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🚨 𝗡𝗛𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗢 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗚𝗕𝗩 🚨
“Everyone is God Made; No Child is Born to be Abused.” ✊🏾❤️

📍Nhlangano Bus Rank | Shiselweni Region, Eswatini 🇸🇿

In a bold demonstration of unity, leadership and community action, The Deputy Prime Minister's Office Eswatini, in collaboration with Umhluma Women & Youth Foundation and the Nhlangano Town Council, led a powerful Town-to-Town Gender-Based Violence Campaign right in the heart of Nhlangano.

The campaign commenced with a symbolic march from Nhlangano Town Council to the bustling Nhlangano Bus Rank, a public declaration that Eswatini will not remain silent while Men, women, children and vulnerable communities continue to face abuse, violence and exploitation. 🚶🏾‍♀️🚶🏾‍♂️🕊️

Civil society organisations, healthcare workers, peer educators, youth advocates and community leaders converged under one mission:
✅ End Gender-Based Violence
✅ Promote Safe Communities
✅ Advance SRHR Awareness
✅ Expand HIV Prevention Services
✅ Restore Human Dignity

💙 CANGO News, through the HealthPlus 4 Men -Swaziland ( ) Project, proudly stood among the frontline responders during the campaign. The HealthPlus 4 Men -Swaziland Stall became a hub of hope, awareness and empowerment as peer educators actively referred community members for HIV prevention services provided through mobile clinics stationed at the event.

🩺 The presence of the Cancer Screening Mobile Clinic further amplified the importance of integrated healthcare access, proving that community activism and healthcare delivery can move hand in hand.

The Ministry of Health Eswatini also addressed critical issues surrounding Gender-Based Violence, Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), HIV prevention and community wellbeing, reinforcing the urgent need for collective action.

This was more than a campaign.
It was a movement.
A call to conscience.
A reminder that protecting lives begins with protecting human dignity. ❤️

📣 GBV thrives in silence, but communities that unite become impossible to break.

STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES THROUGH YOUTH-CENTERED HIV PREVENTION.” 🌍

“THE ENERGY IN MATSANJENI WAS MORE THAN A HEALTH ACTIVATION… IT WAS A MOVEMENT.” 🔥🇸🇿

World Vision Eswatini, through , a The Global Fund supported initiative coordinated by CANGO News through the Eswatini Country Coordinating Mechanism-CCM, successfully conducted a strategic Health Activation in the Gonco community under Matsanjeni Inkhundla aimed at strengthening community-clinic relationships while advancing HIV prevention interventions among AGYW and ABYM.

This integrated intervention forms part of broader national efforts to reduce HIV incidence through biomedical, behavioural, and structural HIV prevention approaches.

📌 KEY INTERVENTION AREAS INCLUDED:
✔ HIV Prevention Education
✔ PrEP Awareness & Uptake
✔ Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)
✔ Condom Promotion & Distribution
✔ Youth-Friendly Service Delivery
✔ Community Mobilization
✔ Behaviour Change Interventions
✔ Stepping Stones Enrolment.

The activation successfully bridged the gap between community-based prevention messaging and direct clinical service provision through partnerships with Family Life Association of Eswatini Mobile Clinic, Matsanjeni Health Centre and Nsalitje Clinic.

Young people were provided with:
📍 Access to onsite SRHR services
📍 HIV testing and PrEP screening
📍 Accurate HIV prevention information
📍 Safe dialogue platforms
📍 Opportunities for sustained behaviour change support

This initiative continues to demonstrate the importance of:
✅ Community-driven interventions
✅ Strategic partnerships
✅ Accessible healthcare systems
✅ Youth-centered programming
✅ Sustainable public health investment.

As Eswatini advances toward epidemic control, interventions such as these remain essential in improving health literacy, increasing service uptake, reducing vulnerability, and strengthening community resilience.

Together, we are not merely conducting activations. We are transforming communities, strengthening systems, restoring hope, and protecting the future of Eswatini. 🇸🇿

🚨 AGYW and ABYM are further encouraged to attend the ongoing Health Activation currently taking place at Kancesi Sportsground under Maphalaleni Inkhundla.

📍 Maguga, Eswatini | Day 2: Governance Elevated to Global Standards

🔥 From foundation… to ex*****on… to sustainability and future-proofing institutions.

Day 2 of the Corporate Governance Workshop for NGO Directors, convened by CANGO News with the valued support of the European Union in Eswatini, reached a defining crescendo, solidifying a unified vision for resilient, transparent, and future ready Civil Society institutions.

Building seamlessly from Day 1’s strong governance foundations, today’s engagements advanced into high-level, globally aligned governance priorities:

🌱 Sustainability & ESG by Mr. Thembinkosi Dlamini | A forward looking session that positioned NGOs within the global sustainability agenda, highlighting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles as critical drivers of long-term institutional legitimacy, funding attractiveness, and societal impact.

💼 Group Work & Presentations | Directors transitioned from learning to ex*****on, developing and presenting governance frameworks that reflect strategic foresight, accountability, and operational excellence.

🤖 Navigating Digital & AI Governance by Mr. Bhekani Dlamini | A cutting-edge discussion unpacking how NGOs must adapt to the digital era, addressing data governance, ethical AI use, cybersecurity awareness, and digital accountability.

💬 Robust Discussions | A space where experience met innovation, directors interrogating governance realities and co-creating solutions relevant to Eswatini’s development landscape.

⚖️ Compliance & Anti-Corruption by Mr. Thembinkosi Dlamini | A powerful closing session reinforcing that integrity is the cornerstone of sustainable institutions, placing compliance, transparency, and anti-corruption at the heart of governance excellence.

📊 The Outcome: A strengthened network of NGO Directors equipped to:
✔️ Embed ESG principles into operations
✔️ Navigate digital transformation responsibly
✔️ Uphold the highest standards of compliance and ethics
✔️ Build institutions that inspire trust, locally and globally.

🌍 This is more than a workshop. This is the redefinition of Civil Society leadership in Eswatini.

👀 From Maguga to the world, governance is being reimagined.