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The “Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Strategies for Universal Health Coverage in Africa” project, funded by the Norwegian government, aims to empower women, girls, adolescents, and persons with disabilities in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Uganda to advocate for and access universal …
Women make up 50.2% of the Sub-Saharan African population. The average age of sexual debut for females in Africa, is below 18 years with reported statistics in some countries of 78% of females having had sexual debut before 18. Generally, …
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The MenEngage Africa Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Learning and Exchange Symposium concluded in Nairobi, Kenya, leaving a lasting impact on the continent’s efforts to promote SRHR for all. The three-day event brought together a diverse group of stakeholders, including …
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I had the privilege to attend the MenEngage Africa Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Learning and Exchange symposium in Nairobi, Kenya in August this year. I deem it a privilege, as it continues to be rare for grassroots activists to …
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The South African constitution states that everyone has the right to access healthcare services, including reproductive healthcare. This means one has the right to define their sexuality and the right to education, including the right to comprehensive sexuality education. Sonke …
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The MenEngage Africa Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Learning and Exchange symposium in Nairobi, Kenya proved to be a transformative experience for all who participated. Over the course of three days, attendees had an opportunity to engage with a diverse …
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Day 2 of the MenEngage Africa Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Learning and Exchange Symposium opened with a plenary panel session on Building Bridges Across Borders aimed at fostering cross-regional collaboration on SRHR. The importance of adopting intersectional frameworks was …
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In our work promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), it is evident that better coordination is essential. By coming together, gathering evidence, and exchanging experiences, we can strengthen our efforts, identify gaps, and co-create impactful strategies for programmatic, policy, …
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Sonke’s Sexual Reproductive Health Rights portfolio, mainstreams SRHR into all of the organisation’s work to ensure that women and men, girls and boys can access their rights to sexual and reproductive health education and services, including comprehensive sexuality education. The …
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The MenEngage Africa Sexual Rights Health and Rights(SRHR) Learning and Exchange Symposium which took place from the 21st to the 23rd of October in Johannesburg South Africa, was an important event that focused on the theme of “SRHR for All: …
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Sonke has noted allegations of one of its staff members who is alleged to have committed a sexual offence against a young woman in the Western Cape. Sonke Gender Justice views this matter in a serious light and has suspended …
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Sonke Gender Justice and Men Engage Africa participated at the Women Deliver 2023 conference which took place in Kigali, Rwanda in July. The conference gathered over six thousand, three hundred women’s rights advocates from around the world, to engage on …
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Sonke Gender Justice is outraged to learn that the South African National Defence Force soldiers on the MONUSCO peacekeeping mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo are involved in a scandal of alleged sexual abuse cases. The eight implicated soldiers …
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By Jude Thaddues Njikem, SRHR Specialist at Sonke Gender Justice
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13 July 2023 – Sonke Gender Justice applauds the European Court of Human Rights for ruling in favour of double Olympic champion Caster Semenya in a verdict, that she was discriminated against by the World Athletics rules, that forced her …
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Sonke Gender Justice is deeply saddened and outraged at the killings of six sex workers last weekend in central Johannesburg. The six decomposing bodies were discovered inside a panel beater’s shop by a security guard, after he noticed a strange …
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Sonke Gender Justice welcomes reports stating that the President of the United States, Joe Biden has repealed the “Global Gag Rule” (GGR), officially known as the Mexico City Policy. The Global Gag Rule, reintroduced by Donald Trump in 2017 prohibited …
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