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The MenEngage Africa Policy report Series is a set of policy advocacy tools to assist MenEngage partners in highlighting the need for male engagement to be prioritised at a policy level. The policy reports assess the extent to which national …
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National Men’s Sector Recently the secretariat audited the men’s sector at all levels in trying to understand our influence in terms of advocacy and social mobilization. The men’s sector is growing by leaps and bounds in the provinces. The visibility …
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Sonke’s International Programmes and Network Unit, on behalf of MenEngage Africa, have launched a set of national policy reports across the Africa region examining policies, laws and plans in the areas of HIV and AIDS, gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive …
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The purpose of the consultative meeting sought to review and strengthen a regional agenda in order to scale up MenEngage work in the region; impact and sustainability of work with men in enhancing gender equality, focusing particularly on strengthening partnerships, …
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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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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It is not often that we convene a gathering with such a degree of uncertainty about how it will received as we experienced yesterday (31 Jan 2012) when we organised a dialogue on LGBTI rights at the request of the …
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The Lesbian and Gay Equality Project, the Durban Gay and Lesbian Community Centre and the Sonke Gender Justice welcome the steps taken by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to investigate statements allegedly made by King Goodwill Zwelithini at …
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Sonke Gender Justice has been asked by the Swedish Embassy to convene a gathering of civil society organisations and actors involved in LGBTI issues in South Africa. This request forms part of the Embassy’s government to government deliberations on Human …
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The local government elections have come and gone. Many promises, pledges and commitments were made. However, very few political parties made clear how they plan to address two major problems in South Africa: gender-based violence (GBV) and HIV and AIDS. …
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Sonke Gender Justice Network condemns the murder of Noxolo Nogwaza who was raped and brutally murdered in the early hours of Sunday morning over the Easter weekend in Kwa-Thema township, outside of Johannesburg. We offer our condolences to Noxolo’s family and to …
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Following the brutal killing in January of David Kato, a fearless advocate for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersexed people’s (LGBTI) rights in Uganda, the MenEngage Africa network circulated a statement across the region which was endorsed by the MenEngage …
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MenEngage Press Statement Condemning the Murder of David Kato – 9 Feb 2011
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The Joint Working Group (JWG), a network Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) organisations and many other organisations and individuals across South Africa have been following with great concern the discussions around the walk out of Minister Lulu Xingwana from the …
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