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Summit 2026 Winners

Summit 2026 Winners

Summit 2026 Winners

Winners of the Voice and Choice Summit 2026

Voice and Choice Summit Winners

The Voice & Choice Awards recognise individuals, organisations and initiatives driving progress for gender justice. From community leadership and innovative strategies to powerful storytelling and entrepreneurship, the awards celebrate the people and partnerships turning commitments into real change.

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Stories of Change

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Winner GBV Masimanyane
Winner - GBV

Masimanyane
South Africa
WVL

Runner up - GBV

One in Nine
South Africa
WVL

Runner up - GBV

Khensani Shivombo
South Africa
WOSSO

Runner up GBV Khumbudzo Simethi
Runner up - GBV

Bethlehem Child and Welfare Society
South Africa
WVL

SRHR

Winner - Disability

Jennifer Abomnger
NIgeria
WOSSO

Winner - LGBTIQ

Botswana Trans Initiative
Botswana
Marang

Winner SRHR New Heritage
Winner - Menstrual Health

New Heritage Foundation
South Africa
WVL

Winner - Men

RIGE
Zimbabwe
WOSSO

Winner - Safe Abortion

Voices for Choices and Rights Community 
Namibia 
Marang

Winner - Teen mom

Ngala Nadeke
Cameroon
WOSSO

Winner - Technology

MT Foundation
South Africa
WVLSA

Runner up SRHR Taboo Breakers
Runner up - Technology

Taboo Breaker
South Africa
WVLSA

Winner - Maternal Health

Women Fund Tanzania Trust
Tanzania
WVL

Winner - Economic Justice

Sasopsbiz Foundation
South Africa
WVL

Winner - Climate Justice

Project 90 by 2030
South Africa
WVL / WOSSO

Change strategies

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Winner - Litigation

Legal Assistance Centre
Namibia
Marang

Winner - Litigation

Young Queer Alliance
Mauritius
Marang

Runner up - Litigation

LEGABIBO
Botswana
Marang

Winner - Movement Building

Tanzania Gender Networking Programme 
Tanzania
Alliance

Runner up - Movement Building

We Will Speak Out South Africa
South Africa
WVL

Winner - Comms and outreach

Eucharia Nkengafack
Cameroon
WOSSO

Runner up - Comms and outreach

Tosunga Baninga
South Africa
WVL

Marang Media

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Winner

Keneilwe Lephoi
Botswana, Marang

Winner

Rethabile Mohono
Lesotho, Marang

Runner up

Philippine RASOAFARA
Madagascar, Marang

Organisational Development

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Winner OD Forum for Empowerment of women
Winner - Fundraising

Forum for the Empowerment of Women
WVL, South Africa

Runner up - Fundraising

Incema
South Africa, WVL

Winner - OD

Nyara Youth Development
South Africa, WVL

Runner Up OD Tabang
Runner up - OD

Tabang Community Centre
South Africa, WVL

Leadership

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Winner Leadership Zintle Khobeni
Winner - Youth Leadership

Zintle Khobeni
South Africa, WOSSO

Runner up - Youth leadership

Akem Aurelia Njang
Cameroon, WOSSO

Runner up - Youth leadership

ANDRIAMAMONJY Taohary Kintana
Madagascar, Marang

Winner - Drivers of change

REDIMNA GINWAS HAMAY
Tanzania, WVL

Runner up - Drivers of change

Bokang Bane
Lesotho, Marang

Sunrise Entrepreneurs

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Winner Sunrise Fagmeeda Bezuidenhout
Winner - Start up

Fagmeeda Bezuidenhout
South Africa

Runner Up Sunrise Matshe Rens
Runner up - Start up

Matshe Rens
South Africa

Runner up Sunrise Priscilla Ngobeni
Runner up - Start up

Priscilla Ngobeni
South Africa

Sunrise runner up Adeleth Valoyi
Runner up - Start up

Adeleth Valoyi
South Africa

Winner Sunrise Olga Morweng
Winner - Established

Olga Morweng
South Africa

Winner Sunrise Lydia
Winner - Established

Lydia Seotsa
South Africa

Runner Up sunrise Makhotso Zengele
Runner up - Established

Makhotso Zengele
South Africa

Runner up Sunrise Cecilia Williams
Runner up - Established

Cecilia Williams 
South Africa