Sonke Newsletter – April 2024
Welcome to Sonke’s first edition of the 2024 quarterly newsletter. We are thrilled to share with you our latest organisational developments. In this edition, you will read about Sonke’s active participation at the Commission on Status of Women 68 forum, the impact of our women leadership Inkanyezi project in the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga Provinces, […]
Sonke Newsletter – November 2023
Welcome to Sonke’s 2023 second edition of the quarterly newsletter. We are excited to share with you our latest organisational developments over the past few months. In this edition, you will read about the linkages between climate change and gender-based violence, the strides South Africa is making in parental leave laws and a recap on […]
Sonke Newsletter – August 2023
Welcome to Sonke’s 2023 edition of the quarterly newsletter. We are excited to share with you our latest organisational developments over the past few months. In this newsletter, you will read about the link between alcohol and intimate partner violence, LGBTQI rights on the African continent and safeguarding sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. Sonke News […]
Sonke Newsletter – May 2022
COVID-19 has presented new challenges to all of us. In the recent past we have had to quickly adapt to new ways of doing our work. Despite the challenges we are so excited to share with you our latest newsletter. Sonke News & Views RACISM Masana Mulaudzi at Anti-Racism Live 2022 Masana Mulaudzi, our Programme […]
Sonke Newsletter – October 2021
COVID-19 has presented new challenges to all of us. In the recent past we have had to quickly adapt to new ways of doing our work. Despite the challenges we are so excited to share with you our latest newsletter. Sonke news & views GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE Bafana Khumalo & Rumbie Elizabeth Chidoori: Lack of GBV […]
Sonke Newsletter – July 2021
COVID 19 has presented new challenges to all of us. In the recent past we have had to learn very fast, new ways of doing our work in the context of the ‘new normal’. We have embraced these challenges and have developed new modes of operation that ensure that we are able to achieve our […]
Sonke Newsletter – June 2021
COVID 19 has presented new challenges to all of us. In the recent past we have had to learn very fast new ways of doing our work in the context of the ‘new normal’. We have embraced these challenges and have developed new modes of operation that ensures that we still achieve our goals without […]
MenEngage Africa Newsletter 2020/4
SEPTEMBER 2020 International Youth Day 2020 In many parts of the world, particularly in Africa, the majority of young people feel there is a lack of meaningful engagement with the youth to address the world’s challenges. This was the view shared by young people under the MenEngage Africa youth programme on International Youth Day, […]
MenEngage Africa Newsletter 2020/3
JULY 2020 “We are in this together” – Kuraish Mubiru to HIV+ youths during Covid-19 At the height of the Covid-19 lockdown in Uganda, Kuraish Mubiru, Executive Director of Uganda Young Positives, a member of MenEngage Uganda, took it upon himself to ensure that young people who take antiretroviral medication around the capital, Kampala, […]
MenEngage Africa Newsletter 2020/2
MAY 2020 Let us not be blind to the gendered impact of Covid-19 During the Covid-19 pandemic campaigns should not only address the need to tackle the virus, but they must also promote messages against gender-based violence. We must not be blind to the gendered impact of the coronavirus and we all have a […]
MenEngage Africa Newsletter 2020/1
FEBRUARY 2020 Our work is about deconstructing masculinity “In our quest to achieve gender equality, we must be guided by the principle that our mission as MenEngage Africa is to deconstruct masculinity. It’s not about creating a men’s and boys’ club,” said Bafana Khumalo, Strategic Advisor to the alliance at the opening of its […]
MenEngage Africa Newsletter 2019/1
APRIL 2019 How two young Kenyan men are fighting FGM Two young men in Kenya – Tony Mwebia and Elias Muindi, Project Officer for Kenya MenEngage – are ardent campaigners against female genital mutilation (FGM) and promoters of women’s and girls’ rights. Find out how the pair is helping the fight against practices that harm […]
Sonke Newsletter – April 2019
