Communications & Media Advocacy
Sonke uses the media to advance our work to develop positive gender norms and create an environment that supports equitable, non-violent and healthy relationships.
Community Radio Stations
Sonke’s work in training radio personnel, creating guidelines and harnessing the medium’s broadcasting power to raise awareness of gender issues.
PhotoVoice
PhotoVoice is a school-based project that trains learners to use photography and writing to chronicle their daily lives, provides a look at the community through its children’s eyes.
Domestic Violence and Dangerous Weapons
Sonke and Gun Free SA team up for a campaign to remove guns from homes for women and children’s safety.
Telling Digital Stories
Supplying the most disenfranchised members of society with the tools and training to tell their stories from their own perspective.
Digital Storytelling Project: Using Narrative and Participatory Media to Explore GBV in SA
A case study document on the use of digital storytelling to explore the links between gender, violence, and HIV and AIDS in South Africa.
Thuthuzeleka Radio Drama Series About Surviving Sexual Assault
13-part radio drama series designed to support survivors of sexual assault, provide useful information, and challenge negative attitudes and misconceptions.
Operations and Organisational Development
Sonke’s Operations and Organisational Development team focuses on the financial, sub-granting and human-resources capacity of the organisation, areas of risk and compliance, grant management, audits as well as its day-to-day running and wellbeing.
Regional Programmes & Networks
The Unit works across Africa, through Sonke’s regional partners in the MenEngage Africa countries and beyond, to share the lessons Sonke has learnt from its work in South Africa. In 2017 the unit formerly known as the International Programmes and Networking Unit (IPN) changed its name to Regional Programmes & Networks Unit (RPN) to reflect […]
Conflict and Post-conflict Research
International work to minimise the violence and abuse suffered by women and children in conflict-stricken countries.
Changing the River’s Flow
A Gender Transformative Programme for Young People
Conflict and post-conflict specific campaigns
Sonke’s One Man Can (OMC) Campaign Supports Peacebuilding and Gender Equality in Sudan In 2010, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sudan learned about the OMC Campaign in South Africa. Drawing on Sonke’s extensive experience of implementing OMC, UNDP together with the Government of Sudan decided to adapt it to the Sudanese context. It […]
Policies in conflict and post-conflict settings
Scorecard on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Policies in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings in Africa This scorecard from 2014 provides an assessment of whether national policies in conflict and post-conflict settings in the African region attempt to engage men and boys in the prevention and elimination of GBV. It analyses policies from nine African conflict or post-conflict […]
Strengthening Gender Equality in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings
Sonke Gender Justice is increasing its focus on harmful gender norms that drives gender-based violence (GBV) and the spread of HIV in conflict and post-conflict settings. We do this by working with our partners to engage men and boys for gender equality. Engaging men in GBV prevention and response in conflict and post-conflict settings Globally, […]
Corporal Punishment Ban
Sonke works to abolish corporal punishment of children in all contexts, believing that it only perpetuates cycles of violence.
MenCare
Initiative jointly conducted by Sonke and Promundo that promotes a nurturing, non-violent model of fatherhood and equality in parenting responsibilities.
State of the World Father’s Report
MenCare’s groundbreaking SOWF Report looks at key indicators and statistics of fatherhood around the globe.
Generation G
The Generation G(ender) partnership strives towards the creation of gender-just and violence-free societies with and for young men and women in their full diversity. We believe investing in youth is central in achieving sustainable, inclusive, and stable societies. This partnership engages an innovative gender-transformative strategy that equips youth leaders and civil society organisations (CSOs) to […]
Linking policy and implementation for gender equality in Malawi, Namibia and Zimbabwe
The Linking Policy and Implementation for Gender Equality in Malawi, Namibia, and Zimbabwe is a three-year programme that began in October 2021 and will conclude in September 2024. This three-year project will ultimately contribute to an increase in gender equality and a reduction in GBV in Southern Africa. When social and gender norms are disrupted […]
MenEngage Africa Training Initiative (MATI)
MenEngage’s training programme designed to diminish gaps in the long-term involvement of men and boys in policy initiatives.
MATI 2013
The MenEngage Africa network, Sonke Gender Justice and the Women’s Health Research Unit of the University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted the second MenEngage Africa Training Initiative course, “Masculinities, Leadership and Gender Justice in sub-Saharan Africa”, at UCT from 16-26 September 2013. About the Course “Masculinities, Leadership and Gender Justice in sub-Saharan Africa” is a […]
MATI 2012
The Inaugural Course The first MenEngage Africa Training Initiative course, “Masculinities, Leadership and Gender Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa”, took place at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, from the 20th to the 30th of August 2012. It brought together 23 participants – 14 males and nine females) from 14 African countries. The participants came from […]
MenCare+
Sonke and Promundo’s intensive multinational programme offering counselling, education and policy advocacy to improve the quality of paternal care.
Stories of Change
Meet the men disrupting the manhood narrative – stories from men who have participated in Sonke’s MenCare+ programme.
