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In 1988, a teacher, Kevin Jennings, at a private school in Massachusetts, started a group to support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) students and to connect supporters of inclusivity and broad sexual rights, whether straight, gay or other. …
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Last year, One Man Can National Manager, Patrick Godana, represented Sonke in Botswana at a workshop organised by the Africa Region of the World Council of Churches. Report on Botswana Trip: A Transformative Masculinity Workshop On the 10th of October 2011, I …
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Mbuyiselo Botha and Wessel van den Berg were interviewed on ‘Here on Earth’ radio, hosted by Wisconsin Public Radio, a branch of the National Public Radio (NPR) network. Mbuyiselo and Wessel speak about the different experiences that informed their work, …
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Introduction I would like to start by thanking the Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation for the invitation to speak at this seminar on men, masculinities, and violence in conflict and post-conflict settings. It is a tremendous honour to …
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The MenEngage Africa Network, and its member Men for Gender Equality Now Malawi (MEGEN), calls for an immediate crackdown on suspects who recently stripped naked and beat up women in the Malawi cities of Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Blantyre. These acts were …
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This week Parliament holds public interviews to fill the long vacant seats of commissioners in the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE). The CGE has been in disarray for years and has failed to deliver on its mandate to promote gender …
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Sonke Gender Justice (Sonke), is excited to announce two major international affirmations for the organisations work to end men’s violence against women and also rated by 80 leaders in the field as one of the top performing organisations working globally …
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To coincide with the annual 16 Days of Activism Campaign, UNDP and UNFPA in partnership with the Department of Arts and Culture, Ministry of women, Children and persons with disabilities, The Films and Publications Board (FPB), Nayanaya Pictures and several …
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Our first Men’s Sector newsletter reported on two progressive Men’s Sector districts in South Africa – Sekhukhune, in Limpopo province, and OR Tambo District in the Eastern Cape. Recently OR Tambo district hosted Eastern Cape Men’s Prayer Event which was …
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Silence in the audience… People are slowly entering the room, one after the other, choosing their seats carefully. Some of them look bored; some a little excited. All of them remain silent. The room is big! It promises something great: indicates …
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In mid-November, Sonke helped organise a high level review meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, together with UNDP, UNFPA, UNAIDS, the WHO and The Athena Network. Salamander Trust, one of the partners involved, has put together a great resource page with all …
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In the last year, Sonke has continued to grow, and its efforts to combat sexism and gender-based violence have deepened. There has been no clearer sign of the organisation’s commitment to a non-sexist South Africa, than its ground-breaking case against …
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In a recent speech DFID’s parliamentary representative, Stephen O’Brien supports the need to work with men and boys to promote gender equality and applauds the work of One Man Can. Stephen O’Brien’s speech at the launch of Plan UK’s State …
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This Women’s Month, August 2011, Sonke collaborated with various partners nationwide to celebrate the women in our lives and communities. Thami Nkosi, a One Man Can trainer on our community radio project, was invited to speak at a Women’s Day …
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For the next three years, Dumisani Rebombo, Sonke’s One Man Can Manager, will run a new One Man Can (OMC) project in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. Bushbuckridge Local Municipality (LM), in the central lowveld, plays host to Wits Rural Facility …
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The National Planning Commission Diagnostic document (‘the diagnostic’), is an important step in planning for the continued development and success of South Africa as a nation. It highlights key fissures in South African society, as well as impediments to the well-being of the …
This issue brief is part of a series published by the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA), designed to provide information on women’s rights and gender equality issues in the context of HIV. This brief describes the links between …
In commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism for 2010, Sonke, in partnership with the Heinrich Boll Institute (HBS), implemented a project that focused on the policing of gender-based violence against women and children with a particular focus on migrant …
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