REFUGEE HEALTH AND RIGHTS We stand against xenophobia In the lead up to the general elections, South Africa is witnessing an increase in xenophobic violence and rhetoric. Join us as we take a stand against xenophobia by downloading the poster at the link below. Please print it, share it and spread the message of a […]
MenEngage Africa Newsletter 2018/4
NOVEMBER 2018 Men and boys must take action to end gender-based violence Children’s Dignity Forum (CDF), the Secretariat of MenEngage Tanzania, is putting the engagement of men and boys at the core of its interventions to promote gender equality, child protection and the empowerment of girls within communities in which it works. And the results […]
Sonke Newsletter – September 2018
REFUGEE HEALTH AND RIGHTS Refugee brings love and beauty to Delft The warmth of her smile welcomes her clients. With an animated greeting in isiXhosa, she ushers them into her tiny salon. Her elaborate African attire from her home country of Burundi, stands in contrast to the doekies of the women she calls her sisters. […]
MenEngage Africa Newsletter 2018/3
AUGUST 2018 2nd MenEngage Africa Symposium The 2nd MenEngage Africa Symposium took place in Maputo, Mozambique, from 23-27 April 2018. It brought together a network of gender justice activists, NGOs, government leaders, policy-makers and other actors working with men and boys on the African continent, to share best practices, learn and discuss issues such as […]
Sonke Newsletter – May 2018
META-REVIEW Impact Report: Looking back over ten years of Sonke Gender Justice In 2017, Sonke sought to review and offer an account of our contribution, over the last ten years, towards reaching gender equality, reducing gender-based violence, and addressing HIV and AIDS in South Africa and at regional and global levels. With this newly-published, independent […]
MenEngage Africa Newsletter 2018/2
May 2018 Beyond rhetoric to action: Gender equality needs solid laws and policies In March, the 62nd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women took place under the theme “Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls” at the United Nations headquarters in New […]
Sonke Newsletter – April 2018
SEXUAL HARASSMENT Civil society organisations call for an independent investigation into UNAIDS’ mishandling of sexual harassment allegations Sonke, TAC and Section27 are deeply concerned by the handling of sexual harassment allegations made by Martina Brostrom against former UNAIDS Assistant Secretary General Luiz Loures. We expect UNAIDS to handle such allegations, and its internal and external […]
Sonke Newsletter – March 2018
HUMAN RIGHTS The Journey of Faith This inspiring film tells the story of Amanya Faith Betega, who leads the Prevention+ program in the rural district of Bushenyi, Uganda. Faith works with young people and local leaders, especially religious leaders, to promote gender equality and violence prevention. For readers of this newsletter attending CSW2018 in New […]
MenEngage Africa Newsletter 2018/1
March 2018 Second MenEngage Africa Symposium Rede HOPEM and the Eduardo Mondlane University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (UEM-FLCS), will host the 2nd MenEngage Africa Symposium from 23 – 27 April 2018, in Maputo, Mozambique. Dubbed the Maputo Symposium, the event will highlight and celebrate important transformative interventions undertaken by MenEngage Africa networks […]
Sonke Newsletter – December 2017
HUMAN RIGHTS Watch the Sonke 10 Year Anniversary Video A newly released 16-minute video celebrates the achievements of Sonke since its founding in 2006. The video also tells the story of the nearly 250 people who have worked at the organisation as well as the people whose lives have been impacted by Sonke’s work. We’re […]
Sonke Newsletter – August 2017
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE South Africa needs a concrete plan to stop gender-based violence “Working class and unemployed women living in the badlands of apartheid-forged townships and neglected rural areas are born into a ‘truth of threat’. The menace of rape and assault by strangers, friends or family is as ever-present as the flies that gather around […]
MenEngage Africa Newsletter 2017/2
June 2017 MenEngage Africa on your radio! The MenEngage Africa Alliance, co-ordinated by Sonke Gender Justice, is delighted to announce a special partnership with Channel Africa, the external radio service of the SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation) that broadcasts to the rest of Africa and internationally. This partnership, led by MenEngage Africa’s Communications Specialist, Khopotso […]
