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This toolkit was developed through the We Will Speak Out South Africa (WWSOSA) partnership. The information compiled in the pamphlets was informed by a series of workshops and trainings for faith communities in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal through Amplify Change funding. …
The Church resource Manual on SGBV was re-printed from the We Will Speak Out South Africa (WWSOSA) website. The manual has different Bible studies, chosen by individuals who have worked on contextual Bible Studies and are aware of the issues …
Welcome to the ‘Faith Communities and LGBT’ Toolkit. The issue of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, and Asexual (LGBT) in Faith Organisations, is a global challenge that most of the world’s Faith Organisations are grappling with. Until recently major …
This pamphlet is designed to help faith leaders to provide pastoral care to the LGBT Community by raising awareness on stressful and difficult issues that the LGBT community within their families and faith communities.
This pamphlet interrogates several scriptures that are often used in either promoting or disapproving of homosexuality. It also reflects on what the church can do to create conversations on areas around LGBT.
This pamphlet reflects on the role that the church can play in ensuring safe spaces for the LGBT community, their families and friends as well as answering questions that often surround homosexuality seen as a sin.
Contribute to a long-term project mentoring 600 young men and boys to be non-violent, positive community members.
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In October 2017 Sonke Gender Justice and Men Engage Africa hosted the Five Days of Gender Based Violence Prevention Meeting in South Africa. The purpose of the meeting was to share ideas, exchange promising practices, collect evidence that can strengthen …
Tanzania’s efforts to abandon female genital mutilation and the practice of child marriage.
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“Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.”
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Youth activist, Josephine Mukwendi, shares her experiences of forced and early marriage and its impact on young women and girls.
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This inspiring film tells the story of Amanya Faith Betega, who leads the Prevention+ program in the rural district of Bushenyi, Uganda. Faith works with young people and local leaders, especially religious leaders, to promote gender equality and violence prevention.
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This book has different Bible studies, chosen by individuals who have worked on contextual Bible studies and are aware of the issues of sexual violence and gender justice that churches are grappling with in 21st Century South Africa. A self-discovery …
According to the Girls Not Brides global campaign, Tanzania has one of the highest child marriage rates in the world, with 7% of girls being married before the age 15. In the Mara region, northern Tanzania, there is a 32% …
In recent years, the important role that Traditional Leaders and their Councils can play in promoting gender equality and addressing violence, HIV and AIDS, and other health issues has been broadly recognized in South Africa. At the local level, Traditional …
Helping attendees at the 10th Annual Conference on Women’s Rights understand the role of men and boys in eliminating FGM.
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Conference co-organised by Pan African Parliament, MenEngage Africa, Sonke and the UNFPA aims to accelerate the fight against FGM across Africa.
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A young girl is forced to undergo FGM before she’s married to an older man, another succumbs to peer pressure and bleeds for days after the brutal ritual.
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