UN Women Eastern and Southern Africa Regional newsletter of April 2016

The highlights of this issue:

Transformational Leadership Training Equips Ethiopian Women to Transform Institutions:The Story of Mrs. Fikre Mulugeta of Ahmara Regional Council
Uganda agrees on Gender Statistics to accelerate Sustainable Development Goals Implementation
UN Women and Africa UNiTE Launch “Violence Thrives in our Silence” Documentary
The Time is NOW: High Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment Regional Consultations
Bravo! Botswana’s leadership on the SADC sponsored resolution on Women, girl child and HIV a resounding success
YieldWise Partnerships for reducing post-harvest loss in Africa
Celebration for Mozambican Woman’s Day turns into an opportunity for rural women
Ethiopian Network for Gender Equality in Agriculture (ENGEA) Empowers Rural Women to be Equal Beneficiaries and Change Agents of Agricultural Transformation
UN Women and UNECA Develops Curicculum on Gender, Transformative Leadership and the Extractive Industries
Uganda’s renewed vigor for women’s political participation in elections
UN Women Botswana: Lessons from the first 60 days in office in an Upper Middle Income Country
UN Women South Africa Launches Global Study on United Nations Security Resolution 1325
Tebogo Mashego breaks the odds in Steel & Manufacturing Industry in South Africa
UN Women South Africa celebrates International Day of Sport for Development and Peace with the South African Local Government Association
UN Women, University of Juba and the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare in South Sudan signs a Memorandum of Agreement