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On 25 May 2013 the South African National AIDS Council Women’s Sector (‘SANAC WS’) launched the Zazi campaign. This campaign is lead by the SANAC WS and is supported by USAID/JHU HIV and PEPFAR. Zazi is an nguni word that …
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The SANAC men’s sector is preparing a programme to mobilise a million men in South Africa to be actively involved in programmes aimed at stopping the spread of gender based violence, following the men’s dialogue in which 200 men participated, …
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This edition of the South African National AIDS Council Men’s Sector Newsletter is the second for the year 2013 and covers a number of significant events over the last three months. On 16 April 2013, men from across the nation …
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This submission is made by several gender, women’s rights and children’s rights civil society organisations working in the area of gender based violence. Some of these organisations provide direct services to survivors of domestic violence through shelters or psycho-social and …
This report was compiled by Sonke for the 57th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), which has as its key theme “the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls.” …
The MenEngage Africa Newsletter Issue 4 has been published! From the editorial: For this issue of the MenEngage Africa newsletter, we want to draw attention to the damaging effect that GBV continues to have in our communities but also to …
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On 30 April, 2013 Sonke, represented by its Deputy Director Mr Desmond Lesejane, and the government of Finland, represented by the Ambassador of Finland to South Africa, Mr. Petri Salo, signed a cooperation agreement that will see our organization implementing …
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The UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women has released its Global Annual Report for 2012. Page 11 highlights Sonke’s work in an interview with David Tamba of the Men’s Association for Gender Equality, Sierra Leone. The report gives …
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Sonke has accepted an invitation from the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation to participate in a roundtable discussion this Friday 26 April, entitled Filling the Gap: Towards Gender Justice and Reconciliation in South Africa and Africa. The IJR has issued an …
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The SANAC men’s sector is preparing a programme to mobilise a million men in South Africa to be actively involved in programmes aimed at stopping the spread of gender based violence, following the men’s dialogue in which 200 men participated, …
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As part of its work within the Commission for Gender Equality Monitor, Sonke has joined a collective of civil society organisations to submit comments to the National Assembly on the Commission on Gender Equality Amendment Bill. » Download the Submission on …
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Sonke appeared on the Radio 702 news, urging the Independent Police Investigative Directorate to thoroughly probe the attack of a woman by an off-duty police officer in the Free State. Listen to the clip
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Sonke’s One Man Can Project created the Red Card Campaign to raise awareness of harrassment and violence against women and equip people to prevent it in their own communities. You can also watch the film in other languages: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H_QL0qkyVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4My7EDl2qY …
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Sonke joins national and international partner organisations in launching the Increasing Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault Programme. The programme brings together local and international partners all aimed at addressing the current pandemic of sexual and gender based violence affecting …
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In March 2013, Sonke Gender Justice (Sonke) presented a report at the 57th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (the CSW) on progress made by the South African government against national and global commitments it …
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The organisations making these submissions welcome the opportunity to provide submissions to the Portfolio Committee on Women, Children and People with Disabilities (‘the Portfolio Committee’) on the Commission for Gender Equality Amendment Bill: B36-2012 (‘the Bill’). This submission is submitted …
Sonke has joined the call for action at the 57th CSW by the International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict, of which Sonke is a member. Sonke and the campaign call for progressive agreed conclusions and express “alarm that …
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An article in Vukani reports on Sonke’s work in collaboration with police and community leaders from Gugulethu, Nyanga, Kanana, Barcelona, KTC and New Crossroads to curb crime against women and young children in those areas. Read the article
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