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Coaching Boys into Men - a Proven Strategy to Prevent Violence
By RaymondBrandes.
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North America : Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Futures Without Violence (formerly known as Family Violence Prevention Fund) shared a feature story on their website (www.futureswithoutviolence.org/content/features/detail/2487 ) that a study published online in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that their programme Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM) is proven effective to reduce abusive behaviors among male athletes who have participated in the programme.

Link to the attached Study: http://www.ajpmonline.org/webfiles/images/journals/amepre/AMEPRE_3795-stamped-043013.pdf

The Randomized Controlled Trial of Coaching Boys into Men conducted from 2009-2011 had a 12-month follow-up to examine the longer-term effectiveness of the programme meant to prevent dating violence targeting high school male...

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Overcoming gender myths in science
Posted by frutayisire | 22.04.2011 |   The publication is the product of a partnership between Assaf, the Network of African Science Academies, the Organisation of Women Scientists for the Developing World and the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology's gender advisory board. The booklet... | [read more]
The New Family Code Of Mali And Why Its Promulgation Has Been Delayed
Posted by frutayisire | 22.04.2011 |     FRIDAY FILE: The Personal Status and Family Code of Mali was adopted in 2009 by the National Assembly, but promulgation by the President of Mali has been delayed until now due to the mobilization of Muslim religious organizations opposed to it. AWID interviewed... | [read more]
Ivorian Women and Girls Compelled to Trade Sex for Food, Shelter
Posted by frutayisire | 22.04.2011 |   Dozens of Ivorian refugee women and girls recently arrived in eastern Liberia say they have had to engage in sex to get adequate food, shelter, or money, Human Rights Watch said today. The Liberian government, the police, and United Nations agencies should take urgent... | [read more]
A New Resource: Amnesty International: "Six-Point Checklist on Justice for Violence Against Women"
Posted by frutayisire | 21.04.2011 |   This document is Amnesty International’s checklist for identifying obstacles to justice for women or girls who are victims and survivors of sexual and other forms of gender-based violence.  The checklist is intended to help activists and advocates to identify... | [read more]
Pakistan: Acquittals in Mukhtaran Mai gang rape case
Posted by RaymondBrandes | 21.04.2011 | Five of six men charged over a village council-sanctioned gang rape in Pakistan have been acquitted by the Supreme Court. The court upheld the decision of a lower court, which included commuting the death penalty of the sixth man to life imprisonment. The victim, Mukhataran Mai... | [read more]

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