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Interviews with 22 girls in urban informal settlements in Kenya and Nigeria revealed unique environmental, socio-cultural, economic and educational factors that threatened their mental well-being

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Hot off the press!
Social determinants of mental health among older adolescent girls living in urban informal settlements in Kenya and Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With co-authors Julia Smith, PhD amy oyekunle Anne Ngunjiri-Gakuya through the Gender and Public Health Emergencies
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Dinah Musindarwezo (she/her) Irũngũ Houghton Faiza Jama Mohamed Kijala Shako Carole Osero-Ageng'o @Sgesod Yvette Yves Niyiragira Felogene Anumo Emma Kaliya Janah Ncube KaviEMakau Jane Serwanga Moreen Thank you Irũngũ Houghton Dinah Musindarwezo (she/her) Jane Serwanga @yves for acknowledging those who advocated on the #MaputoProtocol
HarleyDavidson #DotNation #IAmIgbo Bunmi Dipo-Salami Moiyattu Banya, LMSW Saudatu Mahdi Kuwonu Afiwa Kafui amy oyekunle Rai Sow Esther Waweru

Worldwide, 129 million girls are out of school.

Nothing can justify keeping girls out of the classroom.

Investing in girls, their education & human rights, is investing in our common future.

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CALLING ON ALL WOMEN WORKING IN HEALTH!📢

#HealthToo is a platform launched by @womeningh to document the stories of ♀️health workers experiencing #SEAH in their place of work

Share your stories anonymously and help drive the necessary policy reform!

womeningh.org/healthtoo/

⭐️New Paper⭐️

Gendered and differential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on paid and unpaid work in Nigeria

w/ Alice Mũthoni Mũrage amy oyekunle Julia Smith, PhD Pamoja and others.

tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Benin Republic has unveiled a 98 feet tall statue of Queen Tassi Hangbe, who formed the Dahomey Amazons, an all-female military unit that existed in the Dahomey Kingdom.

The military unit operated from the 1700s till 1904.

Who it's for?
Key decision-makers responsible for the development of pandemic preparedness, response, and recovery plan

Learn more: go.unu.edu/ZLncd

Rosemary Morgan, PhD Erica N. Rosser Clare Wenham amy oyekunle

An amazing funding opportunity for women's rights organisations and activists in the Global South with Womankind Worldwide!

Deadline is the 23rd August and you can find more information below! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Feminist activists - this thing called citation matters to you too. Amplify the work of feminist movements and scholars in your published writing. You contribute to erasure when you focus on UN & World Bank and praise your faves without citation.

We're really excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar 👩🏾‍💻:

The pandemic is gendered: Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on women in Bangladesh, Kenya, and Nigeria ⚧️🦠

29 June, 9:00-10:30am (EST)

Get yourself registered ⬇️

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Post Covid adaptation has not been easy especially for women in rural areas.
With support from UN Trust Fund
We are providing support for women in rural areas.
Nominate a woman today >> bit.ly/AFAPALLIATIVE

*Note:* Beneficiaries must reside within the 27 LGAs of Imo State.

Failure to challenge #gender assumptions and incorporate gender as a priority at the global level has national and local impacts rb.gy/gwaude Julia Smith, PhD

Just incase you missed it.
These are scary figures.

The number of females reporting to sexual assault referral centres increased by 150% from 2017 - 2020.

HerStoryOurStoryNG

#EndSexualViolence

Just a reminder that we host the Gender and COVID-19 Working Group. If you are an academic, a practitioner or a policy-maker please consider joining. We would particularly like to hear more about the challenges decision-makers are grappling with genderandcovid-19.org/gender-working…

1. Thread: COVID-19 & Gender, Intersecting vulnerabilities in humanitarian settings. Who are pandemic control policies missing the mark on? In The Conversation Africa we highlight gendered impacts of infectious disease for women/girls affected by humanitarian crises.

theconversation.com/lessons-from-t…

UPDATE: There are now 30 Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) across 17 states in Nigeria, where you can receive medical assistance, counselling and justice support services in a confidential space FREE OF CHARGE.

Thank you to the Gender and Public Health Emergencies for the invitation to reflect on the intersections between gender, #water and COVID-19 for #WorldWaterDay2021 ! Read the blog below💧

#ValuingWater #SDG6

VIOLENT INCIDENTS REPORT: FEBRUARY 2021 (Victims of Criminal Attacks in Nigeria)

Devastating. If not managed well, #COVID19 could thrust the poorest to the brink of survival. This is why rb.gy/7iuaf8 Claire Meeghan (she/her) Christian Aid