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1.	Cameroon: Letter to the Minister of Justice regarding Article 354
	Author: B. Dittrich, Y. Yomb & A. Nkomb	Date Written: 22 December 2011
	Primary Category: Gender	Document Origin: Human Rights Watch
	Secondary Category: Central Region	Source URL: http://www.hrw.org
	Key Words: LGBT, human rights, criminilzation, gender
	Summary & Comment: In this letter, the Cameroonian Minister of Justice is asked to show justice to the LGBT community. CJW
2.	Kenya: A shelter for safe delivery
	Author: Isaiah Esipisu	Date Written: 19 December 2011
	Primary Category: Gender	Document Origin: InterPress Service Africa
	Secondary Category: Health and AIDS	Source URL: http://www.ips.org/
	Key Words: Maternal health, child mortality, healthcare
	Summary & Comment: What began as a pilot project in eastern Kenya has been embraced by healthcare experts in the region. The Garissa maternal shelter was created in a region with the country’s highest maternal mortality rate and is being used by women who are determined that their babies will live. CJW
3.	Malawi: Women’s education the path to the presidency
	Author: Travis Lupick & Emma Mwasinga	Date Written: 16 December 2011
	Primary Category: Gender	Document Origin: Inter Press Africa
	Secondary Category: Youth & Children	Source URL: http://www.ips.org/
	Key Words: Womens rights, poverty, economic empowerment
	Summary & Comment: Women in Malawi have made significant gains, increasingly represented in national politics and within corporate boardrooms. Yet, they are under-represented in areas of economic decision-making. Many contend that putting more of the country’s money in the hands of mothers will ensure they and their families are dragged out of poverty. How can this n . . . [expand]
4.	’Walk the Busan Talk’ - Analysis
	Author: Miriam Gathigah	Date Written: 13 December 2011
	Primary Category: Gender	Document Origin: Inter Press Service Africa
	Secondary Category: Human Rights	Source URL: http://www.ips.org/
	Key Words: gender equality, empowerment, development, women
	Summary & Comment: While the usual statements of gender equality and empowerment were made at a recent OECD forum, many want to take the Busan Outcomes Document's paragraph 20 to heart: to accelerate the empowerment of women. So rather than leaving such customary statements to lay dormant on the meeting room floor, women must pick it up and make it real. CJW
5.	Lesotho: Boys quit school to become men
	Author: IRIN	Date Written: 17 November 2011
	Primary Category: Gender	Document Origin: IRIN
	Secondary Category: Culture	Source URL: http://www.irinnews.org
	Key Words: Lesotho, gender, children, initiation school, education
	Summary & Comment: "A lack of legislation stipulating a minimum age at which boys in Lesotho can attend an initiation school and be circumcised has seen some as young as 12 dropping out of school and heading for the mountains." HSEN
6.	Nigeria: Tightening the noose on gay activities
	Author: IRIN	Date Written: 15 November 2011
	Primary Category: Gender	Document Origin: IRIN
	Secondary Category: Culture	Source URL: http://www.irinnews.org
	Key Words: Nigeria, human rights, culture, education, religion, homosexuality
	Summary & Comment: The Nigerian parliament is discussing a bill that goes much further than banning same-sex marriage; it threatens to ban the formation of groups supporting homosexuality, with imprisonment for anyone who “witnesses, abet[s] or aids” same-gender relationships, and could lead to any discussion related to gay rights being banned. HSEN
7.	Africa: Challenging gender inequity in pursuit of women’s health
	Author: World Council of Churches & Sarojini Nadar	Date Written: 2 November 2011
	Primary Category: Gender	Document Origin: World Council of Churches
	Secondary Category: Health and AIDS	Source URL: http://www.oikoumene.org
	Key Words: Health, gender inequality, religion
	Summary & Comment: "Dr Sarojini Nadar is a theologian and academic from South Africa working on the issues of gender, religion and health for many years. She has been deeply involved with churches to raise awareness about women’s health in communities, challenging patriarchal values and working for gender justice." This is an interview with her. HSEN