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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MEDIA
World Press Freedom Day 2021 Webinar
Click here for the Mauritius country report.
Mauritius Strategy 2016 – 2020
Mauritius: A rich journey of empowerment
“The numbers do not represent equality and the focus should be on the quality of the equality”. Her Excellency Dr Hlamalani Nelly Manzini is the High Commissioner of the Republic […]
Mauritius: A pandemic within a pandemic
By Sheistah Bundhoo Port Louis , 20 September :Following the second phase of the coronavirus pandemic in Mauritius in March 2021, there was a rise in reported cases of violence […]
SADC: Gender attitudes still leave a lot to be desired
For immediate release Johannesburg, 30 August: With an average score of 61%, gender attitudes in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are gradually changing for the better, but evidence of […]
August 29, 2021
Themes:
Gender equality
Programs:
Advocacy
| Research
| SADC Gender Protocol & Alliance
Mauritius: Safe Haven Halfway Home Newsletter August 2021
Port Louis, 10 August: Gender Links Mauritius Safe Haven Halfway Home (SHHH) has been a place of refuge for 108 residents (including 48 children from 0 to 17 years old), […]
Mauritius: #WPFD ‘Responsible media reporting of human rights issues and domestic violence’
On 3rd May 2021, the European Union delegation in Mauritius organized a virtual forum on the theme of ‘Responsible media reporting of human rights issues and domestic violence’ on the […]
Mauritius: A journey of hope and strength at Safe Haven
By Preetima Moteea Port Louis, 3 May: Sara was forced to get married at a young age. She was a victim of domestic violence at the hands of her first […]
GL Safe Haven Halfway Home Newsletter – March 2021
By Gender Links Mauritius The Gender Links Mauritius Safe Haven Halfway Home newsletter for March 2021 is now out. At Safe Haven Halfway Home, we welcome young women as from […]
March 22, 2021
Themes:
Child Abuse
| Emotional violence
| Gender equality
| Young Women
Programs:
Gender Justice
GL, Alliance affirm good practice at Regional Summit
Press release: Johannesburg, 19 March: Gender Links (GL) and the Southern Africa Gender Protocol Alliance affirmed organisations and individuals from across Southern Africa in the recently ended Regional Voice and […]
March 19, 2021
Themes:
Reproductive health
| SADC Protocol on Gender and Development
Programs:
GL Commentary Service
| News
Africa: Less than a quarter of legislators are women
Press release: Less than a quarter of legislators in Africa are women, new report says. Addis Ababa, 18 March: African countries are still far from achieving women’s equal and effective […]
Lessons in lockdown: Making life happen
By Sheistah Bundhoo Port Louis, 1 March: 2020 was been a challenging year. The COVID-19 pandemic brought incessant news of new cases and deaths locally and internationally. The lockdown announced […]
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