GL@25

“Informed by this research, now is the time to strengthen all efforts to address GBV. I would like to commend Gender Links and partners for their great work. Now that the baseline has been established, it is the moment to reinforce not only the national action plan to end GBV, but local action plans as well.”

“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.”

"Global Affairs Canada External Evaluation Unit has highlighted GL’s management of
the South Africa grant funds in this global initiative as among the most exemplary. A
key success indicator of WVL01 is the fact that grantees raised over double what
they received in grant funds from other sources and through in-kind support. This is
a remarkable achievement, considering that most of the implementation occurred
during the period of the COVID19 pandemic."

"I write to express my support for the work by Gender Links to enhance the status of
women in the SADC region generally, and in particular their pioneering work on the
economic empowerment of survivors of gender violence. The project touches on
several pertinent points for the Post -2015 agenda: ending violence, local economic
development, sustainable development, use of IT, gender equality and capacity
building as well as partnerships with the private sector."