31 October – Gender

Today we spoke to Fatima Shabodien – Director of Women on Farms Project. The project aims to push equality, respect and dignity that all women on farms deserve. Their vision is to have an alternative South African rural landscape in which women play active leadership roles within family, community, labour, economic and government structures. We were talking about Social Security for Women Farm workers. For more information you can contact their offices at (021) 887 2960 or visit www.wfp.org.za

We also spoke to Azola Goqwana – coordinator for the one man can campaign. The Sonke Gender Justice Network and the Center for Digital Storytelling are creating a series of short digital stories that narrate the lives of men working within AIDS and gender activism. We were talking about that project. For more information you can contact their offices at (021) 447 1935 or visit their website at www.genderjustice.org.za

We closed off the show with an interview with Nolitha Mazwayi and Keagan Lakay from the Commission on Gender Equality. The Commission on Gender Equality is having its 16 days of Activism – largely focusing on gender based violence starting on the 25th of November until the 10th of December. For more information you can contact their offices at (021) 426 4080/3 or visit www.cge.org.za