Sunday is the day when #GirlsDecide: Nomvelo

#girlsdecide

We continue our around the world journey to listen to girls from #GirlsDecide initiative from IPPF. Today it's Nomvelo* in Swaziland, telling us about her future dreams, love, doubts about sex and the worries that her HIV status could be a problem in relationship...

Media & Body Image

Although this is a Dove corporate responsibility add, it still makes a relevant point about where do our mental images of the perfect body come from...

As an additional reading, Real Women Have... Bodies by Hugo Schwyzer

the Girl Effect, still

girleffect.org

Happy, healthy & hot (Darshini)

Darshini talking about the role empowerment and comprehensive sexuality education play in HIV prevention.

I ♥ Being a Girl, the movie

The short with fragments of interviews made at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna this summer.

Girls & Contraception (Decision by H.E.R.A.)

A short on girls and myths and truth about contraception produced by H.E.R.A.

Empowerment recipes (Daniel)

"Annie Lenox and her SIGN campaign is empowering, her work worldwide and her leading role is amazing. She is showing than one women can lead a powerful movement, to deliver strong messages and to make changes happen"

Daniel

Here you can find more info of what and how Annie is doing!

Girls & Contraception (Maya)

"Contraception gives me control over my life and future, over my health, family status or work aspirations. And what is most important about it - IT GIVES ME A CHOICE!

How and when to protect myself it all up to me. And remember, there is a method for everyone. The pill and the female condom offer girls the chance to be independent and make their own decisions while the condom can help generate trust and security between partners. So make good use of your right of choice and enjoy yourself safely!"

Maya

Behind the scenes XI

Closing the chapter on AIDS 2010 stories... yes, we are still drooling over the memories from Vienna.

Created with flickr slideshow from softsea.