Johannesburg, South Africa, 1 August 2025: In the face of rising backlash against gender equality and women’s rights, Gender Links (GL) has launched the #PushForward4Equality campaign – an urgent and collective call to action across Southern Africa and beyond. The launch comes at the start of Women’s Month and ahead of the SADC Heads of State […]
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n a country where survivors of gender-based and sexual violence are often failed by the very justice system meant to protect them, The Great People of South Africa is rewriting that narrative — one empowered voice at a time. Thanks to the unwavering support of the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership South Africa Fund, in partnership with Gender Links and
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Feminist movements are increasingly turning to digital tools to amplify advocacy, strengthen networks and deepen impact. In the recent Powering Feminist Action Through Digital Tools Learning Hub hosted by the Renewed Women’s Voices in Leadership (RWVL) programme, grantees came together to exchange experiences and explore practical ways to harness technology more effectively. The session highlighted concrete examples of how
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Activists, researchers and practitioners from diverse regions came together for “Inclusive for Who? Voices from the Edges,” a powerful dialogue on inclusion and diversity hosted by Women of the South Speak Out (WOSSO). Moderated by WOSSO Fellow Phyu Nwe Win, this thought-provoking Online Townhall explored the complexities of inclusion, challenging tokenism and calling for radical
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Gender Links Mauritius has launched a bold new podcast series titled Voices Unmuted, a space for honest, unfiltered conversations. Voices Unmuted was created to amplify voices too often silenced – activists, thinkers, artists, and everyday changemakers who are challenging systems and reimagining the world. Hosted by Anushka Virahsawmy, Director of Gender Links Mauritius and Francophone Operations, each
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4 June 2025 — Amid growing anti-rights and anti-gender sentiment across the region, the Marang Fund is proud to announce its inaugural Call for Applications to support LGBTIQ-led organisations in Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Namibia. A partnership between Gender Links and The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) funded by the European Union, the fund offers grants of up to €50,000 over two
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April in South Africa is marked as Freedom Month — a time when we are expected to reflect on the long road to liberation and celebrate how far we’ve come since 1994. But as this month draws to a close, it feels dishonest to celebrate. Instead, it feels more fitting to grieve, to rage, and
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WOSSO is a consortium formed by two prominent Southern Women’s Rights Organisations (WROs), Gender Links and ARROW and a renowned UK based development firm, MannionDaniels. We share feminist values and a deep concern regarding the narrowing civic space, particularly for women and girls. Funded by the UK government, we envision a world in which the
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Imagine being trapped in the darkest, most terrifying moment of your life—only for that nightmare to stretch on for years, even decades. Imagine crying for help and hearing nothing but silence. Imagine seeking justice, only to be met with indifference, delays, and a system that seems designed to break you instead of protecting you. This
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For years, Zintle Khobeni believed herself strong enough to resist violence. But in 2015, a gang-rape in her home in Johannesburg shattered her sense of security and sent her world crumbling. At just 24, she was forced to confront the brutal realities of sexual violence and its lasting societal repercussions. Seeking a fresh start, Zintle
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