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In order for Sonke’s work to have an increasing and ongoing effect, there needs to be a supportive national and global environment in which the importance of involving men and boys in gender equality work is recognised. To this end, …
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Recent statements by politicians Julius Malema and Tokyo Sexwale undermine gender transformation in South Africa. Sonke has lodged complaints against these two high-profile individuals in the Equality Court. Julius Malema In early January, ANC Youth League president, Julius Malema, suggested …
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Download the pdf version Rio de Janeiro March 29 – April 3, 2009 PART ONE: PREAMBLE We come from eighty countries. We are men and women, young and old, working side by side with respect and shared goals. We are active …
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This was the question that researchers set out to answer in early 2009. The research team contacted a random sample of men and women who had participated in One Man Can training in Limpopo, KZN and Eastern Cape. In total, …
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How do children perceive men? Especially in relation to HIV, violence and support for school going. >> Read “the role of men in our lives” report
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The SABC interviews Sonke’s Government & Media Relations Manager, Mbuyiselo Botha, on the Equality Court against Julius Malema. Malema was found guilty of hate speech and harassment regarding his comments about rape survivors.
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In January of 2009, Julius Malema, while addressing 150 students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, suggested that the woman who accused Jacob Zuma of rape had a “nice time”. Sonke took the matter to the Equality Court and …
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Sport has emerged recently as a way to tackle a range of development-related issues such as peace building, post-disaster relief and health promotion. Sonke co-hosted a meeting in Cape Town in July to look at the use of sport to …
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Many men are socialised to believe that being a man means that they should be aggressive, never back down from conflict, have multiple sexual partners, drink lots of alcohol and call the shots in their relationships with women. In addition, …
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The One in Nine Campaign invites you to join a march to protest violence against women and women human rights defenders. The march will take place on Sat 15 Nov at 13:00 starting at Speaker’s Corner, Heerengracht, Cape Town.
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Gender has long been recognized as being key to understanding and addressing HIV and AIDS. Gender roles and relations that structure and legitimate women’s subordination and simultaneously foster models of masculinity that justify and reproduce men’s dominance over women exacerbate …
This report identifies a number of focus areas in which notions of masculinity are key in South Africa, either because they are causally implicated in the twin epidemics of violence and HIV/AIDS, or because they contribute to gender inequality by …
Launched on International Human Rights Day on the 10th of December 1998, the South African Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has demonstrated its ability to win major gains for people living with AIDS. Whether by challenging government to deliver on its …
Social constructions of manhood have strong effects on men’s and women’s health. They affect women directly, for example, via male violence against them causing physical and psychological harm, and indirectly through men’s risky behaviour increasing their female partners’ vulnerability to …
Sports for development (S4D) initiatives have emerged in recent years, in an attempt to offer developing countries alternative strategies to tackle a variety of issues relating to development (individual, economic or social), peace building, post-disaster relief, gender equality, health promotion …
Date: 22 July 2008 Venue: Mphathesitha High School, Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Time: 10am-2pm The PhotoVoice Project is a multi-phased school-based project in which 20 learners from Mphathesitha High School participated in workshops to learn to tell their personal stories using photography. …
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La campagne au nom de One Man Can (Un Homme Peut) promeut l’idée qui dit que chacun de nous a un rôle à jouer, que chacun d’entre nous peut créer un monde meilleur, plus équitable et plus juste. En même …
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