Working with churches to reduce intimate partner violence in Namibia
“Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.”
MenEngage Africa and KEMEA host Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Consultation Meeting
Meeting to plan how to improve access to SRHR services with the recent US restrictions under the gag rule.
MenEngage Sierra Leone reflects on its work
Details of projects run by Sierra Leone-based MenEngage Africa partners to engage men and boys in curbing GBV.
MenEngage Africa manager makes submission at SADC parliamentary round-table
Itumeleng Komanyane contributes to round-table attended by SADC parliament members, civil society and United Nations agencies.
Women’s Health, Empowerment and Masculinities training participants visit Kagisano Women’s Shelter
Participants visited the shelter’s offices to learn how their training relates to welfare work.
Engaging youth in sports to prevent GBV, HIV/AIDS, child marriage and to promote SRHR in Kenya
The Kenya MenEngage Alliance taps into the transformative potential of sport to send a positive message to Kenya’s youth.
Sport in the equation to challenge GBV
Ambitious soccer tournament started by MenEngage Botswana aims to address and raise awareness of gender-based violence.
MenEngage Africa and Sonke Gender Justice present three Poster Presentations at ICASA 2015 conference
View the scheduled times and places for three upcoming talks organised by Sonke and MenEngage Africa.
Sonke and MenEngage to participate in largest AIDS conference in Africa
Several Sonke staff members are scheduled to lead and contribute to talks throughout the 9-day event.
Profile of Itumeleng Komanyane, Manager of the International Partnerships and Networks unit
Meet the manager of our IPN unit, contributing as an instructor to our short course held in Nairobi.
Nearly 1200 delegates from 94 countries descend on Delhi for 2nd Menengage Global Symposium
Sonke, the Co-Chair of the MenEngage Alliance, celebrates a successful global symposium that was held earlier this month in Delhi. From November 10-13th, nearly 1200 delegates from 94 countries attended the 2nd Global MenEngage symposium and on November 14th, the MenEngage Global Assembly met in Delhi, India. In her opening plenary speech at the symposium, […]
The 2nd Men Engage Global Symposium kicks off in New Delhi
The 2nd Men Engage Global Symposium kicked off in New Delhi on November 10. Over 1000 delegates from 94 countries are attending the symposium where speakers and activists from across the globe have come to share their experience and knowledge on ways in which men can be engaged in changing social norms. Sonke, the Co-Chair […]
Sonke welcomes Itumeleng Komanyane’s appointment to UN Women’s Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Civil Society Advisory Group
Sonke Gender Justice is pleased to announce that Itumeleng Komanyane, Sonke’s International Programmes Network (IPN) Manager, has been selected as a member of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Civil Society Advisory Group to UN Women – the branch of the United Nations that focuses on gender equality and the empowerment of women. UN Women […]
Sonke, Promundo and MenEngage host consultation on engaging men in SRHR in Washington DC
The meeting is being convened by the MenEngage Secretariat, Sonke and Promundo for the purpose of gaining a more detailed understanding of how men and boys can be engaged effectively as allies in SRHR for women and girls, and as proactive agents for their own health. The meeting brings together policymakers, practitioners and other concerned […]
Sonke and UCT host first MenEngage Africa Training Initiative course
Sonke Gender Justice, the MenEngage Africa Network and the Women’s Health Research Unit of the University of Cape Town facilitated a groundbreaking ten day training course on Masculinities, Leadership and Gender Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa from 20-30 August 2012. The course, the first one of the MenEngage Africa Training Initiative, also known as MATI, took […]