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Sonke and the CGE Monitor are finalising a report on the CGE’s performance in the first 100 days of the new commissioners in office. The CGE is an independent institution set up by the state to strengthen constitutional supremacy and …
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Sonke Gender Justice, the MenEngage Africa Network and the Women’s Health Research Unit of the University of Cape Town facilitated a groundbreaking ten day training course on Masculinities, Leadership and Gender Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa from 20-30 August 2012. The …
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The UK’s Guardian newspaper, among the most widely read and influential newspapers worldwide, yesterday published a long article covering the Sonke-ProMundo IMAGES research in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The article comments on the disturbing results of the research: that …
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Brothers for Life (B4L) is a multi-faceted campaign targeting men over the age of 30 years and younger men to impact on specific areas of knowledge and practices in HIV prevention. With the largest community mobilisation component of any initiative …
In June 2012, Sonke Gender Justice, Promundo-US and the Institute for Mental Health of Goma implemented the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) in Goma, North Kivu, DRC. A total of 708 men and 754 women between the ages …
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It was Tuesday evening around 6pm; I left Braamfontein heading for the Bree Taxi rank to catch a taxi home. There are two routes to my home – Wilgeheuwel in Roodepoort, either via Clearwater Mall or Honeydew. If my husband …
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In September 2012, Sonke established a small office in Geneva which will focus on global advocacy, fundraising and training of key international partners, including especially UN agencies and international NGOs. We have every expectation that this will increase Sonke’s profile …
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Sonke Gender Justice, Men for Gender Equality Sweden and Wikigender.org invite you to participate in Wikigender’s online discussion forum around the issue of Engaging Men and Boys to Transform Discriminatory Social Norms. The discussion thread is open and receiving comments, …
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Last week, (October 1-3) Sonke and UNFPA co-hosted a three-day long meeting bringing together over 70 MenEngage Africa partners and delegates from UNFPA country offices. The workshop trained UNFPA officers on gender transformative programming, equipping them with information and skills …
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Sonke is grateful to be an official beneficiary of the annual Sisters with Blisters charity event, aimed at raising much-needed awareness about women and child abuse in South Africa. If you’d like to participate in this year’s Sisters with Blisters walk, …
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Across much of the world, rigid gender norms, and harmful perceptions of what it means to be a man or a woman, encourage men to engage in high risk behaviors, condone violence against women, grant men the power to initiate …
Zimbabwe, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, the Gambia, South Africa, Rwanda… these are the home countries of the ten participants from the MenEngage Africa network who took part in the recent Digital Stories workshop in August 2012. Young Africans …
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Rap and hip-hop music is frequently criticized for its misogynist treatment of women. Many popular songs in this music genre reveal aggressive and sometimes violent attitudes towards women, with women being depicted solely as sexual objects, commonly called derogatory names …
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I must begin by thanking you for the recognition you bestowed on the many gender equality and women’s rights organisations in the country, in your speech on National Women’s Day. You said, “[Government] are therefore pleased to work with projects …
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Sonke Gender Justice and the University of Cape Town hosted the first MenEngage Africa Training Initiative, which took place in August 2012. What is the MenEngage Africa Training Initiative? The MenEngage Africa Training Initiative (MATI) is a 10-day residential course …
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During his National Women’s Day address at the Union Buildings in Tshwane, President Jacob Zuma acknowledged the important work of civil society organisations engaging men and boys to end gender-based violence, specifically mentioning both Brothers for Life and Sonke! He …
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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Sonke Gender Justice Network’s study on involving men and boys in preventing and responding to gender-based violence (GBV) in conflict, post-conflict and humanitarian settings aimed to document good practice in strengthening programming in …
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