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The Mail & Guardian has published an article on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in which they quote Sonke’s Advocacy and Accountability Programmes Director, Vuyiseka Dubula: “…[S]exual rights of women are compromised in relationships where women do not have power to negotiate …
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Sonke’s Marlise Richter warns against the stigmatising language government is using and its targeting of South Africa’s most marginalised groups.
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In April 2015, MenEngage Africa, which is coordinated by Sonke Gender Justice, participated in a regional East African consultative meeting held in Entebbe, Uganda, to create awareness of, and impart strategies on how to involve men and boys in efforts …
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This is the second part of the interview conducted with MenEngage Africa’s Mabel Sengendo and Mzwakhe Khumalo on SANYU FM in Uganda, following the East African regional consultative meeting on creating awareness on the harmful effects of child marriages and …
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Nompumelelo’s story illustrates how the lack of knowledge about living with HIV and limited access to ARV treatment in rural areas causes unnecessary pain and loss. She has seen how a failure to disclose HIV status in relationships can lead …
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The World Health Organization promotes a four-component strategy for preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV: prevent new infections in women; prevent unintended pregnancies among women living with HIV infection; prevent transmission of HIV from mothers to their children during pregnancy …
This is a PSA for the Mmoho campaign, a nationwide advocacy campaign seeking to reduce the occurrence of unplanned teenage pregnancies in South Africa. Mmoho is a Sesotho word that means together. Mmoho works to change the conversation about teenage …
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The “Thuthuzeleka” radio drama is a part of Sonke Gender Justice’s multi-component community radio project. The 13-part serial radio drama is designed to support survivors of sexual assault by raising awareness and dialogue. It aims to challenge negative attitudes and …
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This is the theme song to our as yet to launched community radio thriller/crime series on rape and support interventions for survivors of rape, Thuthuzeleka, which is coming to a community radio station in your neighbourhood soon.
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This is a trailer for the forthcoming Thuthuzeleka crime/thriller radio drama series, which aims to encourage and promote support for sexual assault survivors as well as access to Thuthuzela Care Centres (TCCs) and other counselling services. The series is led …
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Coming soon to your local community radio station is “Thuthuzeleka”, a crime/thriller series commissioned by Sonke Gender Justice. Recognising the role of radio as a unique and powerful medium to reach and influence communities, Sonke has contracted CMFD (Community Media …
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Zuma’s simplistic and problematic comments regarding teenage pregnancies rile Civil Society Organisations.
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This 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), …
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 …
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Sonke’s Policy and Development Advocacy Specialist discusses the dangers of inconsistently treating HIV positive inmates.
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Sonke’s Nokhwezi Hoboyi is on Kasi FM now discussing Mmoho – Planning Teens Bright Futures campaign on preventing unintended teenage pregnancies. You can listen online: http://streema.com/radios/Kasi_FM
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Sunday 5 October at Tshing location, Ext 2 Community Hall, from 12pm-5pm. Disebo Gift Owen Makau, a 24 year-old lesbian was found half naked and strangled on 18 September, 2014 in Ventersdorp. She had a wire around her neck with …
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