2025 is a critical year for advancing gender equality and universal access to health as a human right. It marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Platform of Action, the 25th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, and the review of progress of SDG 3 […]
AGYW in Sub-Saharan Africa bear a disproportionate burden of the HIV epidemic and face significant barriers to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). For decades, international aid, particularly from the United States through programmes like PEPFAR and USAID, has been a cornerstone of the response, funding critical services for HIV prevention and treatment, gender
May 23 is International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. For millions of girls and women across Africa, the trauma of obstetric fistula lasts longer than a day. It’s a daily reality lived in silence, cloaked in pain, shame and a reminder of how healthcare systems fail girls, women and gender diverse people through not prioritising
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The 17th May marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). It is a day to reflect, to raise our voices, and to demand an end to the systemic violence, discrimination, and stigma that continue to harm LGBTQI+ people globally. At ATHENA, we understand that the fight against homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia is
The 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) marked a critical moment, thirty years after the monumental 1995 World Conference on Women in Beijing, where governments vowed to invest in advancing gender equality and the empowerment of girls and women globally through the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. In March
ATHENA Network is pleased to announce a call for applications for our #WhatGirlsWant ProgramCountry Focal Points from Democratic Republic of Congo. ATHENA Network is a feminist organization working at the intersection of HIV, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender-based violence, and gender equality. We are also dedicated to promoting gender equality, social justice, and
ATHENA Network was created to advance gender equity and human rights at the intersection of HIV, women’s rights, SRHR, and GBV. Formally launched in 2005, ATHENA plays a policy formulation, capacity-building and network-convening role, working with partners at the national and regional level. ATHENA Network recognises that only when women and girls in all their
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ATHENA Network is pleased to announce a call for applications for our #WhatGirlsWant ProgramCountry Focal Points from Uganda, and Lesotho. ATHENA Network is a feminist organization working at the intersection of HIV, sexual and reproductivehealth and rights, gender-based violence, and gender equality. We are also dedicated to promotinggender equality, social justice, and empowerment of adolescent
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We are a collective of adolescent girls, young women (AGYW) and young gender-diverse people from across Eastern and Southern Africa held together by our pan-African intersectional feminist politics and the desire to live in a world where we can live in a world free from violence and intersecting inequalities. We find ourselves navigating a world
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27 May 2024 By Lilian N. Mbuthi: Kenyan #WhatGirlsWant Country Focal Point Picture this: a room buzzing with energy, hearts pounding with anticipation, and minds ignited by passion. This was the scene at the Danish Embassy in Kenya, the day before the beginning of the 2024 United Nations Conference on Civil Society, where I had
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26th April 2024 The 22nd of April to the 28th of April marks lesbian visibility week. Lesbian Visibility Week is observed annually and aims to celebrate lesbians, in all their diversity, and increase awareness about the experiences of lesbians. Across the world, lesbians are vulnerable to and experience discrimination, stigma, and violence based on their
Lesbian Visibility Week: Ending HIV. Ending Inequalities. Safeguarding Dignity. Read More »
27 March 2024 The 68th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the mainintergovernmental body dedicated to gender equality, came to a close on Friday, 22 March2024.The Women’s Rights Caucus (WRC)—a global intersectional feminist coalition of more than 400organizations, networks, and individuals that advocates for gender equality at the UnitedNations—welcomes
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30 November 2023 We are excited to announce that we will be attending ICASA 2023 in Harare, Zimbabwe from the 4th – 9th of December! Women’s Networking Zone We will be co-hosting the Women’s Networking Zone alongside other feminist and women’s rights organisations. The Women’s Networking Zone is a space hosted and convened at global
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ATHENA Network is pleased to announce a call for applications for our #WhatGirlsWant Program Country Focal Points from Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, and Cameroon. We are a feminist organization working at the intersection of HIV, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender-based violence, and gender equality. We are also dedicated to promoting
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SHELEARNS is a programme driven by young women who want to be meaningfully involved in making change. The primary objective is to strengthen the capacities of adolescent girls and young women on feminist research skills, and SRHR and human rights advocacy in their own countries and communities. The project engages a wide network of primarily
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