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Arts for Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Rights

Artgloafrica — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:45:31 +0000

So far so good and amazing is all we can say about our collaboration with Youth focused Organizations (YFOs) to promote Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (ASRHR). After training them in using Human Centered Design (HCD) and participatory arts approaches to advocate ASRHR we are excited to see how the organizations have designed their projects […]

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ArtGlo and Reprieve launch ‘Tionenso’ radio drama

Artgloafrica — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:30:04 +0000

Art & Global Health Center Africa (ArtGlo) and Reprieve are excited to launch a new series of radio plays, aiming to open conversation and reflection on the death penalty. The play will air on Thursdays at 6:30pm, on MBC Radio 1 starting on 4th November. If you miss an episode you can catch up here. […]

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Art For Action Tour

Artgloafrica — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:23:50 +0000

Ever wondered how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be explained, understood and worked towards in the Malawian context? How do we attain visible gender equity? How do we show deeds towards climate justice? How do we ignite progress in health and well-being? Our talented Make Art for Sustainable Action (MASA) squad members showed how […]

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Against all odds for mental health awareness

Artgloafrica — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:19:28 +0000

Students with Dreams It has been a rough year for our Zamumtima Sizawekha mental health project. University of Malawi was badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and suffered closures and heavy COVID-19 restrictions. However, what has been impressive is that our teams of dreamers have still been able to creatively ignite conversations about mental health. […]

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Action to reduce VAWG during COVID-19 pandemic

Artgloafrica — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:06:15 +0000

MASA “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead, cultural anthropologist We had a memorable week training five Chiradzulu Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the Make Art for Women’s Activism (MAWA) project. While participant numbers were minimised to respect […]

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A look inside gender-based violence at Malawi’s technical colleges

Artgloafrica — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:00:03 +0000

MASA, Special Projects The phrase “gender-based violence” conjures up a lot of different images and emotions for different people. For some, it means rape or forced sex. For others, it means coercion based on gendered power. And for others it means intimate partner violence. No matter what gender-based violence, or GBV, means to you, it is […]

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A Generation Against Gender Based Violence

Artgloafrica — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:55:27 +0000

There is nothing more inspiring than seeing people from various backgrounds come together for one cause – to put an end to Gender Based Violence (GBV). The past 16 days were aimed at doing just that as ArtGlo participated in the international 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (for more on this, read here). […]

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#TipeweCorona Dance Challenge Winners!

Artgloafrica — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:38:57 +0000

We want to send a big thank you to everyone who participated in the #TipeweCorona dance challenge and helped make it a success! In the face of a global pandemic we sent out a call to Malawian youth to be part of the solution through dance. Young people from across the country showed us their […]

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#16DAYSOFACTIVISM: Her Story, Worth Hearing

Artgloafrica — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:31:51 +0000

“My husband never allowed me to own a business. Whenever I spoke with him about owning a business, he would say that he is the breadwinner and I should not worry about it,” Explains Mary. Mary is a 31-year-old married woman with three children. She has been married for more than 8 years and in […]

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