Gender Links (GL) is holding the third annual regional Gender Justice and Local Government Regional Summit and Awards from 23 - 25 April 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa at the Koponang Hotel. Under the banner "365 days of collective local action to end gender violence", the summit will show case best practises in mainstreaming gender and ending gender violence at the local level. It includes key note addresses and parallel seminars by international and local experts in the field of gender violence at local government level and gender justice.Click here for the press release.
Click here for a list of the winners.
Click here to download the programme.
Summit News: Click here for the Summit newsletter, 25 April 2012
Click here for the Summit newsletter, 24 April 2012
Click here for the Summit newsletter, 23 April 2012
You can view the best practice submissions by clicking on the categories below.
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For more information on the Summit contact:
Nomthandazo Mankazana
Tel.: +27 11 622 2877
Fax: +27 86 759 1044
E-mail: govofficer@genderlinks.org.za
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