Dear Readers, We are delighted to present the 3rd edition of Sonke’s quarterly newsletter, showcasing our latest milestones and ongoing efforts in advancing gender justice. We reflect with pride on the dedication and commitment of our team and partners in driving Sonke’s mission forward. This edition captures significant highlights of our work including Sonke’s leadership […]
We are excited to present to you the 2nd Edition of Sonke’s quarterly newsletter which showcases our most recent engagements in advancing gender justice. Reflecting on the second quarter of this year, we are proud of the commitment and contributions of our team in promoting our mission. This edition highlights milestones of our work such […]
Assistant Program Coordinator Nomhle Soni unpacks the harsh reality of femicide, and Sonke’s interventions in the fight against and prevention of GBV, on Ukhozi Fm.
We are delighted to share with you the 1st edition of Sonke’s quarterly newsletter highlighting key initiatives, milestones, and progress in our ongoing efforts to advocate for gender justice. This edition provides insights into our recent projects, impactful partnerships, and the strides in the first half of 2025. As we reflect on the past months, we […]
Welcome to Sonke’s fourth and last edition of the 2024 quarterly newsletter! This edition reflects on the last interventions of this year, in a quest to advance gender justice. Read about our contribution to this year’s 16 Days of Activism campaign, how we prevent GBV and the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Northern Cape. Peruse […]
Welcome to The Sonke Brief’s special 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign edition. We aim to raise awareness on the pervasive nature of GBVF and encourage joint action. In this newsletter, you will find though-provoking articles, explainers and press statements on cross-cutting themes around GBVF. Enjoy the read and be inspired to take […]
Welcome to Sonke’s third edition of the 2024 quarterly newsletter! This is yet another instalment to share with you our latest organisation developments, in our course to advance gender transformation. Read about the outcomes of the recent SRHR symposium, the impact of the Gender Transformative Approaches methodology on partner organisations as well as Zimbabwe’s latest […]
Alarming gender-based violence and femicide reported cases continue to be a scourge in South Africa, with women and girls bearing the brunt of the violent crimes. Recently, President Cyril Ramaphosa called for men across the country to take a stand against gender-based violence and femicide by signing a virtual pledge. He also urged all of […]
Welcome to Sonke’s second edition of the 2024 quarterly newsletter. We are thrilled to share with you our latest organisational developments. In this edition, you will read about LGBTIQ+ community advocacy, youth capacity building workshops on Integrated Development Plans and exciting upcoming events to participate in! Sonke News & Views Promotion of children: SRHR, advocacy […]
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 […]
Founded in 2006, Sonke is a South African-based non-profit organisation working throughout Africa. The organisation asserts that women and men, girls, and boys in all their diversities can work together to resist patriarchy, advocate for gender justice, and achieve gender transformation. Sonke envisions a world in which violence of any form is socially unacceptable and […]
Sonke is committed to feminist principles, using a rights-based and gender-transformative approach to achieve human rights and gender justice. The organisation has established with a firm conviction that men and boys have a critical contribution to make in ending violence, in transforming gender roles and ultimately in being part of the solution to achieving gender […]
Sonke’s Sexual Reproductive Health Rights portfolio, mainstreams SRHR into all of the organisation’s work to ensure that women and men, girls and boys can access their rights to sexual and reproductive health education and services, including comprehensive sexuality education. The portfolio builds on Sonke’s internal capacity to do this, including through supporting the development of […]
Sonke’s Social and Structural Drivers portfolio addresses the social and structural drivers of inequality and ill-health such as the faith and traditional leaders, to better address the deep linkages between gender inequalities and violence, poverty and economic inequalities, racism, xenophobia, harmful religious and cultural practices, and other socioeconomic factors. Given that faith communities are catalysts […]
MenCare is a multi-pronged initiative and global campaign, run in partnership by Sonke and Equimundo . The campaign to promote men’s involvement as equitable, responsive and non-violent fathers and caregivers. It provides high quality community and mass media messages, technical assistance and training, policy and program recommendations and evidence to support local NGOs, women’s rights organizations, […]
Welcome to Sonke’s first edition of the 2024 quarterly newsletter. We are thrilled to share with you our latest organisational developments. In this edition, you will read about Sonke’s active participation at the Commission on Status of Women 68 forum, the impact of our women leadership Inkanyezi project in the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga Provinces, […]
Sonke calls out the Social Development department for incompetence and delays in payment of social grants to the vulnerable. Thousands of South African Social Security Agency grant beneficiaries were left stranded at automated teller machines last week after not receiving their pay outs due to technical glitches caused by the Postbank. While the bank is […]
Sonke Gender Justice’s Community Education and Mobilisation unit hosted an HIV, Human Rights and GBVF workshop from the 11th to the 15th of March in Cape Town. The weeklong meeting brought together participants from various sectors including government, media, traditional leaders, and civil society. ‘’The training forms part of the IMS project, whose goal is […]
Welcome to Sonke’s 2023 second edition of the quarterly newsletter. We are excited to share with you our latest organisational developments over the past few months. In this edition, you will read about the linkages between climate change and gender-based violence, the strides South Africa is making in parental leave laws and a recap on […]
A series of short radio dramas to encourage conversation and debate around sexual and gender-based violence in the taxi industry, and prompt dialogue on how we can all be part of solutions and responses to make public transport safer for everyone.
Sonke’s work in training radio personnel, creating guidelines and harnessing the medium’s broadcasting power to raise awareness of gender issues.
PhotoVoice is a school-based project that trains learners to use photography and writing to chronicle their daily lives, provides a look at the community through its children’s eyes.
Supplying the most disenfranchised members of society with the tools and training to tell their stories from their own perspective.
13-part radio drama series designed to support survivors of sexual assault, provide useful information, and challenge negative attitudes and misconceptions.