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Advancing gender equality and justice

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We are a Southern African non-governmental organisation dedicated to advancing gender equality and justice.

Everything we do is committed to empowering women and girls, advocating for meaningful policy change in their favour, and challenging harmful gender norms throughout the region.

Southern Africa Gender Protocol Alliance

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Key facts

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$75 million

raised in 25 years

$14 million

sub-granted to 120 women’s rights organisations

8 000+

events in 32 countries

300k+

people reached

What we do

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We envision and work towards an inclusive, equal and just society for women and girls in all their diversity.

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#VoiceandChoice Summit 2026

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Gender Links will hold a Voice and Choice Summit from 15-17 March 2026. Partners in the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership; Marang Fund; Marang Fund Media; Women’s Voice and Leadership (WOSSO) Africa and the Southern African Gender Protocol Alliance will share good practices on advancing gender equality, diversity and inclusion in our region. 

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#PushForward4Equality

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Around the world, hard-won rights for women and girls in all their diversity are under threat. From attacks on reproductive freedoms to rising violence and discrimination based on gender and sexuality, the backlash is real – and it’s growing. The #PushForward4Equality campaign is a call to act together. Through powerful stories and united action, we’re reclaiming power and pushing forward towards a world where everyone can live with dignity, in safety and freedom.

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Testimonials

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  • “GL’s commitment to marginalised groups makes them a valuable partner in advancing the cause of ending violence against women and girls.”

    Carine Khawam, Global Affairs Canada

  • “I have known this award-winning organisation from its humble beginnings in 2001 to the major regional force that it is in Southern Africa today. GL has an excellent reputation for its focus on results and financial accountability.”

    Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, former Public Service Minister for South Africa and former Special Envoy on Gender at the African Development Bank

  • "Asante for making time to walk this journey with us (and with me) - I have learnt and continue to learn ‘…once you see gender, you cannot unsee it’."

    Grantee, In Supply Health, Kenya

  • "The gender assessment became a key part of our comprehensive community assessment, enabling us to design interventions that address specific gender issues."

    Grantee, Trifecta Effect Project, Ethiopia

  • “I knew I was gender blind. I wanted to learn. The GL journey has made me a gender advocate. I care passionately about gender integration. It is important.”

    Luleka Mossie, project manager: Africa regional office, Gates Foundation

Stories of change

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  • Namibia: From 60,000 Signatures to Draft Abortion Law Reform

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    A historic feminist, evidence-based and community-led movement is reshaping Namibia’s abortion law landscape, transforming decades of silence into national policy momentum, grassroots mobilisation, and a constitutional challenge to an apartheid-era law.
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  • South Africa: Female GBV survivor becomes independent against all odds

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    A woman who endured 16 years of domestic violence found safety, healing and independence through the support of Bethlehem Child and Family Welfare Society. With counselling, skills training and employment, she rebuilt her life and created a new beginning for herself and her four children.
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  • Mauritius: Safe Haven Halfway Home

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    The Safe Haven Halfway Home offers survivor-centred transitional housing and support to women, youth and children affected by violence and homelessness in Mauritius, filling a long-standing protection gap and strengthening national response systems.
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Find out how you can help us realise our vision of an inclusive, equal and just society for women and girls in all their diversity. 

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