MenEngage Africa Youth Chair Gcina Shongwe reflects on the Summit of the Future!
The Summit of the Future brought together global leaders, innovators, activists, government representatives, and civil society leaders with a unified goal: to shape a more sustainable, just, and inclusive world. This great event was more than just another international gathering, it was a call to action, urging us to rethink global cooperation, human rights, and […]
Sonke Gender Justice’s Linking Policy and Implementation for Gender Equality Project Culminates in Malawi
Sonke Gender Justice recently concluded a three-year project aimed at promoting gender equality in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Namibia. The Linking Policy and Implementation for Gender Equality project, funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) culminated in a close-out meeting in Malawi from the 16th to 17 of September. The meeting served as a platform for […]
Donor Corner: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and the Gen G Project
Sonke Gender Justice extends its heartfelt gratitude to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands for its unwavering support of the Generation G (Gen G) programme. This support, provided under the Power of Voices Partnership subsidy framework, has been instrumental in advancing gender equality and gender justice initiatives across Uganda, South Africa, and other […]
The second MenEngage Africa Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Learning and Exchange Symposium: Taking stock, filling gaps and exploring opportunities
The MenEngage Africa Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Learning and Exchange Symposium concluded in Nairobi, Kenya, leaving a lasting impact on the continent’s efforts to promote SRHR for all. The three-day event brought together a diverse group of stakeholders, including government officials, civil society organisations, researchers, and community leaders, to share knowledge, experiences, and best […]
Community Education and Mobilisation host Women’s month activities
Sonke hosted a series of events during August, dubbed Women’s Month, in South Africa as a call for action against Gender-Based Violence. One of the events was a celebration of the milestones of the #TotalShutDown movement of 2018, which was a march against gender based violence in South Africa, while another was the capacitation of […]
Sonke evaluates partner organization’s GTA implementation on programming
Sonke Gender Justice partnered with Save the Children on the SIDA programme to strengthen the capacity of Civil Society Organisations, CSO’s on implementing Gender Transformative Approaches, GTA for children’s rights and parenting by 2026. The program which now runs from 2022 and ends at the end of this year, works with CSOs based in Ethiopia, […]
Join the #HearUsOut #PowerToYouth Campaign!
The Power to You(th) Programme has started a global initiative dubbed #HearUsOut campaign to promote the rights of young people and elevate their voices and aspirations. This campaign calls on communities and local leaders to address issues that influence the lives of young people and ensure that youths are heard on issues that are critical […]
MATI trains and certifies 25 Fellows on Gender Peace and Security
Twenty-five fellows from West, Central, East and Southern Africa are now equipped with knowledge on International Instruments and Frameworks on Human Rights, the Women Peace and Security agenda, skills to identify and deconstruct the structural drivers of conflict as well as how to engage in joint advocacy for the effective implementation of the United Nations […]
Power To Youth and MenEngage Africa participate at the AIDS 2024 Conference
The 2024 AIDS conference which took place in Munich, Germany from 22-26 July 2024, brought together global leaders, scientists, advocates, and communities under the theme Put People First! to advance progress towards the shared global goal of ending AIDS by 2030. Power To Youth Uganda hosted a workshop on designing gender positive interventions for HIV […]
Global Affairs Canada Inkanyezi Project implementation in Mpumalanga
The implementation of the Inkanyezi Project continues in the Amathole East District of the Eastern Cape, as well as the Ehlanzeni District of Mpumalanga Provinces. Through this four-year project, Sonke seeks to use a feminist and human rights-based approach to achieve gender equality. Here are latest highlights of activities taking place in Mpumalanga under this […]
Highlights at #MATI2024 In-Person Session
In the ongoing MenEngage Africa Training Institute session on Gender, Peace, and Security, which started on the 12th of August 2024, discussion have focused on transforming masculinities and engaging men and boys for gender equality and peace, the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda, the Youth Peace and Security (YPS) agenda, discourse around feminist peace […]
#MEASRHR2024 highlights – Day 3
The MenEngage Africa Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Learning and Exchange symposium in Nairobi, Kenya proved to be a transformative experience for all who participated. Over the course of three days, attendees had an opportunity to engage with a diverse range of perspectives and experiences on SRHR. The symposium served as an important platform to […]
#MEASRHR2024 highlights – Day 2
