_blank" title="">Email</a></p>

25 Jahre-Jubiläum der UNO-Weltfrauenkonferenz von Peking. Wo steht die Schweiz?

From Susanne Rohner / SEXUELLE GESUNDHEIT Schweiz

Obstacles and successes on the way to gender equality - experiences of Swiss NGOs in the international context

The work of the Swiss Red Cross on gender transformation in El Salvador

<p class="callout"><strong>Laura Martinez</strong> is the Country Coordinator of the Swiss Red Cross in El Salvador since 2017. She has been working with the Red Cross Movement since 2006 in different countries and positions. Although she studied psychology in Spain (the country where she was born) she dreamed of going to Africa from a very young age. She started as a volunteer in Botswana, in an HIV/AIDS awareness project. Her first job as an international aid worker was in Sudan, a country that allowed her to discover her ability to manage projects and Non Food Items distributions (NFI) in IDPs camps. <br /><br />Since then, more than 15 years ago, she has not stopped traveling and working in different countries in Africa, Europe, and Latin America. She has different specialties, including an expert in "Humanitarian aid" from the University Comillas of Madrid, a diploma in "Mental health in political violence and catastrophes" from the University Complutense of Madrid, and a diploma in "Cultural Management" from the Catholic University of Chile. In a few days, she will begin her studies in "Forced Migration" with the IECHA (Institute of Studies on Conflicts and Humanitarian Aid). What she likes the most is packing her suitcase and discovering new places around the world with her 12-year-old daughter - Nikita - who lives with her in El Salvador. <a class="email-link" href="mailto:laura.martinez@redcross.ch" target="_blank" title="">Email</a></p>

#WeMustTransform

From Laura Martinez Dominguez / Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz SRK

Erfahrungen zur Gender-Thematik mit indigenen Frauen aus Peru

<p class="callout"><strong>Nicole Maron Oscamayta </strong>ist Journalistin und Buchautorin und seit 2017 als Fachperson von Comundo in Bolivien und Peru tätig. Sie unterstützt seit Januar 2020 das Projekt «Gender und andine Kulturen» des Instituts für Studien andiner Kulturen (IDECA) in Puno, Peru. Auf ihrem Blog <a href="http://www.maron.ch">www.maron.ch</a> berichtet sie regelmässig über ihre Erfahrungen. <a class="email-link" href="mailto:nicole.maron@comundo.org" target="_blank" title="">Email</a><i> </i></p>

«Die Frau wurde geschaffen, um zu gebären»

From Nicole Maron Oscamayta / Comundo

Covid-19 and access to justice for women and girls-in Albania

<p class="callout"><strong>Elira Jorgoni</strong> is the national country representative of IAMANEH Switzerland in Albania. She is an expert in Gender, Governance and Public Policies, including social inclusion and protection. Elira coordinates IAMANEH’s advocacy strategy in Albania, and by working closely to the longstanding partner organisations, provides technical support to strengthening their work and building capacity on mechanism towards policy changes. <a class="email-link" href="mailto:ejorgoni@iamaneh.ch" target="_blank" title="">Email</a></p>

The invisible threat

From Elira Jorgoni / IAMANEH Schweiz

Psychodrama-Prozesse in El Salvador

<p class="callout"><strong>Maja Hess, </strong>Präsidentin medico international schweiz. <a class="email-link" href="mailto:katama@gmx.ch" target="_blank" title="">Email</a><strong><a class="email-link" href="mailto:katama@gmx.ch" target="_blank" title=""></a><br /></strong></p>

„Gewalt ist nicht natürlich!“

From Maja Hess / medico international schweiz

Magazine

How a mobile App Breaks Taboos Playfully

<p class="callout"><span><strong>Karin Stierlin</strong> is the founder of the <a class="external-link" href="http://taboobreaker.com/" target="_blank" title="">taboobreaker association</a> and the developer of Love Land. She is a sexual and reproductive health expert and has gained a lot of knowledge and expertise during her 15 years of professional and international experience in the fields of lecturing, teaching in the field of sexual and reproductive health.</span> <a class="email-link" href="mailto:karin@taboobreaker.com" target="_blank" title=""><span class="email-link">Email</span></a></p>
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The Love Land Journey to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health among Young People

From Karin Stierlin

A blockage to the health and development of young girls

<p class="callout"><strong>Dieudonné Lwaboshi Manegabe</strong> holds a BA degree in English and African Culture from ISP-UVIRA (Uvira Teachers Training College). After his studies; he worked in the NGO TUMANINI AFRICA DR Congo, as a Child Protection Officer for three years. Then, he was recruited in FEMME EN ACTION POUR LE PROGRES SOCIAL “ FAPROS” , an NGO which operates for the advocacy and promotion of women and children’s rights, specifically early and forced marriages in the Plaine of Rizizi, Uvira territory in the DR Congo. He served there as a Project Manager. After FAPROS, he is now working for the NGO GROUPE MILIMA. He serves as a Field Officer in an SGBV project in the plaine of Ruzizi. <a class="email-link" href="mailto:lwaboshidieudonne@gmail.com" target="_blank" title="">Email</a></p>

Early and forced marriages in the plaine of Ruzizi

From Dieudonné Lwaboshi Manegabe

AIDS 2020: VIRTUAL

<p class="callout"><strong>Nicola Imseng</strong> studierte Geschichtswissenschaften und Germanistik und schrieb seine Masterarbeit zur Geschichte der Aids-Präventionskampagne der Schweiz. Er arbeitete als Praktikant bei Medicus Mundi Schweiz. <a class="email-link" href="mailto:nimseng@medicusmundi.ch" target="_blank" title="">Email</a></p>
<p class="callout"><strong><img src="https://plone.medicusmundi.ch/de/Martina258aac841bf74d878dd5f8b113b979cb.jpeg/@@images/0e35dd78-834a-4c47-8909-b84f609ee794.jpeg" alt="" class="image-inline" title="" /><br /><br />Martina Staenke </strong>Mitarbeiterin Kommunikation Medicus Mundi Schweiz.<strong> <a class="email-link" href="mailto:mstaenke@medicusmundi.ch" target="_blank" title="">Email</a></strong></p>

Ziele ausser Kontrolle

From Nicola Imseng & Martina Staenke

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