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Last week we mobilised a large crowd outside of the Butterworth Magistrates’ Court during the trial of Nkosinam Xabadiya. We’re expecting even more people tomorrow when the verdict will be read. The protestors were wearing t-shirts remembering his victim, 27-year …
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Last week we mobilised a large crowd outside of the Butterworth Magistrates’ Court during the trial of Nkosinam Xabadiya. We’re expecting even more people tomorrow when the verdict will be read. The protestors were wearing t-shirts remembering his victim, 27-year …
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In response to inaction by the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE), sex workers and gender and human rights activists will stage a peaceful demonstration at the offices of CGE (132 Adderly Street, 5th Floor, Absa building, Cape Town) from 11h00-12h00 …
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Do you know of Sonke Gender Justice? Sonke (meaning “together”) is a South African based NGO that works in South Africa, throughout Africa and through global mechanisms to promote gender equality, positive ideas of masculinity and gender, sexual health & …
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Yesterday, Sonke Gender Justice and members of the Delft community marched in solidarity against the violence inflicted on the women and children of Delft. As the march neared the part of Delft where nine-year old Queen was raped and murdered …
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Sonke Gender Justice (Sonke) welcomes the release of the 127 community healthcare workers and Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) activists who were arrested during a vigil and peaceful sit-in at the head office of the Free State’s Health Department on Thursday, …
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Sonke Gender Justice commends those Member State representatives of the Open Working Group (OWG) of the General Assembly who have made statements or taken actions to support gender equality. MenEngage is a global alliance of NGOs and UN agencies that …
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Marvel Ubisi tells the story of how One Man Can helped her leave alcohol and find her children.
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Orphen Sibuyi tells how One Man Can helped him understand and deal with his anger and violent behaviour.
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King’s story tells how One Man Can and the support of his friends helped him find new outlets for life and fun instead of drinking and living a risky lifestyle.
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On December 10, 2013, Sandiswa Mhlawuli, a 27-year-old unmarried mother of two, was murdered. Several eye-witnesses say her ex-boyfriend Nkosinam Xabadiya (then 29-years-old) pulled her out of a stationary commuter van and stabbed her multiple times. Months before her lifeless …
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Here are three beautiful short documentaries chronicling the lives of three of our peer educators working on our One Man Can community mobilisation randomised control trial in Bushbuckridge. Each of these is only five minutes long and absolutely worth watching. Filmmaker Colby …
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We’re excited to share with you two case studies that have been published lately. One details the MenCare My Dad Can project that’s shifting perceptions of gender roles in Matzikama, South Africa. Another reports on the One Man Can Campaign’s …
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This article, by Sonke’s Bongani Kona, was published in yesterday’s the Sunday Times. Kona writes about Sonke’s work with the mother of murdered Sandiswa Mhlawuli, who seeks justice for her daughter who was allegedly killed by an ex-boyfriend. » Read the …
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The port city of Merca lies in the south of Somalia and sits between the Lower Shabelle River and the Indian Ocean. It’s home to approximately 230 000 inhabitants, but for 29-year-old human rights activist, Abdillahi Ahmed Mohamed, Merca will …
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Saturday 8 March is International Women’s Day and a Sonke Gender Justice delegation will be on their way to New York to participate in the United Nation’s 58th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). We hope that those of …
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Sonke will be screening three short films at the Labia Theatre, Orange Street in Cape Town on Saturday March 1st from 4:00pm to 6:15pm. The screening, entitled “Sex Through the Lens – Transforming Gender Attitudes through Film,” looks at how …
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While Sonke staff in Cape Town are having our 2014 planning meeting today, we’re looking back at our key achievements from 2013. It’s so inspiring listening to Papy Molembe, a trainer from our Refugee Health and Rights Programme speak about …
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