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Founded in 2006, Sonke is a South African-based non-profit organisation working throughout Africa. The organisation asserts that women and men, girls, and boys in all their diversities can work together to resist patriarchy, advocate for gender justice, and achieve gender …
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Sonke is committed to feminist principles, using a rights-based and gender-transformative approach to achieve human rights and gender justice. The organisation has established with a firm conviction that men and boys have a critical contribution to make in ending violence, …
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Sonke’s Social and Structural Drivers Portfolio addresses the social and structural drivers of inequality and ill-health such as the faith and traditional leaders, to better address the deep linkages between gender inequalities and violence, poverty and economic inequalities, racism, xenophobia, …
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The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) concluded its proceedings at the United Nations headquarters in New York on the 22nd of March 2024, after a two week-long session of intense discussions and deliberations. The event brought together representatives …
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On March 14, 2024, Sonke Gender Justice, MenEngage Africa, the Government of Norway, and Reach Out NGO Cameroon collaboratively hosted a side event at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 68 under the theme, “Accelerating Gender Equality …
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The Generation Gender (GenG) programme has been conducting extensive research around the theme of TFGBV, which has resulted in a report titled Decoding Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence, a reality check from seven countries. This study, which will soon be made …
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Sonke Gender Justice hosted a series of events to commemorate Women’s month in August 2023, one of which was to explore the gendered impact of climate change and its effects on gender-based violence. Women’s month is an opportunity to gauge …
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Sonke is currently implementing the Transform Digital Spaces to Reflect Feminist Democratic Principles -Transform project, which is a partnership between the organisation, IREX and Makaia. The three-year global pilot initiative, is implemented in Georgia, Guatemala, and Kenya and aims to support practical approaches …
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Bafana Khumalo, Co-Executive Director, Sonke Gender Justice weighs in how the South African law enforcement has dealt with the Thabo Bester matter, A South African convicted rapist and murderer who escaped from the Mangaung Correctional Centre after faking his death …
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As part of the 16 days of Activism campaign, Sonke Gender Justice focused one of its campaigns on the gendered impact of Climate Change and its effects on gender-based violence. Women are more vulnerable to the impact of climate change …
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To scale up debate on activism to end Everyday sexism, Sonke Gender justice’s Community Education Unit and LUX SA hosted a 2 part dialogue series on “Community-centric approaches to ending Everyday sexism.” The panel debate aims to deliberate the root causes …
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To scale up debate on activism to end Everyday sexism, Sonke Gender justice’s Community Education Unit and LUX SA hosted a 2 part dialogue series on “Community-centric approaches to ending Everyday sexism.” The panel debate aims to deliberate the root causes …
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Sonke Gender Justice, LUX SA and the International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW) have collaborated on this project to partner, advocate and campaign against everyday sexism that women and gender-conforming persons experience from the society. Everyday Sexism is defined …
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Sonke Gender Justice and MenEngage Africa, held an award ceremony to honour the journalists who have been tirelessly working towards promoting gender equality in their respective areas. The virtual event, held on the 12th of December 2023, was in memory of the …
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Sonke in partnership with Global Affairs Canada is currently implementing the Inkanyezi project in the Amathole East District of the Eastern Cape, as well as the Ehlanzeni District of Mpumalanga Provinces. The program seeks to strengthen the ability of women …
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Sonke Gender Justice’s Community Education and Mobilisation unit hosted an HIV, Human Rights and GBVF workshop from the 11th to the 15th of March in Cape Town. The weeklong meeting brought together participants from various sectors including government, media, traditional …
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Sonke Gender Justice, Unilever LUX SA and the International Centre for Research on Women collaborated on a campaign to advocate against sexism that women and gender non-conforming persons experience daily. Everyday Sexism is best described as a gender-based prejudice and …
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To mark International Women’s Day, Sustainable Independent Media Activity hosted a commemorative event in Juba, South Sudan, under the theme “Invest in Women and Accelerate Progress: Utilizing media-tech to amplify inclusion of women and to foster cross-border synergies”. The event …
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Sonke is a South African-based non-profit organisation working throughout Africa. We believe women and men, girls and boys can work together to resist patriarchy, advocate for gender justice and achieve gender transformation.
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