Mauritius
Mauritius
Country summary:
| Board Members | Visit the Mauritius board page |
| Staff Members | Anushka Virahsawmy, Director GL Mauritius and Francophone Operations |
| When registered | 2008 |
| Address | L’Agrement, St Pierre, Moka, Mauritius |
| Email and phone | maumanager@genderlinks.org.za +230 4340720 |
| Alliance focal network | Media Watch Organisation |
| Government COEs | 12 councils and 134 villages View the Centres of Excellence |
| Media COEs | 4 |
| Key partners Projects |
Media Watch Organisation, LUX Resorts and Hotels, Young Queer Alliance, European Union, Australian High Commission and United States Embassy, Decentralised Cooperation Programme (DCP), CIM Finance, HSBC Bank Mauritius, SBM Bank Mauritius, National CSR Foundation & Individual Donors One of the major project for Gender Links Mauritius is the Safe Haven Halfway Home launched on the 1st September 2017 |
| Key projects European Union Co-Funded Project 2020 – 2024: Advancing Gender Equality in the Republic of Mauritius |
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Safe Haven Halfway Home  |
Kolektif Drwa Imin  |
MEDIA
World Press Freedom Day 2021 Webinar
Click here for the Mauritius country report.
Mauritius Strategy 2016 – 2020
Mauritius – “Women are visionary leaders who set objectives to improve the lives of people.” Neena Ramdenee
“One should know how to use one’s knowledge to the benefit of the people.” Neena Ramdenee’s first encounters with Gender Links occurred more than ten years back through Loga Virahsawmy, […]
May 2, 2022
Themes:
Children
| Constitutional and legal rights
| Education
| Health
| Politics
Programs:
Gender & Governance
| Gender Justice
Mauritius – “Politics is closely linked to conviction, believing in the fact that I can improve the daily lives of the people around me.” Nicolas Jummun
“People should be at the heart of the development of a country and therefore of any decision.” Nicolas Jummun is a non-teaching staff of St. Mary’s College and a founding […]
Mauritius – “Veins of steel, heart of honey”, Anishta Babooram
“It is very important for women to be economically independent, even more so in the 21st century and to not be afraid to speak up.” Anishta Babooram is an educator […]
May 2, 2022
Themes:
Drivers of Change
| Elections
| Politics
Programs:
Gender & Governance
| Gender Justice
Mau: Are we doing enough to eliminate discrimination
By Sheistah Bundhoo: Port Louis, 28 March: Mauritius ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 1984. In the recent concluding observations of […]
Mauritius: Gender Links hosts 50-50 symposium
Gender Links Mauritius in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Mauritius and to the Republic of Seychelles is pleased to invite you for a […]
March 30, 2022
Themes:
Governance
| Politics
| Young Women
| Youth
Programs:
Advocacy - 50/50 Campaign
| Gender & Governance
Mauritius – “Don’t let things happen, make things happen” Rama Ersapah
“People should be able to assist a debate being led by a woman and give due regard to potentiality and meritocracy irrespective of gender.” Rama Ersapah is currently a Lecturer […]
Mauritius -“For women politicians to drive change, we need feminist-minded politicians” Dr Ramola Ramtohul
“The weaker the women’s lobby, the less potential one has to drive change.” Dr Ramola Ramtohul is Associate Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Mauritius. Her […]
March 10, 2022
Themes:
Gender based violence
| Gender equality
| Governance
| Politics
Programs:
Gender & Governance
Mauritius: Children’s Act comes into full force
Port Louis, 1 February 2022: The very long awaited Children’s Act 2020 has now come into full force as from 24 January 2022. Gender Links (GL) congratulates Minister of Gender […]
Priya’s story from Safe Haven Halfway Home
“Although I sometimes feel low, I look in the mirror and remind myself not to give up.” My name is Priya and I am 20 years old. I came to […]
January 12, 2022
Themes:
Child Abuse
| Children
| Economic violence
| Education
| Gender based violence
| Gender equality
| Housing
| Human Rights
| Young Women
| Youth
Programs:
Gender Justice
Mauritius: A woman makes the world go round
“Believing in oneself makes one powerful and you should also believe that you can make a difference.” Her Excellency, Dr Alya’a Samir Borhan is the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt […]
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