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.
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Sixteen Days of Peace 2002: A Case Study on Gender and Strategic Communications
29 November 02
Campaign report 2002 [read more]
2002 Sixteen days of Peace Campaign
01 November 02
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
During the period leading up to the 16 days of activism, GL and its partner organisations offered training to gender activists on how to run and communicate successful campaigns. The training was offered in three provinces in Souh Africa as well as in Lesotho for the regional component. [read more]
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Caution, The Mirror
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Regional relevance: Lesotho
While women should be protected from gender-based violence, especially sexual violence, the editorial asks who protects men from women who lie? [read more]
Single mother's daily struggle with quads
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Regional relevance: South Africa
This article describes the daily challenges of a single mother with quadruplets who gets very little support from the father of her children or from social development. [read more]
Can the Internet Empower Women?
01 March 00
Regional relevance: Africa
The author argues that the Internet is a symbol of capitalism and of globalisation, but also a tool with tantalising possibilities for advancing women?s rights. [read more]
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