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Rutgers worked in Vietnam for almost two decades until 2013. As Vietnam developed to a middle income country, the country was no longer eligible to be supported to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights.

On International Day of Happiness, Rutgers is pleased to share a new animated video, created through the Prevention+ programme, which promotes gender-equal societies without violence, as well as happier and healthier relationships.

The Yes I Do Alliance (YIDA) has again completed a year with good results. The number of child marriages has decreased, alternative ceremonies have been held (instead of female circumcision), trainings have been given and lobbying is progressing. The annual report gives insight into what was achieved last year.

On July 17th, PSTC in cooperation with the othe Hello I Am partners succesfuly launched the programme during a festive event in Dhaka. The Hello, I Am programme is enabling young people in Bangladesh to break harmful social norms and have more say in decisions about their futures.

Indonesia's parliament raised the minimum age at which a girl can marry from 16 to 19, in a ruling which is expected to curb child marriage in the country.

In Kenya, both girls and boys get trained in school to fight and prevent sexual and gender based violence. The training is facilitaed by our Keyan Yes I Do partner Umajaa.

Every year 25 million women undergo an unsafe abortion and between 22,500 and 44,000 women worldwide die from the complications. She Makes Her Safe Choice works to reduce these devastating numbers by providing women with a safe choice.

Rutgers is seeking an external evaluator for Hello I Am programme in Bangladesh.

In November 2014, a team of representatives of the Malawi SRHR Alliance visited Zimbabwe to learn how the Zimbabwean civil society aims to reduce sexual and gender based violence. The visit is part of the programme Unite for Body Rights! Implemented in 9 countries in Africa and Asia, Unite for Body Rights partners regularly organise visits between national alliances.

The Burundi government has recently adopted a national module for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in all schools. It even decided to train community workers and health workers in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights so that the information will be more widely accessible within communities and the healthcare system.

Recently Malawian Chief Mrs. Kachindamoto featured prominently in the media as she annulled over 300 child marriages. The traditional leader applied a new law which forbids marriage before girls are 18 and sent the girls back to school.

The Essential Packages Manual is a comprehensive guide for successful sexual reproductive health and rights programmes for young people.

From 11 to 20 July, governments from around the world will gather at the United Nations in New York for the High-level Political Forum (HLPF). At this site, they will discuss yearly progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The HLPF 2016 is particularly special as it is the first one to take place since the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Rineke van Dam, Advocacy Officer at Rutgers, will be participating as member of the official delegation of the government of the Netherlands.

Ton Coenen was elected chair of EuroNGOs at the Annual General Meeting, October 2016

A young girl's experience as a child bride, illustrating the importance of maternal health and rights and the reality of many young girl's lives. This contribution is a result of our work in Amman, Jordan and is also featured in, and in support of, the What Women Want campaign

As Malawi joined the rest of the world last Saturday in commemorating World Contraception Day, the occasion brought a flush of memories regarding myths surrounding the use of contraceptives, more especially among the youth.

Machinga District Heath Office says cases of Sexually transmitted diseases and early pregnancies among the youth are very high in the district because of low uptake of family planning methods.

We probably all remember our own first sexuality education lesson. At least I do! When I was 12 my male teacher told us that sex was actually about having respectful relationships. I remember feeling flabbergasted. Wasn't it about (not) having sex and babies, and the birds and the bees etc.?

Malawi is nicknamed as ‘The Warm Heart of Africa’ because of the remarkable friendliness of its people. During my very first visit to Malawi, I experienced feeling this warmth myself. I also recall seeing groups of teenage girls carrying babies on their backs.