Reimagining Masculinities: Mobilizing Men and Boys to prevent Gender-Based Violence

The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) 2024 conference presents a crucial platform to explore innovative solutions to prevent and respond to Gender-Based Violence (GBV). MenEngage Africa (MEA), as part of the global MenEngage Alliance, has been at the forefront of engaging men and boys to challenge harmful gender norms and contribute to the gender justice […]

The Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health: Understanding and Implementing Article 17 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

We are pleased to invite you to an important webinar titled “The Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health: Understanding and Implementing Article 17 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.” This webinar aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of Article 17, which emphasises […]

MEA SRHR policy report validation meeting (virtual)

Dear Partners and Stakeholders, mark your calendars for this crucial meeting! MenEngage Africa (MEA) invites you to the validation meeting of the Draft Regional Policy Analysis of the SRHR framework in Africa. Despite global progress in gender equality, significant challenges remain, that undermine the sexual and reproductive rights of women and girls. This report, commissioned […]

International AIDs Conference

Sonke Gender Justice and MenEngage Africa will be at the International AIDS Conference in Munich, Germany from July 21-26, 2024. Keep an eye out for updates on our events page.

Hybrid #MATI2024 on “Gender Peace and Security’ – In Person

The MenEngage Africa and Women International League for Peace and freedom training institute dubbed #MATI2024 On ‘Peace and Security,’ is taking place from 1st to 31st July virtually and from the 12 to 16th August onsite in Nairobi, Kenya. Participants of this training are members of MenEngage Africa and members of Women International League for […]

Hybrid #MATI2024 on “Gender Peace and Security’ – Virtual

The MenEngage Africa and Women International League for Peace and freedom training institute dubbed #MATI2024 On ‘Peace and Security,’ is taking place from 1st to 31st July virtually and from the 12 to 16th August onsite in Nairobi, Kenya. Participants of this training are members of MenEngage Africa and members of Women International League for […]

Integrating child marriage, sexual and reproductive health and rights, education, and menstrual hygiene as a pathway towards gender equality webinar

Join Sonke Gender Justice and MenEngage Africa in collaboration with Girls Not Brides tomorrow, June 4, 2024, at 12:30 CAT, for the Integrating Child Marriage, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Education, and Menstrual Hygiene as a Pathway Towards Gender Equality webinar. This webinar comes after the commemoration of International Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024. Given […]

Men’s Health Webinar

Where is the voice of men in GBV?Where are the men’s health programmes?Is the boy child getting left behind?Why is HIV the leading cause of death among men in the ESA region?How to make men’s health a global-health priority? These are questions we will tackle in this webinar organised by the 2gether 4 SRHR  programme […]

CSW66: CSW66: Addressing shifts in the world of work and care work

Sonke Gender Justice and MenEngage Africa are hosting two side-events at the 66th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66). The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will hold its sixty-sixth session from March 14 to 25, 2022. (CSW66). The theme of CSW66 is “Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls […]

CSW66: Male engagement to address harmful norms and promote gender equality

Sonke Gender Justice and MenEngage Africa are hosting two side-events at the 66th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66). The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will hold its sixty-sixth session from March 14 to 25, 2022. (CSW66). The theme of CSW66 is “Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls […]

Making Advocacy Work: A Discussion Between Policy Makers And Differently Abled Women

Sonke Gender Justice will host two high-level side events at the 21st Edition of the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa(ICASA), in collaboration with MenEngage Africa and the Southern Africa AIDS Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS.  Join us on December 7, 2021, as we discuss Accelerating Service Uptake: Religious and Traditional Leaders’ Perspectives […]

Accelerating Service Uptake: Religious and Traditional Leaders’ Perspectives on Their Role in the HIV Response

Sonke Gender Justice will host two high-level side events at the 21st Edition of the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa(ICASA), in collaboration with MenEngage Africa and the Southern Africa AIDS Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS.  Join us on December 7, 2021, as we discuss Accelerating Service Uptake: Religious and Traditional Leaders’ Perspectives […]

Ubuntu Symposium Roundtable

Hello! MenEngage Africa invites you to a round-table discussion that is taking place as part of the ongoing Ubuntu Symposium. The roundtable will focus on How to recover from the Gag Rule: The Youths’ Lens. DATE: Wednesday, 10 March 2021 TIME: 9am – 11am CAT The Mexico City Policy, also referred to as the “Global […]

MenEngage Ubuntu Symposium

The global MenEngage Ubuntu Symposium is a 7 month-long journey starting on the 10th of November 2020. An exciting weekly programme of sessions has been lined up to take place every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, starting on Tuesday, 17th November.