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“Not any of the protective psychological barriers that I usually put up to help me believe ‘It won’t happen to me’ worked this time around.”
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In 2013, NORAD approved a grant in the amount of NOK 6.1 million, which was supported by a follow up grant of NOK 3 million in 2015, for the period April 1 to December 31, 2015, and subsequently extended to …
As South Africans reflect on and pay tribute to the achievement and power of women on Women’s Day 2017, Sonke Gender Justice considers what it would take to create a gender equitable world free of gender-based violence. On this day, …
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In the aftermath of the violent incident at Spur this year, we are once more confronted by an incident of racism and violence.
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It is an affront to South Africa that one of the very individuals elected to be a leader in this democracy could perpetuate such violence, and in particular, against women.
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Nosipho Mandleleni, 24, was found dead at the house that she and her boyfriend, ANC Youth League leader for Yeoville, Patrick Wisani, were staying in. Nosipho was beaten to death with a sjambok and bled to death on the bedroom …
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Executive Summary and Recommendations Sonke Gender Justice (‘Sonke’) is currently involved in a broad range of advocacy work aimed at creating the necessary change for men, women, young people and children to enjoy. Advocacy around each of its projects often …
Community dialogue addressing the rising levels of GBV in Diepsloot.
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In this edition of AfricaGender Indaba… We pay tribute to the world’s refugees. We discover how, in Zimbabwe, poverty and unemployment is driving young men who can’t afford dowry price or lobola to offer themselves up as slaves to families …
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SAfAIDS and Sonke are looking for abstracts on cutting edge and innovative models and interventions in engaging political, religious and traditional leaders; men and boys within the gender norms transformation continuum. In line with the above theme, the abstracts should …
SAfAIDS in partnership with Sonke Gender Justice is hosting a Regional Linking and Learning Symposium on Working with Leadership, Men and Boys for Gender Norms Transformation. The purpose of this platform is to promote learning and sharing of evidence informed …
Now more than ever we need clear and unequivocal action to advance women’s rights and to end violence against women and all forms of discrimination.
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In this edition of AfricaGender Indaba, an investigation has uncovered an underground trade in Kenyan women by the al-Shabaab militant group for sex and domestic slavery in Somalia. We hear renewed calls for the government of South Africa to fund …
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The resolution drafted by Mexico and Colombia on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and Girls was co-sponsored by forty three countries including Botswana and Rwanda in the Africa Group. It urges States to challenge patriarchal attitudes and eliminate gender …
Drafted by Canada and co-sponsored by sixty countries including Ghana, Rwanda and Botswana, the Resolution on Accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women is the first resolution ever in the Human Rights Council to call on States to implement strategies …
The resolution drafted by El Salvador and Sierra Leone on early and child marriages in humanitarian settings represents an important step in putting the issue of child marriage in humanitarian contexts on the agenda of governments, UN agencies, humanitarian actors …
In this week’s programme, civil society organisations in Tanzania are challenging a policy that allows the permanent expulsion of pregnant school girls, thus denying them the opportunity to ever access education. We pay tribute to the late Executive Director of …
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Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among the 35% of women globally who experience it. Prevalence of VAWG is alarmingly high in Southern Africa. Large studies among South African men found that …
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