Research and Publications
Our research into women's rights
Women's Land Rights in Southern Africa
The Women's Land Rights (WOLAR) in Southern Africa project is a collaborative effort between NiZA, ActionAid International's Africa Regional Office, Country Programmes in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe and the Non-Governmental Organisation Coordinating Council in Zambia. It is funded by the Dutch Government's MDG3 Fund. This report is the result of baseline surveys carried out in each of the project areas/countries. The consolidated findings reveals pertinent information on the legal and policy environment in all five countries; narrates women's experiences with regards to land rights; based on what the women want, articulates potential springboards to the realisation of women's land rights and concludes with baseline trends and key conclusions for the project and beyond.
2009
Women's Land Rights in Southern Africa
October 2009
Consolidated baseline findings from Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Women's rights in emergencies
(01.07.09)
Integraing Women's Rights into emergency response; a guide for trainers
Hate crimes: the rise of 'corrective' rape in South Africa (13.03.09)
Lesbian women in South Africa are being raped by men who believe it will “cure” them of their sexual orientation, according this ActionAid report.
2008
Disappearing daughters - sex selection in India (18.06.2008)
India’s daughters are disappearing. New research by ActionAid and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) shows that the number of girls born and surviving in northern India compared to boys falls far short of normal expectations, and continues to slide.
Hit or Miss - women's rights report (06.03.2008)
ActionAid's new report shows that promises made by the world’s governments to tackle poverty are failing to deliver because the basic rights of women in the developing world are being ignored.
2007
Women's rights briefing (02.03.2007)
Women's rights briefing - Empower women, end poverty.
2006
Making the Grade: A model national policy for the prevention, management and elimination of violence against girls in school (09.01.07)
A model policy developed by a group of education policy experts, civil society activists, teachers’ unions, and women’s rights experts.
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2004
Stop violence against girls in schools (01.06.2004)
This study, based on evidence from 12 countries in Africa and Asia, suggests that the problem of violence against girls has been underestimated and that it constitutes a serious obstacle to the attainment of internationally agreed education goals.
Violence Against Girls (01.01.2004)
Studies show that violence is a key factor in denying girls their right to education. Addressing gender violence in schools is essential for making progress towards global goals on education.
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2003
A Fair Chance: Attaining gender equality in basic education by 2005 (01.03.2003)
A Global Campaign for Education report highlighting what's being done to reduce the gender gap in education in developing countries and recommendations for change to get more girls into school.
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2001
Policies and Practices Towards Women's Empowerment: Policy advocacy by gender-focused NGOs and the realities of grassroots women in Uganda (01.07.2001)
A study designed to identify the factors that govern the effectiveness of policy advocacy work aimed at empowering grassroots women with recommendations for improvement.
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A Marginalised Group: Listening to the Badi community (04.03.2001)
A base-line study of one of Nepal's dalit communities undertaken in five regions of the mid and far west of the country.
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Bringing Women's Voices into Peace Building (05.03.2001)
A look at the importance of peace building for sustainable development and how women across the African continent have contributed to it.
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An appraisal of HIV/AIDS in the Eastern region of Nepal (01.12.2000)
A study on HIV/AIDS and STD (sexually transmitted diseases) in eight districts in eastern Nepal, with recommendations to help improve programmes on their prevention and control.
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Safe Crossing: The Stepping Stones approach to involving men in the prevention of violence and HIV transmission (01.12.2000)
A briefing tackling the issues, such as domestic and sexual violence, which all too frequently exposes both women and men to the risk of HIV infection.
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ActionAid gender policy document (01.10.2000)
Organisation-wide strategies to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment.
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