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Founded in 2006 in South Africa, Sonke Gender Justice has been advancing gender justice for more than ten years. This video tells the story of the organisation, the nearly 250 people who have worked there as well as the people …
WatchA memorandum from Gugulethu residents, Sonke Gender Justice and partners.
Read MoreGender-based violence (‘GBV’) is a persistent threat across South Africa, with extremely high rates across the country. It has been estimated at costing the country between R28.4 – R42.4 billion per year, or between 0.9% and 1.3% of our GDP …
In this week’s programme, we look back at the political events that unfolded in Zimbabwe over the last few weeks. We ask: Where were the voices of women as the country called for and ushered in a new political era? …
ListenIn order to break the cycle, we need to engage men and boys. Nowhere is this more clear than in the DRC, where brutality and sexual violence have earned eastern DRC the title, ‘capital of rape.’
Read MoreOn Saturday 17 September 2016, Sonke together with Womenability, a Paris-based collective dedicated to the promotion of gender equality in cities around the world, and Social Justice Coalition conducted an exploratory walk in Khayelitsha to raise awareness around issues of gender-based violence …
Community Action Teams (CATs) are organised groups of activists from the same community (or neighbouring communities) who decide to tackle social issues that concern them. They are task-oriented teams that are committed to raising awareness and taking action on issues …
Community Action Teams (CATs) are organised groups of activists from the same community (or neighbouring communities) who decide to tackle social issues that concern them. They are task-oriented teams that are committed to raising awareness and taking action on issues …
An inspiring story from Elias Muindi, programme officer for Kenya MenEngage Alliance (KEMEA) appears in the latest edition of Voice Male Magazine, a special collaboration with MenEngage Alliance ahead of the upcoming 61st Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61).
Read MoreCampaign to stop sexual violence in taxi industry.
Read MoreNonhlanhla – Sonke’s CEM Unit manager – shares experiences from her youth that influenced her decision to become an activist.
Read MoreIf a spouse, colleague, relative, friend or someone you know has experienced rape or a sexual offence, you may feel it’s easier to stay silent. You might be worried that you’re going to say the wrong thing. But there are …
Civil society organisations protest in Pretoria and Cape Town against corruption, maladministration and state capture.
Read MoreThree Sonke staff members share their personal reasons for joining the #SaveSouthAfrica march.
Read MoreSonke’s Patrick Godana how many more people need to be violated, assaulted and murdered before our government takes the scourge of gender-based violence seriously.
Read MoreSonke partners with South African National Taxi Association Council in a campaign promoting respectful and non-violent behaviour towards taxi commuters.
Read MoreCivil society organisations discredit those responsible for the raid on the HSF, and warn of its implications for other NGOs.
Read MoreIn November 2015 Sonke Gender Justice in partnership with University of Witwatersrand School of Public Health, University of Cape Town School of Public Health, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, University of California San Francisco and the Centre for Health …
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