HIV/AIDS

Southern Africa: The silent HIV Crisis

Southern Africa: The silent HIV Crisis

Johannesburg, 29 November: For many decades in Southern Africa, the region in the world with the highest percentage of people living with HIV and AIDS, our biggest concern was treatment […]

November 29, 2024 Themes: GBV | HIV/AIDS Programs: Gender Justice

Southern Africa: Uniting to end Gender Violence

Southern Africa: Uniting to end Gender Violence

Johannesburg, November 24, 2024: Gender Links (GL) and partners join the global community in saying “no” to gender violence with a concerted, multi-faceted campaign that moves from evidence to action […]

Zimbabwe: Moonlight services for key populations

The Matabeleland AIDS Council (MAC), a Voice and Choice Southern Africa Fund (VCSAF) grantee in South Western Zimbabwe, realised that certain groups such as artisanal miners, long distance truck drivers […]

October 28, 2024 Themes: HIV/AIDS Programs: Gender Justice

SA: From victim to HIV counsellor

SA: From victim to HIV counsellor

Matthew Mathabe is a young man in his early 40’s living with HIV in Orange Farm, an informal settlement to the south of Johannesburg, South Africa. Matthew had his fair […]

October 28, 2024 Themes: HIV/AIDS Programs: Gender Justice

Zimbabwe: Peer educators change the narrative on SRHR

Youth Aspire Development Trust (YADT), a Voice and Choice Southern Africa Fund (VCSAF) grantee, worked with 25 adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) […]

October 27, 2024 Themes: HIV/AIDS Programs: Gender Justice

SADC: Activists set to break the silence on SRHR

SADC: Activists set to break the silence on SRHR

Johannesburg, 27 April 2023: Grantees of the Voice & Choice Southern Africa Fund – Gender Links ended an intensive six day online training course with dazzling presentations on campaigns across […]

April 27, 2023 Themes: GBV | Gender based violence | HIV/AIDS Programs: Gender Justice

SADC: GL & Amplify Change launch Voice & Choice Fund

SADC: GL & Amplify Change launch Voice & Choice Fund

Friday 22 July: Gender Links (GL) in partnership with Amplify Change, today announces the launch of the Voice and Choice Fund targeting Women’s Rights Organisations in Southern Africa focusing on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). The […]

New HIV infections among young women worrying

New HIV infections among young women worrying

By Lungelo Ndhlovu The prevalence of new HIV infections among young girls and women has emerged as a cause of concern in Zimbabwe, with 1 705 new HIV infections recorded […]

February 10, 2022 Themes: HIV/AIDS Programs: 16 Days of Activism Campaigns | Advocacy | Gender Justice

Bots: Discrimination on disclosure of status

Bots: Discrimination on disclosure of status

By Keamogetse Motone, Gaborone, 1 December: Botswana remains one of the countries which is hard hit by HIV and AIDS. Although there are many ways people can live with the […]

January 10, 2022 Themes: HIV/AIDS Programs: 16 Days of Activism Campaigns | Advocacy | Gender Justice

Call for stories on Sexual Reproductive Health Rights

Call for stories on Sexual Reproductive Health Rights

Synopsis Gender Links (GL) in its capacity as secretariat for the SADC Gender Protocol Alliance is calling for stories to be published as part of its the Sixteen Days of […]