External Resources

Migration Issue Brief #9, October 2011

The Migration Issue Briefs are a resource for practitioners. They summarise state of the art research and are intended to inform discussions and debates surrounding human mobility in Southern Africa.

Prepared by Jo Vearey, Senior Researcher, ACMS and Matthew Wilhelm‐Solomon, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ACMS

An independent assessment and rating developed through a comprehensive consultative process with global health experts and civil society representatives from across the world (including Sonke). It evaluates data on women that all governments provide as part of the 2001 United Nations Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. Produced by AIDS Accountability International.

Produced by ActionAid and Unifem in November 2009, this collection includes a study on Sonke

The Men‘s Campfire Conference was hosted by the Men’s Network Project and was held from 29 to 30th August, 2009 in Kasenga Resettlement, Zambia.

The Lancet, Volume 374, Issue 9686, Pages 275 - 276, 25 July 2009. By
Edward J Mills, Nathan Ford, & Peter Mugyenyi.

Produced by the Cenre for Applied Legal Studies and the Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre, this guide outlines the most important provisions of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Amendment Act which has been in effect since 16 Dec 2007.

Representatives from 8 countries have signed a declaration on engaging men and boys to achieve gender equality at the Global Symposium held in Rio de Janeiro from March 29 - April 3, 2009. The declaration calls on individuals, communities, NGOs, governments, international organisations, the private sector and the media to
invest in men and boys to become engaged in changing their behavior and attitudes towards gender equality.

A briefing document prepared by Paul Booth and edited by SANAC deputy chairperson Mark Heywood. It presents a snap-shot of where we are in South Africa's response to HIV, and particularly with regards the targets of the National Strategic Plan on HIV, AIDS and STIs. (October 2008)

June 2008 

An International Organization on Migration document looking at migration trends in southern Africa, HIV vulnerability, gender inequality and sectors employing migrant workers (August 2007).

The topic covered by the expert panel was "The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS". It took place on 25 February - 7 March 2008.

This Frontiers in Reproductive Health Program (FRONTIERS) / Population Council report details the finding of a study conducted to assess the MAP programme (November 2007).

This report was written by Emily Esplen and Alan Greig, with inputs from Andrea Cornwall and Jerker Edström. It draws on conversations and inspirations from the Politicising Masculinities symposium which took place 15–18 October 2007 in Dakar, Senegal.

by Rachel Honig, Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala, University of KwaZulu-Natal, School for International Training, South Africa: Reconciliation and Development, Spring 2007

UNHCR clinical guidelines on antiretroviral therapy management for displaced populations

This Promising Practices Guide identifies and discusses key lessons that have been learned from the implementation of the Men as Partners (MAP) programme in South Africa.  These lessons on promising practices have been drawn from the work of the MAP programme partners, including Planned Parenthood Association of South Africa (PPASA), Hope Worldwide, the AIDS Consortium and their affiliates, as well as the Solidarity Centre and their trade union partners. By Alan Greig and Dean Peacock.

The Indaba was convened at the instance of the new Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development, Mrs Brigitte Mabandla, MP. The idea was to bring together all role-players who play a critical role in the promotion of gender equality in the justice sector. The Indaba was meant to present an opportunity to understand, possibly streamline and improve the coordination of all activities relating to the advancement of women, protection of their human rights and the promotion of gender equality.

by Dean Peacock, Remarks offered on the occasion of International Women's Day, 8 March 2004 at the United Nations, New York