MenEngage Africa Symposium

Strengthening Capacity of Civil Society and Government to Work with Men and Boys on Gender-Based Violence and HIV.

In partnership with Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), The Commonwealth Foundation, UNICEF ESARO Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa and the Ford Foundation

 

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5 - 9 October, 2009
Turbine Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa

With over 240 delegates representing 25 African countries attending the Symposium, the MenEngage Africa Symposium was a huge success. Delegates attended a range of panel discussions, participated in skills building sessions and developed detailed workplans for their regions and countries.

Gary Barker (ICRW) and Dean Peacock (Sonke) present at the MenEngage Africa Symposium in Johannesburg.

 



 

Highlights

Sonke has reviewed the South African government's progress towards meeting its international commitments regarding gender equality, especially with regard to involving men and boys, and has published two reports at the 2010 CSW in New York.

>> read the brief beijing plus 15 report
>> read the longer government progress report
 

The ruling in the Malema Equality Court case will be handed down on15 March 2010
>> read more about the case
 

The final report from the MenEngage Africa Symposium is now available for download.
>> download the report
 

The Sonke case Equality Court against Julius Malema closed on 24 November 2009, with the Magistrate reserving judgement on the matter.
>> find out more about the case
>> read Sonke's case study on the Equality Courts