Gender Based Violence

Tanzania: Taking a stand against FGM

Tanzania: Taking a stand against FGM

“I feel happy to be here; I feel safe because my father is not around, and I can continue with school.” Despite the ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in […]

October 28, 2024 Themes: Drivers of Change | GBV Programs: Gender Justice

Zimbabwe: Chief’s wife joins the fight against GBV

Zimbabwe: Chief’s wife joins the fight against GBV

This case study highlights the significant role that the wives of traditional leaders, particularly Mai Chikosha, play in addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in rural Zimbabwe, specifically in Ward 16 of […]

October 27, 2024 Themes: GBV Programs: Gender Justice

SA: Integrated approach delivers results

Incema, a Voice and Choice Southern Africa Fund (VCSAF) grantee based in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, is expanding its initiatives to tackle broader social challenges, particularly emphasising Sexual […]

October 27, 2024 Themes: GBV Programs: Gender Justice

Lesotho:Tsepiso Mpofu

Ts’episo Mpofu is one of the emerging entrepreneurs who is selling vegetables to the hawkers and village people. She buys and sell brooms, she is also making plastic hats and […]

November 27, 2020 Themes: Entrepreneurship Programs: Gender based violence | Protocol @ work

Lesotho:Mampeoane Mokete

Mampeoane Mokete is an entrepreneur who started a business after being disappointed by not being able to go to university. She was too much dependent to her husband as he […]

November 27, 2020 Themes: Entrepreneurship Programs: Entrepreneurship | Protocol @ work

Lesotho:Khubetsoana Men’s Club

Khubetsoana men’s club initiators to end gender based violence in the community. Khubetsoana Men’s Club (KMC) is designed to strongly advocate, restore, empower develop and mobilize men to be dignified […]

November 24, 2020 Themes: GBV Programs: Gender Violence

Jovens Unidos pela Defesa dos Direitos Humanos

Name of good practice Saude Sexual e Direitos Reprodutivos Jovens Unidos pela Defesa dos Direitos Humanos Country Mozambique Category Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights – including Gender Based Violence, […]

Drivers of Change : Sandra Gangiah

2017: At the start, Sandra was very unsure about the business she wanted to do. She heard that people was buying items on wholesale and selling them in retail. The […]

March 18, 2020 Themes: Entrepreneurship Programs: Economic Justice | Gender Justice | Protocol @ work

Mauritius: Noelette

Noelette is an inspiring entrepreneur woman, coming from La Gaulette who has built her entire business from scratch starting from merely a small venture of five chicken. Slowly and steadily, […]

October 9, 2019 Themes: Entrepreneurship Programs: SADC Gender Protocol & Alliance

Mauritius: Chrystel

After countless applications to work as a teacher, Chrystel describes a tough period where she never received an affirmative reply. Mother of three children, Chrystel was determined to financially contribute […]

October 9, 2019 Themes: Entrepreneurship Programs: SADC Gender Protocol & Alliance

Mauritius: Hanshini

From being a full-time housewife to managing a constantly innovating entrepreneurial endeavor, Hanshini shares that her progress is fueled by the positive impact her work generates on customers. Initially driven […]

October 9, 2019 Themes: Entrepreneurship Programs: SADC Gender Protocol & Alliance

Mauritius: Nasreen

Juggling between a full-time job and a part-time entrepreneurial venture, Nasreen’s presentation took everyone on her journey: from breaking down the logistics of her work to addressing the intricacies that […]

October 9, 2019 Themes: Entrepreneurship Programs: SADC Gender Protocol & Alliance