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Sonke Gender Justice partnered with Save the Children on the SIDA programme to strengthen the capacity of various civil society organisations on implementing Gender Transformative Approaches for children’s rights and parenting. The program worked with CSOs based in Ethiopia, Kenya, …
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The Summit of the Future brought together global leaders, innovators, activists, government representatives, and civil society leaders with a unified goal: to shape a more sustainable, just, and inclusive world. This great event was more than just another international gathering, …
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The Power to You(th) Programme has started a global initiative dubbed #HearUsOut campaign to promote the rights of young people and elevate their voices and aspirations. This campaign calls on communities and local leaders to address issues that influence the …
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MenEngage Africa welcomes the official ban on child marriages in Sierra Leone. President Julius Maada Bio signed into law the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act on Tuesday, 2 July 2024, at a signing ceremony organized by First Lady Fatima Bio …
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Amukelani Chauke’s journey in Communications and Social Media began with his humble beginning as a volunteer at Sonke Gender Justice. Through his work in the Community Mobilization and Education Unit, he discovered his passion for empowering young people, communities and …
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Introducing Thabani Kalala, a young person born and bred in Durban, KwaZulu Natal. Thabani is driven by human and community development. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Community Development from the University of South Africa. He founded the uMtwalume …
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“The South African youth must take up space and actively participate in forums for the betterment of their communities, they must also exercise their right to freedom of speech by advocating for change on social media”. This is according to …
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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. …
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The three days of capacity strengthening workshop conducted by Generation Gender in Ntuzuma, KwaZulu natal was followed by a community dialogue in Inanda, KwaZulu Natal on the 24th of April 2024. The dialogue started in a true south African style, …
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Lwazi Sikoti joined Sonke as a Community Mobiliser and HIV Counsellor in 2017. Sikoti is an ambitious young person who is self-driven, who does his work with pride and compassion, and believes hard work and dedication is what has gotten …
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Ontlametse Raleru has a passion for youth development and has been working since 2016 to support young people and help them to reach their full potential. Within her portfolio as Youth leadership coordinator at Sonke Gender Justice, she has led …
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Thembelihle Madi, is Sonke’s Senior Trainer attached to the Community Education and Mobilisation portfolio. The Unit works with various communities across South Africa, engaging men and women, young people, the media, government and traditional and faith leaders among other stakeholders, …
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This June 28, we commemorate Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024 #PeriodFriendlyWorld. We are thrilled to introduce Reagan , a youth advocate In Uganda and winner of the #PowerToYouth Uganda Menstrual Hygiene Stories Competition. The uniqueness of his story highlights the role …
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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 purpose of the launch was to communicate its kick-off to its …
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Power to Youth partners shared good practices, challenges, and lessons learnt during the Gender Transformative Approach (GTA) Linking and Learning Symposium in Kenya from April the 12th to the 19th. Given that the GTA task force set out to capture …
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Youth advocates in the Power to Youth (PtY) Program Malawi now have skills to meaningfully participate in the development of their communities and serve as agents of change in deconstructing toxic socio-cultural norms experienced by women and girls. This is …
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This year’s Commission on the Status of Women 68 featured Sonke Gender Justice and Power to Youth partners’ participation, through side events, at the UN headquarters in New York From the 11th – 22nd March 2024. The participation was aimed …
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We are delighted to announce our participation in the upcoming Commission on the Status of Women’s Rights(CSW68), focusing on priority theme, ‘Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening …
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