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My name is Nomsa  I stay Ga-Mashashane, Mohlonong. I was married in the Mabotja family from 2007. Things were fine between me and my husband until 2013. In 2013 he […]

Sunraise Campaign A Gender Links Mocambique efectuou entre os dias 28 de Outubro e 02 de Novembro corrente mês visitas a 8 dos 10 municípios nos quais tem implementado o […]

This project will holistically help women to come out of their precarious situation through an Empowerment programme. This will help them be less vulnerable to depression, discouragement, violence, unemployment and […]

GL ran a pilot project targeting 1500 GBV survivors (15 to 20 survivors per council) in 10 Centres of Excellence for Gender in Local Government in each of 10 SADC countries – […]

Before being trained by Gender Links my life was not okay.  Yes I used do gardening and also selling my produce but I did not manage to support myself nor […]

I was braiding/plaiting someone’s hair when I received a call from one of the officers at Mumbwa District council requesting me to go to La Hacienda Hotel the following day […]

The most important thing that I learnt that I am always going to be grateful with Gender links (GL) is being taught how to keep financial records. How to do […]

Maputo, 27 de Fevereiro: Que Faya é talentoso como DJ, todos jÁ¡ sabÁ­amos. Mas, o que não se sabia é que ele é também, um Pai talentoso.
No dia 22 de Novembro de 2014, Faya publicou, na sua conta do Facebook, uma fotografia sua em que aparecia com a sua filha carregada a tiracolo, cÁ¡ entre nós, embalada nos seus ombros através da capulana, o mesmo que com a filha Á  “nenecaÀ, este, um gesto habitual entre as mulheres. «Na circunstância, a minha mulher estava ocupada com os seus afazeres e a minha filha não parava de chorar.

Botha-Bothe Urban council is found in the Butha-Buthe district in Lesotho. It has an area of 1,767 km ² and a population of approximately 15,627.  Botha-Bothe urban council was the […]

Limpopo, 29 November: In May 2012, I walked to the taxi rank so I could go into town to collect money from my mother’s younger sister to buy some food. When I got to the taxi rank, there were no taxis. I waited with a few other people until dark. Around 6pm a taxi passed by so we got into it. When I got out at the next bus stop, another taxi pulled up. A woman got out of the taxi and started running away, clutching her handbag tightly. Two men started chasing after her. When I was about to cross the road I saw the men coming toward me saying, “Let’s help her to carry her things.À

MY FATHER FORCED ME TO SWALLOW A CONDOM AS PUNISHMENT By Cynthia Kalizinje I really don’t know how to start this, but I have to be strong and let the […]

I was only nine years old when my father started having sex with me. I really cannot explain how it all started but there was no violence and he did not force me. I don’t know if I accepted because I was not a virgin.