Education

A councillor should ensure the mental, physical as well as spiritual emancipation of inhabitants in the locality.

Dhanita Devi Ramsaran is an elected village councillor of the District Council of Flacq since the year 2020. She has known Gender Links via social media and has also previously […]

Mauritius – “There is a leader in each of us. Politics leads to decision making for a better Mauritius.” Sita Saminaden

Mauritius – “There is a leader in each of us. Politics leads to decision making for a better Mauritius.”  Sita Saminaden

Sita Saminaden is the Director of Stephen Business School in Mauritius and is a member of the political party ‘Rassemblement Mauricien’. Her first encounter with Gender Links occurred in 2021 […]

Mauritius – “Women are visionary leaders who set objectives to improve the lives of people.” Neena Ramdenee

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, […]

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 […]

Lesotho:Tsatsimpone Ranteme

Boithatelo Healthy Youth Organization empowering young women and youth with life skills and leadership skills It was started on the 1st August 2014 with the aim of empowering young women […]

November 24, 2020 Themes: Education | Entrepreneurship Programs: Gender & Governance

Three Years of Safe Haven

Three Years of Safe Haven ‘Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time’ – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Background Since its inception in September 2017, Gender Links Safe Haven […]

Calls for shift in journalism education in wake of COVID

Calls for shift in journalism education in wake of COVID

By Dr Sibongile Mpofu, Bulawayo, 23 July: The Covid-19 global pandemic has brought with it catastrophic results worldwide with thousands of people succumbing to the virus and millions more infected. […]

Young people miss out on CSE as schools remain closed

Young people miss out on CSE as schools remain closed

Matiisetso Mosala Maseru, 17 June: The outbreak of the Coronavirus has created even greater barriers to accessing comprehensive sexuality education, putting at risk girls and boys in their adolescent stage. […]

Teen pregnancies may rise amid school closures

Teen pregnancies may rise amid school closures

By Winston Mwale Lilongwe, 4 May: In Africa, where health expert’s fear thousands of people might die due to the novel  Corona virus, the pandemic has quickly evolved from a […]

I story: Finding joy in the midst of agony!

I story:  Finding joy in the midst of agony!

By Miyanda Kambande, Johannesburg, 30 April: Covid -19 pandemic has brought the world to a standstill, disrupting the global economy and negatively affecting people in different ways. The first case […]