Lockdown – Healing the nation

PHOLA YOUTH GRADUATE IN A COLOURFUL CEREMONY
There was an electrifying and ecstatic atmosphere at the recently held Phola graduation ceremony in South Africa. The exuberance exhibited by the graduating young people was beyond measure. The event took place on 5 March at Cosmo City Church premises in Johannesburg North. The fifty youths recently completed their COURRAGE SESSIONS. The COURRAGE Methodology is […]
FIGHT AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE STEPPED UP
Gender-Based Violence is a term used to describe violence directed at an individual based on their agenda. This violence includes verbal, emotional, sexual, physical and psychological abuse. Although both men and women experience GBV, the statistics in South Africa show that women and girls are the worst affected. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa recently signed […]
Phola Opens New Offices in Diepsloot and Zandspruit
BREAKING NEWS: Phola is excited to inform the public about new developments. It has opened offices in Diepsloot and Zandspruit in Johannesburg North. Diepsloot and Zandspruit informal settlements like most communities in South Africa were hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The two communities are adjacent to each other on the periphery of Johannesburg city. […]

Gender Inclusion in Policy making and implementation

Posted by admin October 22, 2021October 22, 2021Activism against Gender Based Violence, Blog, GBV, Policymakers, Women in Leadership

On 31st October 2000, the UN Security Council passed its first ever resolution on Women, Peace and Security (Resolution 1325). Furthermore, NGOs like Oxfam, Amnesty International, International Alert, Conciliation Resources began also to stress the gender- dimensions of conflicts and their implications for peace-building process as well as their significance for their own work. Their […]

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