SADC Gender Protocol & Alliance

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 […]

Zimbabwe: Summit call closes 30 October

Zimbabwe: Summit call closes 30 October

Local authorities in Zimbabwe, Voice and Choice Southern Africa Fund grantees, Women of the South Speak Out (WOSSO) Zimbabwe fellows and Zimbabwe media are cordially invited to submit entries for […]

Southern Africa: Women call for action – HOS summit

Southern Africa: Women call for action – HOS summit

Harare, 16 August: Southern African women’s rights defenders are calling on heads of state meeting here on SADC Day, 17 August, to fulfil their commitments to the rights of women […]

GL mourns the passing of Mme Chigedze Chinyepi

GL mourns the passing of Mme Chigedze Chinyepi

Johannesburg, 26 May: Gender Links (GL) learned with deep shock and sadness of the passing away of its Botswana Office and SADC Liaison Director Chigedze Chinyepi on 26 May 2024. […]

Zambia passes landmark Marriage Amendment Act 2023

Zambia passes landmark Marriage Amendment  Act 2023

By Equality Now LUSAKA – Zambia, January 18, 2024 – In a momentous stride towards safeguarding children’s rights, Zambia’s parliament passed the Marriage (Amendment) Act of 2023 on December 22, […]

Take our survey on Women’s Political Participation

Take our survey on Women’s Political Participation

Make your voice count , take our survey on Women’s Political Participation in Africa Gender Links is working to Enhance Women’s Political Participation in Africa. We invite you to further […]

“I explained to my children how Safe Haven Halfway Home is allowing us to grow stronger before one day, we move out into a house of our own.”

I had a difficult childhood. My mother was the sole breadwinner and had to do everything on her own. My siblings and I did not attend kindergarten. When we went […]

“As I reached the other side of the river, it started raining and the God-sent water washed away all the dirt that was on my body.”

I am 25 years old and I have three daughters who are under seven years old. My life has always been full of difficulties. I did not know my father […]

Zim: GRB toolkit for local government launched

Zim: GRB toolkit for local government launched

Harare, 23 November 2022: Gender Links (GL). The Zimbabwe summit which ended in Harare on Tuesday 22 November 2022 brought together over 130 participants from 60 local authorities participating and […]

Mau: We need a gender lens on climate change

Mau: We need a gender lens on climate change

By Preetima Moteea Port Louis, 7 November: From 6-18 November 2022, the world gathers in Sharm el-Sheikh , Egypt for the  Conference of Parties (COP) 27. This is the fourth […]

December 1, 2022 Themes: Climate change | Climate Change Programs: Climate change | Gender Justice