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As in all its programme areas, GL's work on gender justice is evidence-based. Sixteen Day campaigns are accompanied by fact sheets. Commitments made in cyber dialogues are summarised and circulated. In 2005, GL undertook an audit of the commitments made during these dialogues in South Africa and the extent to which these had been acted upon. This became an important reference point for the ground breaking National Action Plan to End Gender Violence in 2006. GL has since worked with nine countries in developing comprehensive national action plans for ending gender violence. These in turn prompted a research project, currently in its pilot phase, for developing gender violence indicators. In partnership with UNIFEM, GL has also undertaken research on prevention of gender violence.
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Botswana Stakeholders Consultative Meeting, Gaborone, 21 September 2009
21 September 09
Regional relevance: Botswana
A report of the Botswana Stakeholders Consultative meeting held on 21 September 2009 at the President Hotel. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the GBV Indicators Project and obtain buy-in. Attending stakeholders included the Hon. Attorney General, Acting Director of Women's Affairs Division, delegates from... [read more]
Mauritius Stakeholder meeting, Quartre Bornes, 03 August 2009
03 August 09
Regional relevance: Mauritius
A stakeholder consultative meeting was held for Mauritius to introduce and get buy-in on the GBV Indicators Project on the 3rd August 2009. Attending stakeholders included the Hon. Attorney General, Hon. Minister of Health, delegates from governmentministries, NGOs, researchers from the Mauritius Research Council,... [read more]
Concept Paper: Roll out of the pilot project to develop indicators for measuring gender violence in Southern Africa
25 May 09
Regional relevance: Botswana, Mauritius, South Africa
Gender based violence is a persistent and complex problem in Southern African that has implications on social and economic equality, physical and mental health, well being and economic security. Because this violence takes so many forms and the fact that many cases are never reported or end up withdrawn, measuring... [read more]
GBV Indicators for Southern Africa, 4th Pilot project meeting Report
22 May 09
Regional relevance: Botswana, Mauritius, South Africa
Gender Links held a fourth reference group meeting on 18th – 19th May 2009 as part of the pilot project to develop a standard set of indicators to measure gender based violence that can be applied to Southern Africa. The meeting brought together representatives from NGOs, research institutes, University of... [read more]
Compendium of Case Studies: Violence Prevention Intervention Programmes in South Africa
30 April 08
Regional relevance: South Africa
Case studies of promising models for primary, secondary and tertiary violence prevention interventions currently in existence in South Africa. [read more]
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Sex workers in Southern Africa face increasing barriers to rights, health care
15 December 08
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
Cape Town, 15 December. Sex workers in Southern Africa experience widespread human rights abuses, according to a report released by the Open Society Institute. Rights Not Rescue: A Report on Female, Trans, and Male Sex Workers’ Human Rights in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa documents the experiences of sex... [read more]
Measuring gender violence is a must
01 December 08
Regional relevance: South Africa
When the South African Police Services (SAPS) released its latest set of statistics mid-year, the numbers again showed a decrease of about seven percent on all reported “contact” crimes such as murder, assault and sexual assault. [read more]
Restorative justice transforming families
26 November 08
Regional relevance: South Africa
An attractive, smartly dressed couple, Anne and Phillip Govender, sit waiting in the reception area waiting to be called into a mediation office. Their anxiety and nervousness is clear from their body language. However, a well-trained and articulate community based mediator from Khulisa’s Justice and Restoration... [read more]
Lack of decent jobs exposes women to violence
25 November 08
Regional relevance: Africa
According to a recently released report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) decent jobs for women are an exception rather than the rule. With such a weak economic situation, there is little capacity for abused women to stand against abusive partners. [read more]
 Chased away for being disabled
16 November 08 | (1) Comment
Regional relevance: South Africa
I was born 3 of July 1955 at Katlehong and grew up with polio after being diagnosed when l was eight months old. I stayed at the Germiston Hospital, Baragwaneth, and later ended up in Natal-Spruit Hospital where they kept disabled people. In 1993, l received an RDP house. It was nice because l was working and l... [read more]
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