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  • Podcast Top Tips!

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    OK, headphones on? Walking boots laced up? Everything is ready for your first SI Voices Podcast listening experience! But wait…Hold up! Do you need a little more help setting up your device or downloading an app on your phone so you can enjoy our Podcasts on the move? Click on the TOP TIPS logo to…

  • Twitter for Beginners

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    So are we Twittering of Tweeting? What’s a Hashtag and how should I use it? Who should I follow? Should I use a picture? All questions that deserve an answer if you are just starting out on your social media journey! Please Click on the Twitter Logo below to view a PDF and find answers…

  • On the Road to Equality: News from the UN on FGM

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    THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS PIVOTAL RESOLUTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION The draft resolution A/HRC/L.20 on the elimination of female genital mutilation (FGM) was recently adopted by the Human Rights Council in its 44th Session. This comes as a pleasant news for FGM survivors, anti-FGM activists and all persons who want this…

  • An Interview with Dr. Josephine Kulea, Samburu Girls Foundation

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    SI President’s Appeal Coordinator, Ayushi Kundu, speaks to Dr. Josephine Kulea, HSC, Founder and Executive Director of Samburu Girls Foundation (SGF), a courageous youth activist whose work addresses Harmful Cultural Practices in Kenya.

  • Major Groups and other Stakeholders – HLPF Meetings

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    Links to registration of HLPF events.

  • Let’s Reinvent School, following COVID-19 crisis

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    School closings around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic pose an unprecedented threat to the education, protection and well-being of children. What about that exactly? Can we speak of a sacrificed 2020 generation? Should we accelerate the implementation of a 3.0 Education?

  • Making Masks On the Road to Equality

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    The SI Road to Equality invites each and every one of you to join us as we launch the SI #MasksForEquality campaign. If you are making masks and protective items we would love to hear from you!

  • Human Trafficking Programmes

    Human Trafficking Programmes

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    Human Trafficking/Modern Day Slavery is global human rights violation impacting 4-6 million people annually – 71% of them women and girls, and is considered by traffickers as an easy way to make money – low risk, and a renewable resource.

  • Female Genital Multilation

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    It is estimated that more than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation in the countries where the practice is concentrated. Furthermore, there are an estimated 3 million girls at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation every year. The majority of girls are cut before they turn 15 years old.

  • Migration

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    Migration has become a compelling issue of our times. SI has focused on women and girl migrants because of their vulnerability in the migration process. The human rights and dignity of migrant and refugee women and girls must be protected by States and other actors with whom they come into contact, regardless of their status.