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Building Resilience after Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

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Prevalence of SGBV remains high in East and Southern Africa, a region where according to the latest SADC Sexual Reproductive Health Scorecard data, in seven countries, around 20 per cent of those aged 15-24 years reported they experienced violence from an intimate partner.

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Report of the Africa Symposium on Improving Menstrual Health Management

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The African Coalition for Menstrual Health Management and UNFPA East and Southern Africa Regional Office, in partnership with other partners, convened the second African Symposium on Menstrual Health. The virtual symposium took place from May 25 to May 27, 2021, bringing together 717 participants from 75 countries worldwide, the majority of them from Africa.

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Hear Her

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This booklet documents stories of hope to inspire change towards greater sexual and reproductive health and rights in East and Southern Africa. 

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Modelling the Demographic Dividend

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This paper provides an overview of some of the common tools and methodologies that are used to estimate and analyse the demographic dividend, while also reviewing the extent to which some of these methodologies are able to respond to the types of issues confronted by policymakers in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. Secondly, the paper provides a more detailed look at two of the key methodologies used to analyse the demographic dividend in the region, namely the DemDiv model and National Transfer Accounts (NTA).

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Best Practices in Operationalising the Demographic Dividend in Eastern and Southern Africa

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This report assesses the performance and identifies best practices among ESAR countries in operationalising the DD through the translation of demographic intelligence into national development plans, visions and decision making to harness the DD. The assessment employed multiple qualitative approaches including; review of policies and development plans, administration of a survey to UNFPA Population and Development (P&D) advisors and in-depth interviews with various stakeholders in 9 selected ESAR countries.

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Programmatic Guidance on Integrating Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Economic Empowerment of Young People

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The purpose of this guidance document is to support national and subnational stakeholders with evidence-based programmatic guidance to design and implement effective programmes integrating ASRHR and economic empowerment interventions for adolescent and young people.

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Summary - A Guide to Sustainable Condom Programming in an Evolving Social Marketing Landscape in East and Southern Africa

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This is a summary of the guide intended to assist UNFPA regional and country teams in mitigating the impact of international SMOs transitions. It seeks to assist governments and development partners to plan for seamless funding transitions and avoid reversals of gains in condom programming.

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A Guide to Sustainable Condom Programming in an Evolving Social Marketing Landscape in East and Southern Africa

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This guide is intended to assist UNFPA regional and country teams in mitigating the impact of international SMOs transitions. The guide also seeks to assist governments and development partners to plan for seamless funding transitions and avoid reversals of gains in condom programming.

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A Rapid Scoping Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Sex Worker Programmes in East and Southern Africa

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This report investigates the impact of COVID-19 on sex worker communities and sex worker organizations in East and Southern Africa. It considers both the successes and the failures in the response and identifies positive practices based on how sex worker organizations have responded. The report also considers lessons learned from this and previous humanitarian crises that have affected sex workers, and provides recommendations to ensure that sex workers are not left behind as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves or in future humanitarian crises.

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Respectful Maternity Care

Respectful Maternity Care

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The prevalence of disrespect and abuse during labour and childbirth is well documented in low- and middle-income countries. As well as violating women’s rights, this presents a barrier to accessing intrapartum care services. Various different types of disrespect and abuse have been identified, the most common being verbal abuse and neglect/abandonment.

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