From Tradition to Trademark: Uganda's Herbalists Are Using Intellectual Property for Business Growth
Traditional herbal medicine has long been part of communities across Uganda, with knowledge passed down through generations.
Today, herbalists are increasingly turning to intellectual property (IP...
...n that menstruation is a natural biological process and not something impure or harmful 🌸
It is time to question harmful traditions, break stigma, and replace silence with understanding
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...community leaders are speaking out to protect the next generation and challenge harmful practices.
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...community leaders are speaking out to protect the next generation and challenge harmful practices.
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"Barred by Blood: The Cultural Chains Holding Back Girls in Kyekyewere" is a documentary film in Ghana that highlights the severe cultural myths and practices that restrict girls during their menst...
The two main pieces of legislation that manage online harm are 10 and 30 years old. Makes Sense co-founder Holly Brooker argued that both are inadequate at preventing harm in Aotearoa today.
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One year after our groundbreaking investigation found toxic heavy metals like arsenic, cadmium, and lead, plus carcinogens, in synthetic braiding hair, we did follow-up testing. We put the new prod...
...fathers, and community leaders are speaking up to protect the next generation.
Harmful practices have no place in the lives of girls and women. Every girl deserves to grow up safe, valued,...
Female genital mutilation is a harmful practice and a violation of human rights — and it is preventable.
On the International Day of Zero T...
Amina Ali was once a traditional birth attendant in Afar. She was also an ex circumciser.
Each time she cut an infant girl, the pain broke her heart. But she believed it was required by religion an...
Rapporteur Kate Osborne (United Kingdom, SOC) tells the Mediabox about the harm caused by conversion practices - which aim to suppress a person's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expre...
In this episode, we talk about how everyday online interactions can turn into harassment, coercion, and abuse, especially for adolescent girls, LGBTQIA+ youth, persons with disabilities, and those ...
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a harmful practice that is internationally recognized as a human rights violation.
Unfortunately, a lot of myt...
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As a part of Combatting the negative effects of Harmful traditional practices, including FGM/C in Upper Egypt project in #Sohag, two family camps were conduc...
... the updates and directions of how the Egyptian government is responding to the harmful traditional practices of #FGM. Together with our partners and through Taqat Nour project, implemented...
Saberes, prácticas y percepciones culturales de la vacunación contra el VPH en el Pueblo Inga del Alto Putumayo, Colombia:
El abordaje de saberes y experiencias del pueblo Inga, en Putumayo, Colom...