The power of partnerships
This booklet outlines activities that took place over the life of the project and highlights stories of change. We hope by sharing project approaches, insights, and stories of real change, we can contribute to knowledge, learning and inspiration for safer lives for people in all their diversity while advancing implementation and acceptance of gender transformative […]
Baseline Study Of SRHR Strategies For Universal Health Coverage Project In Africa report
The “Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Strategies for Universal Health Coverage in Africa” project, funded by the Norwegian government, aims to empower women, girls, adolescents, and persons with disabilities in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Uganda to advocate for and access universal health coverage. Facilitated by MenEngage Africa, the project focuses on three outcomes: capacitating target groups, […]
Gender analysis report – ADA
Funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the ‘Linking policy and implementation for gender equality’ project is a 3-year project implemented in 3 countries in Africa, namely Malawi, Namibia, and Zimbabwe and each country is unique and different in terms of political, cultural, social and economic contexts. Having completed year two of implementing the project, a gender analysis was required […]
#MEASRHR2024 Abstracts – Progress 2024: “Promoting the realisation of SRHR and gender equality across Africa”
State of the Zimbabwe’s Fathers Report
SAfAIDS, Sonke Gender Justice, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) aim to enhance knowledge and awareness about unpaid care work and its connection to gender-based violence in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa. An independent consultancy firm, Anokha Consulting, was commissioned by the consortium to conduct the ‘State of Fathers’ Report’ in Zimbabwe. The key […]
The South African CSO working group voluntary national review report
The second CSOs ‘People’s report’ produced on behalf of the South African CSOs Working Group on SDGs (SAWG). Sonke Gender Justice made inputs to SDG5. This report serves as a complementary report/annexure to the official VNR report, highlighting specific aspects of SDG delivery. It aims to amplify the voices of grassroots and marginalised communities, foster […]
USAID/Lesotho Khutlo Project Formative Research Report
This Formative Research was carried out to collect and analyse baseline information to determine the magnitude and drivers of violence against the LGBTQI+ community and cishet women and girls, to map community-based networks and establish local GBV resources, to gather relevant data for key project indicators to depict the actual situation in the project areas […]
The Power to Youth Expedition
As we move forward and embrace new opportunities that 2024 brings, take a look at how our Power To Youth Network in Uganda created impact in the previous year. This journey book recapitulates the landmarks of 2023. Have an interesting read!
Detailed Policy Report for Uganda
The analysis found that Uganda’s policies and plans regarding HIV need to be updated, and should include a stronger emphasis on targeting men and influencing gender norms. Gender-based violence (GBV) policies and plans prioritise the need to engage with men, but that the accompanying laws are lacking. While the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) policies […]
Fund, Respond, Protect, Collect: A Desktop Review of the legal and policy frameworks that address gender-based violence in Africa
Across the world, gender-based violence continues to perpetuate harm against women and girls in their diversity. The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to further vulnerability for women, with levels of gender-based violence (GBV), unemployment and insecurity heightened in already gender-unequal contexts. A survey on East and Southern Africa by UN Women revealed that more than 50% […]
A rapid assessment on the impact of COVID-19 stimulus packages in Sub-Saharan Africa on gender and gender-based violence
This report outlines the findings of a rapid assessment study on the impact of COVID-19 stimulus packages in Sub-Saharan Africa and their effects on gender and gender-based violence. Case studies were drawn from 6 selected countries: namely, Kenya, Mali, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. This Report was Submitted by Ingula Yesive for Sonke Gender Justice
Side-lined: Experiences of sex workers throughout the lockdown
This study conducted by Sonke Gender Justice in partnership with Sisonke will explore the lives of sex workers. Sex workers have been excluded by the law as the industry is still criminalised in South Africa. For this reason, sex workers are stigmatised and discriminated against even by public service providers, such as law enforcement and […]
Analysis of the criminal records expungement process in South Africa
The issue of criminal records and the expungement process is undoubtedly a complex one, attracting much debate, largely resulting from archaic understandings of criminality. For too long this discourse has been used to rationalise the collective marginalisation of people with criminal records from society, which has not only been a justification for systemic discrimination across […]
State of South Africa’s Fathers 2021
This is the second issue of an evolving report, planned for publication every three years. It can be used in the development of policy and legislation for families, labour market regulations, educational curricula, and other training materials. It can be referenced as a source of expert information for advocacy and community groups, individual families, and […]
The State of Uganda’s Fathers Report
The State of Uganda Father’s report 2021 is the inaugural report of its kind in Uganda. The report is a product of the AfriChild Center and is inspired by ‘State of The World’s Fathers’ Produced by Promundo-US. The first-ever “State of the World’s Fathers” report was published in 2015, and followed by subsequent editions published […]
State of the Tanzania’s Fathers (SOTFs) Report
This study’s objective was to explore the level of Tanzani- an men’s engagement in parenting, caregiving, Child Rights Protection (CRP), promoting gender equality, and preventing Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The focus on fatherhood stems from its importance as an entry-point to address gender inequality, particularly cycles of violence such as Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Violence […]
Scorecard on FGM Laws and Policies in Five (5) MenEngage Africa Countries
Legislation plays a crucial role in defining and sustaining social and gender norms by clearly establishing a country’s national priorities and setting aside resources for their implementation. Laws and policies have the potential to lead to largescale changes in addressing social norms and institutional cultures that continue to perpetuate inequalities and violence against women and […]
Scan on FGM laws and policies in 5 MenEngage Africa countries
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is the practice of partially or totally removing the external female genitalia or otherwise injuring the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) FGM comprises ‘all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs […]
Evaluation of the Changing the River’s Flow for Young People (CTRF4YP) Programme
Background and Context SAfAIDS, in partnership with Sonke Gender Justice, implemented a two-year gender- transformative programme aimed at transforming gender roles and promoting more gender-equitable relationships between young men and women to reduce HIV, gender- based violence (GBV) and promote positive sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The programme was titled ‘Changing the River’s Flow – A […]
PREVENTION+ Final Narrative report and Annual Report 2020
Prevention+ is a five-year programme (2016-2020) that addresses inequalities between women and men by working with men – as partners with women – to be agents of change in promoting healthy masculinities based on equality, caregiving, and non-violence. Prevention+ is implemented in Indonesia, Pakistan, Rwanda, Uganda, and in a selection of MENA countries. The Prevention+ Consortium includes Rutgers, Promundo […]
Final Evaluation of the Prevention+ programme (2016- 2020)
Prevention+ seeks to address issues of gender and inequality through interventions targeted towards men – as partners of women and agents of change. It comprises evidence-based programming at a large (multi-country) scale, working across four socio-ecological levels (individual, community, institutional and government levels) in order to contribute to the sustainable transformation of norms and practices […]
Emerging effects of COVID-19 pandemic on gender-based violence in Africa
The emergence of Covid-19 has significantly contributed to the increase in gender-based violence in many societies. This study investigates the trends of this violence in Cameroon, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa. The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affected individuals and communities in a variety of ways. Within a couple of months, […]
Engaging South African fathers with programme interventions and policies
Families, parents and caregivers play a vital role in child well-being and development. The family, for example, plays the primary socialisation role in establishing a child’s identity. It is the family that also provides children with love, care, provision and protection. Having said this, while families can be the greatest source of support for children; […]
Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Violence
Exposure to violence in childhood can have severe physical, emotional, and mental health consequences and is intimately linked with the likelihood of perpetrating or experiencing intimate partner violence in adulthood. This process whereby violence in childhood is linked to violence in adulthood can be disrupted if children and adolescents are provided with quality, targeted interventions […]
