Category Archives: Policy Makers

Campaigns Make Teenagers Wary Of Sex

April 22, 2010 – 10:32 am

Nationwide sex education campaigns have been credited with a massive drop in the number of teenagers who are sexually active in South Africa, reports Times Live.

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Download “Life And Love With One Partner”

February 8, 2010 – 9:33 am

Download OneLove: Life And Love With One Partner, a 44-page relationship book that was published by Desert Soul as part of the in-country campaign in Nambia. The book can be used in your home and your community. For example,  parents, adults, young people, teachers, health workers and community workers can use it. So read these [...]

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Study Confirms Multiple Concurrent Partners Drives Spread Of HIV In Lesotho

November 18, 2009 – 10:50 am

A new study confirmed what Lesotho’s health sector had long suspected – that the driving force behind the spread of HIV in the small landlocked country is multiple concurrent partners (MCP), reports the Swazi Observer.

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If Not A Sugar Daddy, What Other Choice Then?

November 10, 2009 – 8:28 am

During a discussion about sugar daddies on the OneLove Facebook page, one of the readers said: Sorry to rant here, but I’m a little tired of prevention seeing teenage girl’s willpower as the only defense against such structural factors such as unaffordable school fees, rising inequalities and the absence of social safety nets.

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Sexual Dissatisfaction Is Driving The Trend To Have More Than One Sexual Partner

November 10, 2009 – 8:20 am

Soul City , the Onelove partner in South Africa, has done a study on the role of sexual dissatisfaction is driving multiple concurrent partnerships in South Africa. The findings were presented at the 4th South African AIDS Conference earlier this year. Rayhana Rassool, Regional Project Manager ( Radio & Social Mobilisation) at Soul City argues [...]

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Zambian President Rupiah Banda Urges Citizens To Stop Having Multiple Concurrent Partners

November 5, 2009 – 11:22 am

Zambian President Rupiah Banda has urged citizens to stop having multiple concurrent partners, reports The Post.

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Malawi Has Launched OneLove To Reduce New HIV Infections

October 30, 2009 – 7:30 am

The Malawian National AIDS Commission (NAC) in collaboration with various partners in the national response to HIV and AIDS launched the OneLove campaign on Wedneday 28th October 2009. OneLove is a regional campaign which has already been rolled out in Lesotho,  Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Tanzania.

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