Advancing SRHR – Sonke Gender Justice’s transformative training in Ethiopia, Uganda, and Malawi
Sonke Gender Justice has successfully concluded a series of training workshops aimed at empowering partners and strengthening their capacity in various thematic areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). These sessions were conducted in Ethiopia, Uganda, and Malawi for MenEngage Africa partners. The training initiative was informed by the pressing need to address […]
Gender transformative approach training for MenEngage Cameroon partners
MenEngage Cameroon now has a Gender Transformative Approach (GTA) community of practice, which seeks to monitor the mainstreaming of GTA in programs within the country network and member organizations. This is an outcome of the GTA capacity building workshop, facilitated by Sonke Gender Justice at the Reach Out Cameroon Head Office from the 26th –28th […]
Power To Youth partners share gender transformative approach journeys at GTA symposium
Power to Youth partners shared good practices, challenges, and lessons learnt during the Gender Transformative Approach (GTA) Linking and Learning Symposium in Kenya from April the 12th to the19th. Given that the GTA task force set out to capture stories of change in 2024, the symposium was aimed at facilitating and supporting countries to reflect […]
The MenEngage Africa “Khopotso Bodibe” Media Award!
Background The MenEngage Africa “Khopotso Bodibe Media Award” was established to honour the remarkable life of Sonke’s former Communications and Media Specialist, the late Kgopotso Bodibe, who also supported MenEngage Africa members and recognized journalists in the region who work tirelessly in the field of human rights. Bodibe also worked for broadcast Radio Channel Africa, […]
A social worker now a proud proponent of Gender Transformative Approaches (GTA)
Agnes Akoth, GTA Focal Person for PTY Uganda Agnes is the GTA focal lead for the Ugandan Power to Youth Consortium working with EASSI With experience in social work, women’s empowerment, and child protection, I had little knowledge of gender concepts. Sonke Gender Justice, through the Power to Youth (PTY) Program, facilitated a training on […]
Tackling harmful norms and practices through Gender Transformative Approaches Training in Uganda
Sonke Gender Justice, in close collaboration with Rutgers, conducted a Gender Transformative Approaches (GTA) and Advocacy leading to the development of an advocacy strategy for the coalition partners; the Uganda Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA-Uganda), the Center for Health, Human Rights, and Development (CEHURD), and Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU).
Power To Youth Training in Malawi and Uganda
Sonke Gender Justice and MenEngage Africa hosted a Gender Transformative Approaches (GTA) training for MenEngage Africa partners in Malawi and Uganda as part of the Power To Youth programme. GTA is a strong component within the programme that will question, challenge, and examine harmful gender norms and unequal power relations that bring out inequalities in […]
Youth Capacity Building Workshop and Conference on Gender Norms and FGM Advocacy
Our Youth gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to participate in a five-day capacity building workshop on Gender Norm and Female genital mutilation (FGM) Advocacy. The workshop was held from 27th September – 01 October 2021. The workshop’s aim is important to strengthen young people’s capacity on GTA to enable them to challenge harmful social and discriminatory […]
Gender Transformation Training for Traditional and Religious Leaders
Under the Global Spotlight Initiative, MenEngage Africa engaged Religious and Traditional Leaders for a Gender Transformation Training in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania in eliminating harmful practices such as FGM and child marriages, tackling toxic masculinity and promoting gender equality from 13th- 17th September 2021. We were honoured to be joined by Chief Theresa Kachindamoto, a […]