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What actually prevents Child Marriage?
By Alexa Hassink with contributions from Giovanna Lauro and Nina Ford, Promundo. Fifteen million girls are married before they turn 18....

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Dec 7, 20155 min read
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Promundo receives Juscelino Kubitschek award from the Inter-American Development Bank
Promundo was the winner of the fourth edition of the Juscelino Kubitschek Regional Merit Award for the Development of Latin America and...

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Nov 22, 20151 min read
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Gender Equality in Schools Course forms two more classes in Maranhão
Promundo, in partnership with Plan International and the State Department of Education of Maranhão, closed two classes of the Gender...

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Nov 3, 20152 min read
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Women take to the streets to show that they will not let their rights – and bodies – be violated
On October 28th, hundreds of women took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro to fight for their rights, against setbacks in legislation, such...

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Oct 29, 20153 min read
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Promundo encourages the creativity and artistic expression of children and adolescents in a campaign for racial and gender equality
During the month of September, Promundo carried out the “I believe” campaign, which aimed to bring the perspectives of children and...

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Oct 6, 20152 min read
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Research launched by Promundo on marriage in childhood and adolescence discusses the importance of gender education in guaranteeing girls’ rights in Brazil
The research “She’s going on my boat: Marriage in Childhood and Adolescence in Brasil”, launched on September 9th in Brasília, presents...

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Sep 11, 20154 min read
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Interview with Aloys Mahwa
Aloys Mahwa is Director of the Living Peace project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Using group therapy techniques and...

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Aug 28, 20156 min read
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Promundo Presents: When Men Change
Q When Men Change tells the story of four men who changed the way they think about gender equity, sexual and reproductive health and...

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Aug 26, 20153 min read
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Promundo launches unprecedented research on the practice of marriage in childhood and adolescence in Brazil
Promundo will launch in Brasília, September 9, an unprecedented survey in Brazil on the situation of girls who experience marriage during...

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Aug 19, 20153 min read
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Health professionals are trained in the Program P methodology in Rio de Janeiro
Men's health is culturally neglected due to masculinity norms that distance them from care tasks and attention to their own health. A...

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Aug 17, 20151 min read
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Shameless Campaign reaches more schools in the state education network in 2015
Between the months of June and July, the Sem Vergonha Campaign had mobilization activities in four schools in the state education network...

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Aug 10, 20152 min read
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Promundo promotes actions to expand the discussion around Fatherhood and Care in the month of August
Due to Fathers' Month, Promundo takes advantage of the period to discuss the benefits of fatherhood and care. The recently released...

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Aug 1, 20152 min read
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Young people from the project Practicing Sport, Winning in Life! mobilize to create a campaign that will address racial and gender issues
On July 20th, young men, between 13 and 18 years old, participants in the “Praticando Esporte, Winning in Life” project, participated in...

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Jul 15, 20152 min read
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Promundo offers baby carrier workshop at Sentidos do Nascer exhibition
Promundo participated in the Sentidos do Nascer exhibition that took place in Rio de Janeiro between the 7th and 26th of July. The...

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Jul 7, 20151 min read
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Round table raises issues to combat the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents
On Monday, June 29, Promundo held, in partnership with the Fernandes Figueira Institute, and support from ChildHope, a round table to...

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Jul 2, 20153 min read
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Community leaders are trained to promote the prevention of Sexual Exploitation against Children and Adolescents
On March 20th and 26th, Promundo held training workshops with around 50 community leaders to promote the prevention of commercial sexual...

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May 31, 20152 min read
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The role of companies in combating the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents in Brazil
By Norma Sá, project assistant at Promundo-Brasil, and Danielle Lopes, project coordinator at Promundo-Brasil. 15 years ago, Brazil...

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May 18, 20154 min read
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Promundo trains 41 health professionals from Rio Grande do Sul in Program P
On May 6th and 7th, the Program P Implementation Seminar was held with health professionals in Porto Alegre/RS. Organized by Men's Health...

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May 8, 20151 min read
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Promundo, together with the National Early Childhood Network, delivers a Letter of Recommendations to combat violence in early childhood to members of the legislative, executive and judiciary
On April 9, a pact for the rights of Children and Youth was signed in Rio de Janeiro between the three legislative, executive and...

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Apr 13, 20152 min read
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Incarcerating teenagers in a broken prison system does not solve the problem of violence or why reducing the age of criminal responsibility is a big mistake
By Letícia Serafim On March 31st, a step back was taken in the fight to guarantee human rights, especially for children and adolescents....

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Apr 8, 20152 min read
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Organizations formalize the creation of the MenEngage Brazil Network
On April 1st, a meeting was held at Promundo headquarters in Rio de Janeiro that formalized the creation of the MenEngage Brasil Network....

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Apr 7, 20151 min read
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Education professionals from Maranhão will form new classes of the Gender Equality in Schools Course
Starting in March, the Gender Equality in Schools Course will train 100 education professionals in the State of Maranhão. This year the...

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Mar 18, 20151 min read
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Secretariat of Policies for Women publishes 2014 results of the Women's Service Center
This Friday, March 6, on the eve of International Women's Day, the Secretariat for Women's Policies (SPM) released the 2014 results of...

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Mar 6, 20151 min read
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New Deadline: Promundo, FIG and UN Women launch notice to hire an external evaluator
The Promundo Institute, together with the Gender Equality Fund (FIG) and UN Women, launches a notice to hire an external evaluator to...

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Dec 18, 20141 min read
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