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Issue #3

Advocating for appropriate support services
for women with disabilities


Meet Mariana Reuter, a member of the Spotlight Initiative’s civil society reference group in Argentina. She coordinates ‘Sordas Sin Violencia,’ a UN-supported programme that provides services to deaf women who experience intimate partner violence in Buenos Aires. Deaf herself, Mariana understands the obstacles hearing-impaired women face when they seek help. Read more  
Zimbabwe launches Spotlight Initiative
 
The Government of Zimbabwe, the European Union and the United Nations launched the multi-year Spotlight Initiative to assist women and girls realize their full potential in a violence-free, gender-responsive and inclusive Zimbabwe. 
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From survivor to advocate
 
“While I was in Singapore, my employers never paid me,” said Lucile. “They forbid me from eating without their permission. I often had to wait until the evening for my first meal. Sometimes, my employers would not feed me at all for a week.”
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What's new?
The Spotlight Initiative Tools and Guidance Note has been updated with new reports and studies on intimate partner violence and the humanitarian-development nexus, among other resources across the six pillars. It also includes key details on calls for proposals, webinars, and events. Read more
Why does GBV programming focus on women and girls? 
To build the confidence and competence of practitioners, researchers, policy-makers and other advocates, COFEM has developed the Feminist Pocketbook – a series of short, easily digestible tip sheets. Read more 
Orientaciones Internacionales Violencia de Género en el Ámbito Escolar  
The Global guidance on addressing school-related gender-based violence is now available in Spanish. 
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  • Progress of the World’s Women 2019-2020: Families in a Changing World (UN Women, 2019). Read more
  • A study on capacity development in the “What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women” programme (What Works, 2019): Read more
  • Facing the facts: the case for comprehensive sexuality education  (UNESCO, Global Education Monitoring Report, 2019). Read more
Follow us @GlobalSpotlight for more highlights! 
At the recently concluded European Development Days, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and Spotlight Initiative's Head of Technical Unit Erin Kenny discussed the ways the Initiative and its partners are addressing the inequalities that perpetuate violence against women and girls.
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