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MenEngage is a global alliance of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) located within the global south and north and United Nations (UN) agencies that was established in 2004. MenEngage Africa (MEA) has been supported by funding by the Swedish International Development Cooperation …
Building on Successes: Integrating Systems It was emphasised that while great strides have been made in certain areas, such as PMTCT, treatment, medical male circumcision and testing, our response to the epidemic needs to be continually strengthened. This was the …
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Sonke and the Democratic Rights and Governance Unit (DGRU) of University of Cape Town have embarked on an advocacy campaign to promote the participation of women in the judiciary. Given our work on gender-based violence, and the poor manner in …
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The MenEngage Africa Policy report Series is a set of policy advocacy tools to assist MenEngage partners in highlighting the need for male engagement to be prioritised at a policy level. The policy reports assess the extent to which national …
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Conservative estimates suggest that 26.7% of inmates in South African prisons are HIV positive, well above the national average of 10%. Rape in prison is a common experience – half of all inmates surveyed by the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services …
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As many Sonke and MenEngage newsletter readers will know, Sonke, together with MenEngage Africa partners, has been working on a regional law and policy scan on engaging men. This mammoth undertaking targeted thirteen African countries with a view to assessing …
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Mbuyiselo Botha speaks to Peter Ndoro on Morning Live about men as victims of violence and abuse. Although prevalent, it is seldom spoken about or researched, because of prevailing societal beliefs about the violent nature of male existence, as well …
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Sonke Director Dean Peacock and International Programmes Coordinator Tim Shand spoke at the Swedish International Development Agency Headquarters about Sonke’s work with men for gender equality and women’s empowerment. » Watch the video
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Four Indian men were sentenced to death by a New Delhi court last Friday for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in December. Sonke’s Dean Peacock was interviewed about the death sentence as a penalty for …
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Sonke is implementing a project aimed at preventing sexual violence and improving access to services for victims, in particular to the Thuthuzela Care Centres, through a community-based intervention that includes community dialogues as well as capacity-building of community radio stations …
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Sonke collaborated in the making of the short film, Unlearning Violence. The film is now on the Documentary Filmmakers’ Association’s website alongside the other films presented as part of their Filmmakers Against Women Abuse campaign. Check out the films: http://www.docfilmsa.com/fawa-filmmakers-against-women-abuse/
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A campaign for justice has been launched for a female mine worker who was allegedly raped and murdered at Anglo Platinum mine early in 2012. Twenty organisations including trade unions and NGOs held a gathering in Khayelitsha on the Cape …
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The Not in My Name Rally aims to bring all men into the fight against the scourge of gender-based violence in its different forms and shapes. Sonke’s Bafana Khumalo elaborates in this SAFM radio clip. Download the clip
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Agenda & the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research invite you to a seminar, “Where are we in understanding men’s relationship to violence?” It will be held on Thursday 22 August at Wits University. Download the invitation
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A group of gender, women’s rights and children’s rights civil society organisations working in the area of gender based violence took the decision to make this submission in response to the Civilian Secretariat of Police’s Green Paper on Policing. This …
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In early July, Statistics South Africa released a report on gender dynamics in South Africa. The report contains comprehensive sections on health and work as well as more limited sections on education, literacy, living conditions and other data. Unfortunately, the …
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Member of Parliament, Hon. Cecily Mbarire, KEWOPA chairperson, giving the key note speech Sonke has launched the MenEngage Africa Policy Report series, highlighting work with men and boys towards an improved gender-based violence (GBV) policy environment in Africa. GBV remains a …
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National Men’s Sector Recently the secretariat audited the men’s sector at all levels in trying to understand our influence in terms of advocacy and social mobilization. The men’s sector is growing by leaps and bounds in the provinces. The visibility …
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