Sonke Gender Justice & UP to host Short Human Rights course on “The Role of Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality”

Angelica Pino – from Sonke Gender Justice Network joined us on the line. Sonke Gender Justice Network, in partnership with the Gender Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria and the Centre for the Study of AIDS, University of Pretoria, will be conducting a short human rights course on ‘The Role of Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality’. The course is a short, intensive, five days course which seeks to expand the knowledge of individuals and organisations to scale up work on engaging men and boys for gender equality within a feminist framework. In doing so, it aims to debate the ideological and political implications of a gender transformation approach where engaging men and boys is key, strengthen existing work on the greater involvement of men and boys in the prevention and response to gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV and AIDS and parenthood and other issues pertaining to gender equality. The course is aimed at gender activists, programme staff and project managers from women’s rights, sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV and AIDS organisations, youth leaders, government officials. The closing date for applications is the 23^rd of September 2013. For further information you can contact Angelica Nomonde Nyembe via email nomonde@genderjustice.org.za This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view  alternatively visit www.genderjustice.org.za