Gender Justice

Sixteen Days: Get this – no means no!

Sixteen Days: Get this – no means no!

Johannesburg, 25 November: The recent Gisele Pelicot rape case in France has once again thrust the issues of consent, sexual violence, and societal accountability into the spotlight. The case that […]

South Africa: Economic power to end violence

South Africa: Economic power to end violence

George, 20 November: Gender Links kicks off the Sixteen Days of Activism 2024 by celebrating women who have reclaimed their lives and agency through the Sunrise Campaign, a unique programme […]

November 20, 2024 Themes: Entrepreneurship | Gender based violence Programs: Entrepreneurship | Gender Justice

Maur: A human story amid environmental emergency

Maur: A human story amid environmental emergency

In 1990 the inhabitants of Mare Chicose were initially relocated when it became a landfill. At the time, the government deemed it necessary to move some families living near the […]

South Africa: Adorable Nsiki

My name is Adorable Nsiki, and I am from the Greater Tzaneen Municipality, affiliated with the Nhlayiso organization. I am 39 years old and a mother of four. I was […]

South Africa: Sulanche Booysen

My name is Sulanche Booysen (alias Octavia Swartz) from Knysna in the Western Cape. I am 35 years old. I am married and a mother of 2 children; my son […]

November 11, 2024 Themes: Gender based violence | Sexual violence Programs: Entrepreneurship | Gender Justice

South Africa: Stefania Shangongoro

My name is Stefania Shangongoro. I’m 30 years old and based in the Northern Cape in Kimberly Platfontein. I am a proudly Khoisan woman. I matriculated in 2011 at !Xunkwesa […]

November 11, 2024 Themes: Emotional violence | Sex roles Programs: Entrepreneurship | Gender Justice

South Africa: Shuriska Annika Stuurman

My name is Shuriska Annika Stuurman, I am 30 years old. I live in Touwsranten. I am the eldest child of 5 children. I grew up with my mother and […]

South Africa: Sharon Swartz

My name is Sharon Swartz. I’m 45 years old. I’m a single (divorced) mom of 3 kids and a foster daughter. So basically, I have 4 children and 3 grandsons. […]

South Africa: Pulane Priscilla Mokgothu

My name is Pulane Priscilla Mokgothu. I’m 35 years old. I was born in Kimberly, Northern Cape. I am not employed at the moment and don’t have a business. I […]

South Africa: Mmathapelo Ephenia Malapane

My name is Mmathapelo Ephenia Malapane. My maiden name is Mailula. I grew up without a mother, so both my mother’s and my father’s family decided to share custody of […]