Sonke in partnership with the Bushbuckridge local municipality and the Civil Society Forum, will host a Men’s conference on the 18th of July 2024 in Bushbuckridge, to address the scourge of gender based violence and femicide in the community. This comes after a recent spike of reported cases of human rights violations under the Midland, North & South areas of the municipality.
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a progressive policy, “The National Strategic Plan on GBVF for South Africa”, an important multistakeholder intervention geared to mobilise society to be engaged in efforts to turn the tide against GBVF. It is with this backdrop that the Men’s conference is convened to mobilise men and boys to come to the party and be counted in efforts to end the scourge in the area.
The conference brings together politicians, civil society organisations, media and government representatives, to put a spotlight on gender roles, positive masculinity, men’s sexual and mental health, GBVF and economic empowerment among other topics. The conversations will be geared towards mobilising for practical action that must be taken to contribute to the localisation of the implementation of the GBVF – NSP. It is through such multi-stakeholder collaboration that we will see significant shifts in the efforts to end GBVF and ensure that men and boys play a positive role in the transformative agenda.
Members of the media are invited to attend as follows:
Date: 18 July 2024
Venue: Dwarsloop Church of the Nazarene, Bushbuckridge
Time: 09h00
For media queries and to RSVP for the event contact
Kgomotso Mophulane, Communications and Strategic Information Manager, Sonke Gender Justice on kgomotso@genderjustice.org.za or 0835196187
Colby Masinga, Chairperson of We Care Foundation SA on colbymasinga10@gmail.com or 076 503 7830
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Sonke Gender Justice
Sonke is a South African-based non-profit organisation working throughout Africa. We believe women and men, girls and boys can work together to resist patriarchy, advocate for gender justice, and achieve gender transformation. For media releases, reports and news visit https://genderjustice.org.za/ and https://genderjustice.org.za/newsletter-signup/
SANAC Civil Society Forum
The SANAC Civil Society Forum (CSF) is a formal advisory body established in 2012 by the South African National AIDS Council to facilitate the participation of Civil Society Organisations and networks, including those representing People Living with HIV, in the HIV and AIDS and TB within the National HIV response and for the implementations thereof National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2012-2016 through Sectors.
