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Gender-based violence

Gender-based violence

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Sexual Violence and Genital Mutilation in Senegal (ViMoS) Phase II Senegal

Sexual Violence and Genital Mutilation in Senegal (ViMoS) Phase II

Context Since 2014, the NGO ENDA Santé has been implementing the VIMOS project (Sexual Violence and Genital Mutilation in Senegal) in Casamance (Ziguinchor, Sédhiou and Kolda) with an opening to neighbouring countries (Gambia and Guinea Bissau). Funded by the Luxembourg NGO SAN ACCES and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the project aims to [...]

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Articles

ENDA Santé equips media women on GBV

ENDA Santé equips media women on GBV

More than 10 women journalists (radio, written press, television...) were trained in leadership for a better handling of gender-based violence in Senegal. The workshop was organised by ENDA Santé with the cooperation of Luxembourg AID & DEVELOPMENT and the EU. This capacity building took place from 17 to 19 May [...]

Published on 23/05/2022
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Sexual violence: ENDA Santé sets up a sub-regional centre for integrated care

Sexual violence: ENDA Santé sets up a sub-regional centre for integrated care

After more than a decade of advocacy and support for the management of violence against women, ENDA Santé is setting up a centre for the management of sexual violence. Through the VIMOS project (Sexual Violence and Genital Mutilation in Senegal), the organisation will soon be offering victims of violence a treatment centre [...].

Published on 12/03/2021
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Gender-based violence: Launch of a hotline in The Gambia

Gender-based violence: Launch of a hotline in The Gambia

On 30 June 2020, a toll-free number, 13 13, was launched in The Gambia to provide assistance to women victims of gender-based violence. The launch was attended by the Minister of Women's Affairs and the First Lady of The Gambia. This toll-free number is the first of its kind in the [...]

Published on 04/07/2020
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Youth and risky behaviour: Mbour authorities join in awareness-raising

Youth and risky behaviour: Mbour authorities join in awareness-raising

On the occasion of a Health Forum on the management of HIV and sexual violence on 02 May 2019 in Mbour, the office of ENDA Santé invited health professionals including the coordinator of the Ambulatory Treatment Unit, a Head Nurse, midwives and social workers but also the [...].

Published on 10/05/2019
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Official visit of the Director of Cooperation and Humanitarian Action of Luxembourg to Ziguinchor

Official visit of the Director of Cooperation and Humanitarian Action of Luxembourg to Ziguinchor

The Director of Cooperation and Humanitarian Action of Luxembourg, Mr. Manuel Tonnar, made an official visit to Ziguinchor on 25 April 2019, accompanied by a strong delegation. This visit is part of the strengthening of the cooperation that Senegal and Luxembourg have maintained for over thirty (30) years. In Ziguinchor, [...]

Published on 07/05/2019
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Working visit of the Ambassador of Luxembourg to Ziguinchor

Working visit of the Ambassador of Luxembourg to Ziguinchor

Mrs Nicole Bintner- Bakshian, Ambassador of Luxembourg to Senegal, made her first working visit to the region of Ziguinchor on 27 and 28 March 2019.During her stay, she held several working sessions with the administrative authorities and visited development projects supported by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Luxembourg is one of the [...]

Published on 01/04/2019
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Training of key populations on gender-based violence, human rights and HIV

Training of key populations on gender-based violence, human rights and HIV

Senegal is a country with a concentrated epidemic. Prevalence is low in the general population but is very high in key populations. The appropriation of interventions by the populations concerned is a determining aspect in the achievement of strategic objectives, in particular that of the 3-90 developed in the framework of the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Published on 30/12/2018
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