An Activist against Gender Based Violence. “A community free of gender oppression is heaven to me.” Peggy Strachan is energetic and strong, she has so much love to give and has adopted so many daughters through her work, and I am one of those who call her MOM. She is empathetic and a leader of
Growing Collaborative Relationships Between Government and Civil Society in Kwa-Zulu Natal “I believe such sisterhood relationships must be encouraged in order to improve coordination and stakeholder relations across all sectors.” The Office on the Status of Women and Children is a directorate within the Office of the Premier is responsible for the coordination of women
“Learning to be Truthful to What I Believe in and Intentional in All I Do.” “What I love about this WVL Project with KZNVAW is that we work WITH the community and not just FOR the community. I have learnt that working in this way means that this project will not just come and go,
Rape Victim to Survivor to Leader “At first I was overwhelmed by Cookie’s high standards. But now I am used to her, and I am glad she sets high standards, because it has made me grow and be able to even teach my own community organisation to create local community rapid response teams.” Nompilo Gcwensa
Working to get herto empower mothers in ourcommunity “During the course of working with SADAG on the Mental Health and Gender Initiative, Mums Support Network has been able to identify the shortcomings of maternal mental health identification and treatment in our area, and to learn what we can do realistically in our capacity as a
Through my eyes “Ask me what the issues in my community are, I might hesitate for a minute to compose my thoughts but trust me they are all too familiar.” The story below is written by Samkhelisiwe who is 15 years old from Ikombe Ndlela High School. She joined Bohikzn Npc support program during lockdown.
Alleyways, drugs, and alcohol “I still take alcohol, but not the drugs and I am no longer someone’s cash cow.” From cleaning toilets and begging for something as basic as place to sleep, KZN 19-year-old sought sex work as the choice of work to turn her life around. I used to clean toilets and it
Working together, building effective and meaningful relationships in a country of Pandemics. “Never judge a person by their trauma, rather embrace it with them, as it may be the guiding light that transforms them.” I started working with ATU, back in 2018 as a Volunteer Community Counsellor and Life Coach. I stepped away from corporate
The power lays within you “I will be your shoulder to cry on, an ear to listen and a heart to feel your pain.” The extent of the damage from my second marriage was more than I was prepared for, years of seeking acceptance, proving my worth, belittlement and just never being good enough set
