Tag: Child Development

Empowering Women through NGOs in Mauritius: Initiatives and Impact

This article explores the initiatives and impact of NGOs in Mauritius, which empower women, focusing on the key areas of women’s rights, education and training, women and health, violence against women, women and the economy, women in power and decision-making, and industrial mechanisms for the advancement of women.

Mauritius has made significant strides in the process of women’s empowerment and gender equality, thanks to the strong political commitment and the evolving socio-economic and environmental landscape. The country has ratified various international and regional human rights instruments to strengthen the promotion and protection of women’s rights and gender equality for sustainable development, prosperity, and peace for all women and girls.

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International Day of Friendship 2021: Sharing the Human Spirit Through Friendship

The International Day of Friendship is celebrated annually on July 30. The International Day of Friendship is a United Nations (UN) hosted day about “promoting and defending a shared spirit of human solidarity.”

First observed in 2011, the International Day of Friendship builds upon a 1997 UN resolution defining the Culture of Peace.

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Report: Family Protection including Gender-based Violence in Mauritius

Report by Nnenna Ihua, Researcher at YUVA

Family protection is an important aspect in any society because the family is a small unit and families make up the society. Happiness and peace including safety are determinants of a healthy society. In Mauritius, Ministry of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare is responsible for family protection including gender-based violence, domestic violence, child abuse, elderly abuse, family conflict and conflict among neighbours. Police Family Protection Unit (PFPU) was set up in 1994 with the aim of providing specific services to vulnerable in Mauritius. PFPU is decentralized on a regional basis with a special policing approach for its operation with some underlying principles such as welcoming phase, active listening, individualism, non-judgmental attitude, freedom of decision and confidentiality.

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