AYARHEP Blog

Hello ,Hoping your all well. With the ongoing Corona cases we just hope that everyone is taking the measures provided by the ministry of health to keep healthy. All in all we shall overcome. So today we are talking about male engagement. Over the years our men have been left behind especially in matters of family planning. We believe that family planning shouldn't involve the women alone but also men should be part and parcel of the conversation. So here's a few things to observe when engaging men in family planning programs TO ENGAGE MEN IN FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS 1. Provide a ‘comfort zone’ for discussion. 2. Foster a sense of shared responsibility. 3. Promote couple communication. 4. Create opportunities to redefine inequitable gender norms. 5. Provide models of positive male behavior and positive consequences of engagement. 6. Create male-targeted, positive messaging. 7. Focus on both men and women. 8. Integrate into other programming. 9. Be flexible and adaptable. 10. Use...

Human rights are entitlements that every human being should enjoy regardless of their economic or social status. In many occasions the rights of people living in the slum community is ignored by duty bearers and government. Due to low levels  of education and little exposure, the slum residents are not able to demand for the rights when they are trampled upon. In this program, we empower individuals to be aware of their fundamental rights through civic education and advocacy. We also network with other human rights organizations to bring the human rights violation into the limelight and provide paralegal support to victims of human rights abuse. Violence against women (VAW) is a fundamental violation of human rights, it amounts to a global health crisis, and it is a serious obstacle to development in sub-Saharan Africa. VAW contributes to other major challenges such as the spread of HIV and AIDS, maternal and infant morbidity and mortality, and increasing levels of poverty as...