The 3rd MenEngage Africa Alliance (MEA) Symposium
We are excited to announce that the 3rd annual MenEngage Africa Alliance (MEA) Symposium 2023 will be held on August the 14th to 16th 2023. Over 200 participants are expected to attend the three-day symposium, including MEA members, members of civil society organisations, government agencies, strategic partners, private institutes, academia, and UN agencies. The symposium […]
Virtual Launch of the MEA SRHR Strategic Plan
Overview MenEngage Africa (MEA) transforms gender inequality and its negative effects on sexual and reproductive health outcomes by involving men and boys as agents of change. MEA is part of the Global MenEngage Alliance and consists of a network of women’s rights and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) activists; and people with diverse […]
Men’s Health Webinar
Where is the voice of men in GBV?Where are the men’s health programmes?Is the boy child getting left behind?Why is HIV the leading cause of death among men in the ESA region?How to make men’s health a global-health priority? These are questions we will tackle in this webinar organised by the 2gether 4 SRHR programme […]
Sonke Gender Justice, City Of Johannesburg & Masiphephe Network To Unveil A Mural Painting In Commemoration Of The 16 Days Of Activism Against Gender Based Violence
Johannesburg, 22 November 2022 – Sonke Gender Justice in collaboration with the City of Johannesburg and Masiphephe network will join a global campaign to address gender based violence and femicide on the 25th of November 2022, in an unveiling of a mural painting under the theme: ‘Leaving no one behind: understanding the National Strategic Plan […]
Beyond Fathers Day: Urgent action is needed to improve father involvement in South Africa
On Wednesday 22 June 2022, Sonke Gender Justice (Sonke), Centre for Analytics and Behaviour Change (CABC), Heartlines, and Innovation Edge (IE) will host a provoking dialogue about the urgency of increasing father involvement in child care in South Africa. These organizations are all working on improving fathers’ care for children in South Africa, and this […]
Policy dialogue on Disrupting the Status Quo: Promoting Children’s Rights Against Abuse
The Masiphephe Network stakeholders in Orlando, Alexandra, and Diepkloof will convene a policy dialogue on Promoting Children’s Rights Against Abuse. The dialogue will be held with the relevant government departments, civil society organisations, and the media to deliberate on improved practical approaches to ensuring children’s rights and protection from any form of child abuse and […]
Launch of Framework on the Engagement of Men and Boys and accompanying website
Male engagement in health and in the HIV response is critical. UNAIDS, WHO, UN Women, and Sonke Gender Justice are co-hosting a webinar to launch a framework for male engagement in Eastern and Southern Africa, accompanied by a website to share latest research, guidance and best practices on engaging men and boys and addressing harmful masculinities […]
CSW66: Addressing shifts in the world of work and care work
Sonke Gender Justice and MenEngage Africa are hosting two side-events at the 66th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66). The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will hold its sixty-sixth session from March 14 to 25, 2022. (CSW66). The theme of CSW66 is “Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls […]
CSW66: Male engagement to address harmful norms and promote gender equality
Sonke Gender Justice and MenEngage Africa are hosting two side-events at the 66th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66). The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will hold its sixty-sixth session from March 14 to 25, 2022. (CSW66). The theme of CSW66 is “Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls […]
Making Advocacy Work: A Discussion Between Policy Makers And Differently Abled Women
Sonke Gender Justice will host two high-level side events at the 21st Edition of the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa(ICASA), in collaboration with MenEngage Africa and the Southern Africa AIDS Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS. Join us on December 7, 2021, as we discuss Accelerating Service Uptake: Religious and Traditional Leaders’ Perspectives […]
Accelerating Service Uptake: Religious and Traditional Leaders’ Perspectives on Their Role in the HIV Response
Sonke Gender Justice will host two high-level side events at the 21st Edition of the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa(ICASA), in collaboration with MenEngage Africa and the Southern Africa AIDS Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS. Join us on December 7, 2021, as we discuss Accelerating Service Uptake: Religious and Traditional Leaders’ Perspectives […]
Online launch of the State of South Africa’s Fathers 2021 Report
Sonke Gender Justice cordially invites you to the online launch of the State of South Africa’s Fathers 2021 Report, in collaboration with the MenCare Global Fatherhood campaign, Stellenbosch University, and the Human Sciences Research Council (HRSC). The report details the findings of a one-of-a-kind survey conducted in South Africa. Register here to join us Key […]
From toxic to transformative masculinity
Join Seth Naicker in conversation with Vusi Cebekhulu as he shares an open letter to his younger self on his role and his journey to end GBV, based on his faith in gender justice.
