Building on strong strategic communications training and research Gender Links has applied this to build sustainable advocacy campaigns on a range of issues at regional level.
GL has played a leading role in raising the profile of the Sixteen Days of No Violence Against Women Campaign from 25 November (International Day of No Violence Against Women) to 10 December (Human Rights Day) each year.
Through the cyber dialogues, a flagship project of the 16 Days campaign, GL has been at the forefront of the Making IT work for gender justice campaign. Linking the justice and governance programmes, GL is also working with local councils to participate in Sixteen Days campaigns across Southern Africa.
Gender Links uses key dates and events to conduct advocacy work on gender violence. For example the ended 2010 Soccer World Cup Score a goal for gender equality campaign, International Women's Day, Women's month in South Africa and Millennium Development Goals 10 year review.
GL is one of two African NGOs that sit on the UN Secretary General's Africa advisory committee for the UNite campaign.
|
Latest
Daily Links, 9 December 2011
09 December 11
Regional relevance: Regional
Climate change, women's rights and economic empowerment [read more]
Daily Links, 8 December 2011
08 December 11 | (2) Comments
Regional relevance: Regional
Gender justice and religion, Gender and Climate Change [read more]
Daily Links, 7 December 2011
07 December 11
Regional relevance: Regional
Xenophobia, human security and migration, Gender and Climate Change [read more]
Daily Links, 6 December 2011
06 December 11
Regional relevance: Regional
The role of men and boys, Gender and Climate Change [read more]
16 Days of Activism Regional Calendar
05 December 11
Regional relevance: Regional
16 Days of Activism Regional Calendar 2011 [read more]
|
Related
Call for prevalence survey as police data again falls short
23 November 11
Regional relevance: South Africa
On the eve of the Sixteen Days of Activism Gender Links (GL) has issued a call for a national prevalence and attitude survey on gender violence that would establish the true extent, effect and response to this gross human rights violation. GL has also called on the South African Police Service (SAPS) to honour... [read more]
Photo Essay: Women and conflict
30 November 10 | (2) Comments
Regional relevance: Mozambique
During this year’s 16 Days of Activism, we reflect on the many ways that women continue to be affected by conflict and violence. In post-conflict situations, war-related violence against women often continues in subtle ways. Landmines are a continuing problem for many post-conflict African countries, and women are... [read more]
MDGs @ 10: Still missing the mark on gender?
21 September 10
Regional relevance: Regional
As world leaders convene in New York this week to discuss ways to accelerate progress toward meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Gender Links will host a debate in Johannesburg on how strong these goals have been in advancing gender equality. [read more]
New sex workers’ alliance formed
13 July 10
Regional relevance: Mozambique
Parliamentarians in Mozambique are currently facing a challenge by an advocacy group new to the country’s political scene, on an issue most people are unwilling to even talk about - sex work. The newly formed Mozambique chapter of the Pan African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA) are pressing parliament to recognise the... [read more]
World Cup camps get kids off the streets
07 July 10
Regional relevance: South Africa
School’s out, the World Cup is on, and NGOs groups are using the opportunity to deliver important life skills to South Africa’s youngest soccer supporters. An initiative of the South African Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (SABCOHA), “Camp I Am,” kicked off in five provinces just days before the World Cup. [read more]
|
