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GBV Commission & Special Fund
Sonke has called for GBV Commission of Inquiry and Urgent Special Fund to Address Rape and Domestic Violence.
» 11 Reasons Why South Africa Needs a Fully Funded National Campaign to End Gender-Based Violence
Highlights
On 30 April, 2013 Sonke, represented by its Deputy Director Mr Desmond Lesejane, and the government of Finland, represented by the Ambassador of Finland to South Africa, Mr. Petri Salo, signed a cooperation agreement that will see our organization implementing a two-year advocacy project entitled: "Holding Key Government Departments and the Commission for Gender Equality Accountable to their Constitutional Mandates to Prevent Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and to Promote Gender Equality".
The project aims to:
- Hold key government departments and independent oversight bodies accountable to their mandate of promoting gender equality and safeguarding human rights;
- Advocate for a South African Judiciary staffed with judges who consistently uphold the principles of gender equality as enshrined in the Constitution;
- Strengthen the capacity of mainstream and community media to engage and collaborate with civil society in advocacy efforts to hold key government departments and oversight bodies accountable in the delivery on their gender and human rights mandates; and
- Strengthen the capacity of civil society and communities to mobilise to end gender-based violence in the South Africa.
Sonke looks forward to joining forces with our civil society partners, and with the Finnish Embassy, to advance the cause of gender transformation and gender equality in the country!
The UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women has released its Global Annual Report for 2012. Page 11 highlights Sonke's work in an interview with David Tamba of the Men's Association for Gender Equality, Sierra Leone. The report gives valuable insight on the work of UNTF grantees worldwide and provides ideas on innovative interventions being implemented.
» Download the UNTF Global Annual Report 2012 (PDF, 3.4 Mb)
The South African National AIDS Council has published its inaugural newsletter. With this document SANAC aims to share up-to-date news and information on the latest developments at SANAC with regard to its mandate of supporting the implementation and roll-out of the National Strategic Plan.
» Download SANAC News, April 2013
Case Studies
Project Updates
Sonke Gender Justice Network, the MenEngage Africa Network and the Women’s Health Research Unit at the University of Cape Town are proud to host the second MenEngage Africa Training Initiative course: ‘Masculinities, Leadership and Gender Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa’, to be held from 16-26 September 2013 at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
The SANAC men’s sector is preparing a programme to mobilise a million men in South Africa to be actively involved in programmes aimed at stopping the spread of gender based violence, following the men’s dialogue in which 200 men participated, convened by Deputy President Motlanthe to address the spread of gender based violence in South Africa. The dialogue was attended by a cross section of men including the Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister in the Presidency, Collins Chabane and Deputy Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities.
» Declaration by the Men of South Africa on the elimination of violence against women and children
New Resources
Men as Partners Activists test male-friendliness of VCT clinics in South Africa, 2005- Men as Partners and the South African National Defence Force
- Sport Laughs in the Face of Discrimination
- Traditional leaders wield the power, and they are almost all men
- Branching Out: Sonke's First One Man Can Branch