Day 2 of the MenEngage Africa Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Learning and Exchange Symposium opened with a plenary panel session on Building Bridges Across Borders aimed at fostering cross-regional collaboration on SRHR. The importance of adopting intersectional frameworks was highlighted, particularly in identifying points of commonality and how these are used to entrench inequality […]
#MEASRHR2024 highlights – Day 1
In our work promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), it is evident that better coordination is essential. By coming together, gathering evidence, and exchanging experiences, we can strengthen our efforts, identify gaps, and co-create impactful strategies for programmatic, policy, and advocacy actions, said Jude Theddues Njikem during the opening ceremony of the 2nd instalment […]
Join us at 25th International AIDS Society conference #IAS2024
We are participating in this year’s 25th International AIDS Society – #IAS2024 conference from the 22nd – 26th July 2024 in Munich, Germany and virtually. Dubbed #PutPeopleFirst, this conference will bring together individuals from around the world impacted by HIV/AIDS and professionals working on AIDS. Sonke Gender Justice aims to share community realities related to […]
Family acceptance: a story of hope for LGBTQI+ in Semonkong, Lesotho
USAID Khutlo Activity through its implementing partners, Lesotho Planned Parenthood Association, Seinoli Legal Center and the People’s Matrix held consultative dialogues with forty-one area chiefs and seventeen faith/spiritual and traditional healers of Semonkong, on the 3rd of May 2024. At this dialogue, representative of Lesotho Mounted Police and St. Leonard Health Centre were present. One […]
Building trust with traditional leaders to promote LGBTQI+ rights in Lesotho
During a dialogue session on Gender based violence and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex, LGBTQI+ rights with Lesotho’s Parliament, a member of Parliament stated, “My own daughter is Lesbian. Whether our laws agree with it or not, this is a situation I must deal with in my own house. My fellow parliamentarians, we must […]
Sonke Donor’s Corner: NORAD
Sonke would like to express its gratitude for the funding support from Norad – the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation – in this edition’s Donor Corner. Norad is a professional body under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), working towards achieving the UN’s sustainability goals globally. The agency provided funding for Sonke’s work within the Women’s rights […]
Hybrid #MATI2024 on “Gender Peace and Security,’ starts virtually in July, and onsite in August
The MenEngage Africa and Women International League for Peace and freedom training institute dubbed #MATI2024 On ‘Peace and Security,’ is taking place from 1st to 31st July virtually and from the 12 to 16th August onsite in Nairobi, Kenya. Participants of this training are members of MenEngage Africa and members of Women International League for […]
Generation Gender South Africa facilitated Integrated Development Plan and Social Audit Training in Ntuzuma, KwaZulu Natal
From April the 22nd to the 26th, the Generation Gender South Africa coalition, consisting of organizations such as Sonke Gender Justice, Action Aid South Africa, and Active! Change Drivers led various capacity strengthening workshops for youth in the KwaZulu Natal. The training’s objectives were to capacitate the civil society organizations and Generation Gender champions on […]
Harnessing youth leadership towards addressing Gender-Based Violence in South Africa
The three days of capacity strengthening workshop conducted by Generation Gender in Ntuzuma, KwaZulu natal was followed by a community dialogue in Inanda, KwaZulu Natal on the 24th of April 2024. The dialogue started in a true south African style, with a song of celebration, hope and solidarity. The atmosphere was electric as the melody […]
Promotion of children: SRHR, advocacy and youth participation project launch
Sonke Gender Justice in partnership with donor Kindernothilfe, KNH launched the Promotion of children: SRHR, advocacy and youth participation project in Butterworth, Eastern Cape on the 14th of May 2024. The purpose of the launch was to communicate its kick-off to its strategic partners, stakeholders, and communities and to strengthen project buy-in and ownership by the key […]
Sonke demands justice for Gender Based Violence victim outside Cape Town High Court
Sonke Gender Justice, supported by civil society organisations and community members from Nyanga and Gugulethu townships, took to the streets in a demonstration outside the Cape Town High Court on the 10th of May 2024, to submit a memorandum to the Chief Prosecutor, as an expression of the disappointment, frustration, and concern with respect to […]
“I would say we must not tire to report about gender injustices” says Suzgo Chitete, the winner of the MenEngage Africa “Khopotso Bodibe” Media Award
On December 12th, 2023, under the joint auspices of MenEngage Africa and the Sonke Gender Justice to acknowledge the tireless efforts of journalists who report on transformative gender work remarkably. It marked both the vivacious life and media expertise of Khopotso Bodibe, a former widely respected media specialist at Sonke whose remarkable contribution helped train […]
