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Mpho tested positive for HIV in 2002 and he started taking antiretroviral treatment in 2005 when his infection intensified. Taking antiretrovirals has improved his health significantly. Today, Mpho encourages people in his community to test for HIV. He says the …
WatchThese are Public Service Announcements (PSAs) to promote the Tsima project. Tsima is a three-year community mobilisation intervention and research trial that Sonke is implementing in eight villages of the Bushbuckridge area in the Mpumalanga province. As the implementing agent, …
WatchInvitation from University College London, UCT and Sonke to participate in ART/HIV services webinar discussion.
Read MoreThis week, Sonke joins other civil society organisations, health organisations, activists, academic researchers, development agencies and government representatives in Durban for the 7th South African AIDS Conference. Sonke has participated in the planning of this year’s South African AIDS Conference, …
Read MoreProtection brings alive tensions, contradictions and realities surrounding condom use for men in these times of HIV. The film offers vivid glimpses into attitudes and emotions of men of different backgrounds and ages in South Africa, Kenya and Sierra Leon, …
WatchProtection brings alive tensions, contradictions and realities surrounding condom use for men in these times of HIV. This film offers vivid glimpses into attitudes and emotions of men of different backgrounds and ages in Kenya, in rural and urban contexts, …
WatchAs partners in the Brothers for Life campaign, Sonke has joined numerous organisations in South Africa in promoting Medical Male Circumcision. Watch out for Sonke staff member Justice Khumalo in this latest Brothers for Life ad.
WatchThis scorecard provides an assessment of whether national policies from twelve African countries attempt to engage men and boys in the promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The countries are: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), …
A historic lawsuit presents the best opportunity to date to end the impunity with which mining companies exploit workers.
Read MoreNew MMC Campaign calls on South African men and boys to “ZING”.
WatchThis Call for Action outlines MenEngage Africa’s priority goals within the Post-2015 Development Agenda and includes suggestions on how engaging men contributes to each of the proposed new 12 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The engagement of men as allies in …
Sonke Gender Justice is concerned that global health system failures to adequately engage men in testing and treatment services, and the absence of global and national policies to address this, threaten to undermine HIV prevention efforts and prevent us from …
Read MoreSonke’s Policy and Development Advocacy Specialist discusses the dangers of inconsistently treating HIV positive inmates.
Read MoreImportant points regarding how the introduction of female condoms needs to be met with widespread attitude changes from men.
Read MoreTestimony to the female condom as a tool of both female empowerment and sexual stimulation.
Read MoreThe following report documents the feedback generated from 28 interviewed stakeholders including funders, researchers, policy specialists, directors, program officers, communication leads, technical advisors, evaluators, and consultants from a variety of regions to inform developments of and recommendations to the MenEngage …
In his most recent blog post, Teaching Men and Boys to Understand How Some Performances of Masculinity Compromise Lives, Sonke’s Board Chair Professor Kopano Ratele argues that “as a society we find it difficult to hold the seemingly incompatible ideas that …
Read MoreConservative estimates suggest that 26.7% of inmates in South African prisons are HIV positive, well above the national average of 10%. Rape in prison is a common experience – half of all inmates surveyed by the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services …
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