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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)

Here’s an excerpt from the Center for Disease Control on Sexual Assault Awareness Month: In the United States, 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men report experiencing rape in their lifetime. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Sexual violence is a serious public health problem in the United …

South Africa Ubuntu Project kicks of Wall of Supporters to promote gender equality

South Africa Project (www.southafricaproject.org), the 2010 FIFA World Cup-centric initiative of Ubuntu Now (ubuntunow.org), has launched a “Wall of Supporters” on its website. As the international spotlight on South Africa continues to increase while the biggest single sports event on earth grows closer, the South Africa Project hopes to use the heightened visibility to raise global awareness of the nation’s deep-seated gender equality issues.

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