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 project seeks to strengthen the rights of children and youth by protection against sexual and gender-based violence and promoting advocacy in Eastern Cape communities.
The project will be implemented in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality in Zwide and Motherwell communities as well as in the Amathole District in the communities of Mbashe and Mnquma. Through the implementation of this project, adolescents and youth will be able to advocate for gender justice and meaningfully participate in decision-making spaces from local to national level. Caregivers and religious leaders will also be enabled to advocate against harmful religious, traditional, and social gender norms and practices. This project was launched to strategic partners, stakeholders , allies and communities to strengthen the project buy in and ownership.
