Sexual violence

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: 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: 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: Juliet Keamogelo Machacha

My name is Juliet Keamogelo Machacha. I’m a single girl who is just 20 years old. I’m currently from a small town known as Danielskuil. By the age of 15, […]

South Africa: Anna Mgcobo

My name is Anna Mgcobo. I was born 1974/04/11. I grew up in Soweto, Meadowlands Zone 1, with 2 other sisters and both my parents. While staying at Medowlands around […]

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

South Africa: Lamla Bogoto

My name is Lamla Bogoto, I am 25 years of age born and bred in Pampierstad I have 2 beautiful children (twins). I was raised by my grandparents, my mother […]

Camelia’s story from Safe Haven Halfway Home Mauritius

Healing from traumatic life experiences “I am learning to establish healthy boundaries with everyone around me.” My name is Camelia and I am aged 32 years old. I have two […]

Mada: Des victimes de viols conjugaux subissent en silenc

Mada: Des victimes de viols conjugaux subissent en silenc

By Patricia Ramavonirina Antananarivo, 15 December : Un phĂ©nomène persistant mais souvent mĂ©connu. Les viols conjugaux ne cessent de gagner de l’ampleur Ă  Madagascar, sans que les victimes les considèrent […]

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 […]

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 […]