Sonke and partners march on parliament in support of TAC’s TB campaign
Sonke Gender Justice, Treatment Action Campaign, United Front, People’s Health Movement and other civil organisations marched to parliament in support of TAC, to demand attention and call upon MPs and the government to take drastic measures to fight TB and improve treatment for people suffering from TB. [Photographs by Sivu Nomana]
Melikhaya’s story on access to clean water
Without access to clean water, Melikhaya worries that his mother will not be able to recover from her illness. He also worries that his siblings may get sick from the food he prepares with contaminated water. Melikhaya’s story (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0NTf4XDTCo) is a plea to government to provide clean, running water to all people living in South […]
Sonke participates in screening and discussion on violence against women
On Friday, Sonke’s Dumisani Rebombo participated in an Alliance Francaise Pretoria and High Commission of Canada film screening of POLYTECHNIQUE and a discussion “Violence Against Women Knows No Boundaries… How do we stop it?) Here is Dumisani with fellow discussion panellists Nicola Christofides from University of Witwatersrand and Roseline Engelbrecht from Women in Farms. Wits […]
Sonke launches “Thuthuzeleka”
Coming soon to your local community radio station is “Thuthuzeleka”, a crime/thriller series commissioned by Sonke Gender Justice. Recognising the role of radio as a unique and powerful medium to reach and influence communities, Sonke has contracted CMFD (Community Media for Development) Productions to produce “Thuthuzeleka”, a crime/thriller drama series premised on the subject of […]
Sonke’s International Programmes and Networks Manager to join UN Trust Fund in Washington DC
Today and tomorrow, Sonke’s International Programmes and Networks Manager, Itumeleng Komanyane joins the United Nations Trust Fund (UNTF) in Washington DC at the United States Congress to meet with Congressional and Senate staffers and talk about UNTF’s “Engaging Men to Strengthen the Implementation of GBV Laws” project. Sonke and MenEngage Africa (which Sonke co-cordinates) worked […]
Sonke and TAC apply to become ‘friends of the court’ in historic class action lawsuit
Sonke Gender Justice and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), represented by Section27, have applied to become “amici curiae” – friends of the court – in a looming landmark lawsuit by 56 miners who seek to hold South African gold mining companies accountable for failing to prevent and respond to silicosis in gold mines. The amici […]
SA civil society demands that President Zuma retract stigmatising teenage pregnancy remarks
Zuma’s simplistic and problematic comments regarding teenage pregnancies rile Civil Society Organisations.
Nombasa dreams that one day her village will be safe for girls and women
Nombasa is a teenage girl growing up in the rural Eastern Cape who aspires to become a gynaecologist. She dreams that one day her village will be safe for girls and women, but she wonders whether such dreams can come true in a community where women and girls are rarely afforded an opportunity to flourish, […]
Sonke calls on SA government to fund national plan to end gender-based violence NOW!
Sonke’s delegation in NYC at the March for Gender Equality (going on right now) on International Women’s Day with UN Women – We’re calling on the South African government to fund a national plan to end gender-based violence NOW! #NSPNOW [CP]
Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day
If you’re in or near New York City, join Sonke Gender Justice at The March for Gender Equality! We’ll be calling on the South African Government to finally develop, fund and implement a long overdue National Plan to End GBV. Will our government listen? Or will more lip service and empty promises ensue, despite the […]
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day. If you’re in or near New York City, join Sonke at The March for Gender Equality! We’ll be calling on the South African Government to finally develop, fund and implement a long overdue National Plan to End GBV. Will our government listen? With current trends, gender equality won’t be a […]
Miners seek justice over killer dust
Sonke’s Dean Peacock and Emily Nagisa Keehn and the Treatment Action Campaign’s Anele Yawa write in the Mail & Guardian about mine workers afflicted with silicosis and/or TB launching a historic class action lawsuit for compensation.
Statement on the Political Declaration of the Commission on the Status of Women
Twenty years after the adoption of Beijing, this version of the Political Declaration is not what women need.
Sonke’s Programme at the Commission on the Status of Women & the International Conference of Masculinities
A Sonke delegation is in New York now to engage on important issues related to gender, gender equality, gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) at both the 59th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and the International Conference on Masculinities (ICM) which starts on Friday, March 6.
International Sex Workers’ Rights Day: Announcing a new guide to help media report ethically and responsibly on sex work
This week, the world recognised International Sex Workers’ Rights Day on March 3, 2015. Sonke Gender Justice (Sonke) and our partners, the Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), the Women’s Legal Centre and Sisonke Sex Workers Movement, are pleased to share with journalists, the media, and the general public ‘Sex Workers and Sex Work […]
Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s rights at the International Conference on Masculinities and the UN CSW
UN Commission’s enquiry reveals disturbing discrepancies in gender equality and development statistics.
United Front demands a People’s Budget and GBV National Plan
Sonke supports United Front’s call to the South African government that the 2015/2016 budget should reflect the needs of the people, and that the budget also funds a National Strategic Plan to end gender-based violence. Here is their memorandum of people’s demands to South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Nhlanhla Nene: We demand a People’s Budget […]
Detention Justice Forum Annual General Meeting 2015: Forging synergies for human rights and dignity
Civil Society Organisations form constructive alliances in defence of the wellbeing of prison inmates.
TAC and South Africa civil society under attack
TAC’s call for the dismissal of Benny Malakoane, Free State Health minister, incited retaliation from the ministry and its supporters.
HANDS OFF The Treatment Action Campaign
Appalled reactions to the Free State ANC’s decision to de-register the TAC in the region.
Too Little, Too Late: Ministry of Women Races to Report on Beijing+20
South African ministries fail to collate a truly representative contribution for the Beijing Platform’s review.
The challenges of facilitating change in resource-poor communities
The problem of gender inequality and gender-based violence (GBV) cuts across class, religion, geographical location, race and ethnicity. All over the world, there are numerous campaigns, projects and programmes that strive to bring about gender justice and human rights in a variety of affected communities. Working in the African context, and particularly in poorer communities […]
Coming together to change laws on gender-based violence in Kenya
Sonke Gender Justice is in the process of closing out the tri-nation United Nations Trust Fund (UNTF) project that has put funds towards ending gender-based violence (GBV) in Rwanda, Kenya and Sierra Leone. The team started out in Rwanda on the 9th of February and is currently in Nairobi evaluating the successes and lessons learnt […]
NSP campaign partners’ media statement
Sonke laments the presidency’s failure to adopt and commit to an effective National Strategic Plan to combat GBV.
