South Africa: Women’s Month 2023
Date: August 1, 2023
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August marks Women’s Month and every year South Africa sets aside this month to commemorate National Women’s Day and to celebrate the achievements of women from all walks of life as well as count the gains and losses on women’s rights.
This year’s Women’s Month is commemorated under the theme Accelerating socio-economic opportunities for empowerment of women.
National Women’s Day dates back to 9 August 1956 when 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against the Apartheid regime and its pass laws. August also serves to remind the people of South Africa and the region that the struggle for women’s freedom, justice and equality continues all over the world.
Women’s Month 2023 is particularly important for the people of SADC, the Southern Africa Alliance and Gender Links.
Read more about the work GL is doing to stregthen women’s economic empowerment HERE through the Sunrise Campaign.
Below are some events were GL will feature during Women’s Month :
From 1-3 August, GL will participate in the South African Legislative Sector (SALS) three-day Gender Summit in Ballito, Kwa Zulu-Natal, hosted by the Speakers’ Forum . The summit aims to assess the progress made by SALS in Gender Mainstreaming and actions against Gender-based violence during the 6th Parliament.
GL under the Voice and Choice Southern Africa Fund will run a blogs and vlogs series based on participation by VCSAFund grantees in the Women Deliver Conference held in Kigali in July).
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