After the lockdown in South Africa, many girls stopped showing up at school. They have since become pregnant. New data shows that the number of early pregnancies increased by up to two-thirds during the pandemic. To mark this year's World Sexual Health Day, we speak to Hafid Derbal, Theme Officer for Sexual and Reproductive Health,
Is the Corona pandemic a driver of sexual violence against girls and women in South Africa? How does terre des hommes switzerland implement the cross-cutting issue of gender in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development? Why is our solidarity with young people in the global South particularly important right now? The big personal interview for International Women's Day on March 8, 2021 with
Media release - In its online campaign for International Women's Day 2021, terre des hommes schweiz is focusing on the work of LifeLine. The South African partner organization supports and accompanies girls and women who have survived sexual violence. In a major media interview, Gabriela Wichser, Head of Programs at terre des hommes switzerland, explains the connection between gender-based violence, poverty, and
With the exhibition "Welcome home", terre des hommes schweiz is participating in an awareness raising project of several organisations from Basel on the subject of domestic violence. The exhibition is accompanied by a broad supporting programme.
The annual conference of aidsfocus.ch and terre des hommes schweiz on 10 April 2014 in Berne was devoted to the topic of "Sexual Violence and HIV". According to the WHO, every third woman worldwide is exposed to physical and/or sexual violence. These attacks have a direct impact on the health of those affected and are one of the main causes of HIV infection.
Irene Bush, PSS Psychosocial Support Unit
Every ten minutes a woman is raped in South Africa. Almost every second young woman under 18 has been raped once. Our partner organization LifeLine supports the victims and carries out major prevention work in South Africa. Sinikiwe Biyela, Director of LifeLine Pietersmaritzburg, will visit us on April 7 and will report on the work of LifeLine.
Many of the partner organisations of terre des hommes schweiz have been dealing with the problem of gender-specific violence for years. In Africa, more than every third woman suffers violent assaults. However, it is not only women from countries of the South who are struggling with this phenomenon. The annual campaign "16 days against violence against women" draws attention to this problem and its consequences.
The young South Africans Nondumiso Gule and Haniffa Nzama, together with our partner organisation LifeLine, have established a contact point for people affected by violence at the district hospital in Escourt. There they advise and accompany victims of sexual violence in particular. Now the hospital recognizes their work and places them in a permanent position.
Lucy Elias, a staff member of our partner organisation Kivulini in Tanzania, was arrested by the police this week: The parents of a 17-year-old girl accuse her of helping her daughter to escape from the family. The girl had sought help from Lucy Elias because she is abused by her family.
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