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During Child Protection Week, Sonke’s Wessel van den Berg and Andre Lewaks talk on Growing Pains (Groeipyne with Johan van Lill) on Radio Sonder Grense (Radio Without Borders) about how to use positive discipline and about Sonke’s efforts to promote …
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It takes 28 days to change a habit – use Child Protection Month to improve your parenting habits! ‘I never spanked my child, even though everyone around me was doing it. Today she is an adult, and tells me that …
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The Cape Argus wrote about UWC, Sonke, USAID & GIZ’s IATT symposium yesterday and today exploring sexual violence in the education sector. Yesterday, the Interagency Task force (including representatives from UNAIDS, UNESCO, USAID/PEFAR and others) was taken to different institutions …
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When Ephany got pregnant, she dropped out of school to start her family, but her marriage ended abruptly because her husband accused her of having an affair and began to abuse her. As a single, teenage mother, Ephany had to …
During STI and Condom week (10-14 February), the Mmoho Campaign draws attention to the high rate of unplanned teenage pregnancy, the consequences of high-risk sexual practices and related issues of unsafe abortion, maternal mortality, and health risks including the spread …
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Sonke Gender Justice welcomes the sentencing yesterday of a man convicted for the trafficking and rape of a 14-year old girl. “This is a groundbreaking moment,” says Bafana Khumalo, Sonke’s Senior Programme Specialist in response to this first conviction of …
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Sonke Gender Justice joins South Africa in the outrage and sadness felt at hearing that a 9-year old girl was raped and set on fire in Delft in the Western Cape. This time last year, the country and the world …
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The UCLA Law – Sonke Health & Human Rights Fellowship promotes public interest lawyering and trains the next generation of lawyers who will spearhead social justice efforts in the region. This prestigious programme provides specialised legal training to top graduates from southern African law …
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Sonke is proud to be an official partner in the Best Life for Every Child project. Click the image below to see a full-size version.
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The MenCare Campaign has a piece by Carol Bower published today on News24.com, debunking prevalent myths about the effects of corporal punishment on children. ‘Spanking’ is a current and controversial talking point. The article cites a series of scientific research …
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Remmy Shawa, Sonke’s International Sida Project Coordinator, is among young people who met in Addis Ababa at the youth pre-conference before the Africa Conference on Population and Development which commences on 30 September 2013. Remmy is part of the Youth …
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Sonke’s Remmy Shawa and Jill Sheffield, Founder and President of Women Deliver, wrote a piece published in the Huffington Post on Monday: Let’s Empower Youth for Sexual and Reproductive Rights. » Read the article
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Themba is unhappy. His beloved brother has died, and now his mother is making him do his matric year at Harmony High, far away from his old home and friends. What’s more, his mother now spends all her time drinking …
The reported deaths of 27 initiates at government-registered initiation sites in the past two weeks in the Nkangala district towns of Evander, Middelburg, Belfast, Kwaggafontein, Siyabuswa, Verena and KwaMhlanga is the final straw. For far too long, the deaths of …
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The National Department of Social Development in South Africa has been receiving submissions on a discussion paper about the issue of corporal punishment in the home. The paper included several differing opinions ranging from support for the complete banning of …
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This month the Men’s sector is supporting the Department of Health on the re-launch of Medical Male Circumcision (MMC). As we continue to mobilize men and boys to sign up for this important intervention in the compendium of combination strategies …
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Sonke has called on the Department of Education to ensure that it includes The Stop Rape Campaign in the school curriculum. Mbuyiselo Botha elaborates. SAFM News: Sonke’s Call for Stop Rape Campaign to be Included in School Curriculum
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The office of the Mayor at Msunduzi Municipality in partnership with Men for Change and Moral Regeneration office (National) held a Men’s Dialogue to try to address the social ills that are prevalent in our communities. The Men’s dialogue was …
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