Women's support Centre

Masimanyane Women's Support Centre is a non-profit international women's organisation based in East London, South Africa. With a specific focus on gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health and rights and the gendered nature of HIV and Aids, we aim to build the capacity of women and human rights advocates to claim and realise women's human rights. This is done through the development of new knowledge and the utilisation of a rights-based approach.

To find out more about Masimanyane's gender and human rights work, phone them on 043 743 9169.

WHAT'S NEW

6 May 2009

Lesley Ann Foster Wins Inaugural Southern Africa Social Entrepreneurship (SASE) Award!

Winner SASE Award 2009 Lesley Ann Foster won the award for: "Women Social Entrepreneur" in the prestigious inaugural SASE awards ceremony in March! This is a fantastic reflection of her dedication and vision, congratulations, Lesley Ann!

8 August 2008

Stakeholders meet to discuss trafficking issues

Masimanyane joined hands with several gender-equality groups on 24 July to discuss an agenda for the upcoming International Networking Conference on Trafficking.

The conference, to be hosted by Masimanyane and funded by the Norwegian group Fokus in Cape Town from 20-24 August 2008, will focus primarily on issues of women's and children's rights surrounding the issues of trafficking and prostitution.

8 August 2008

Masimanyane/Fokus fight trafficking at Cape Town conference

Prostitution and trafficking is the topic of the first half of an an international conference to be hosted by Masimanyane in Cape Town from 20-24 August. The conference is a joint effort between Masimanyane Women's Support Centre and Fokus in Norway, who is funding the conference.

The two women's groups are together looking at the rising worldwide problem of the trafficking and prostitution of young girls, women and also boys, especially from poorer African countries.

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28 April 2009

Come out and conquer Aids: A story of courage

When Mbulelo Dyasi came face to face with HIV, he didn't run: he faced it head-on. Now the Masimanyane-trained EC Aids Ambassador urges other HIV-positive people, especially men, to come forward and stand up to the virus.

By Andrea Jonker-Bryce

Roadshows, campaigns, awareness-raising … they're only going to work once HIV-positive people, especially males, come out and reveal their HIV status, says Mbulelo Dyasi, Eastern Cape Aids Ambassador.

Documents


2008 year end report	Violence against women continues unabated in the country inspite of the may policies, programmes and response from government civil society and the business sector. Reported rape has increased in some provinces, domestic violence has increased and trafficking is now a full fledged form of violence that has taken the country by storm. The Eastern Cape where Masimanyane operates, has been reported as having one of the highest levels of reported rape and it has the highest levels of trafficking according to a report by the International Organisation on migration. The 2008 year end report provides information on Masimanyane's work addressing violence against women in the Eastern Cape Province of Southern Africa and the world. Click HERE to download.
Masimanyane Violence Against Women Research Report 1999	Click HERE to download
Masimanyane 2006 year-end report	Click HERE to download

Masimanyane Women's Support Centre is a Section 18A-status or public benefit organisation (PBO). Donations by or to this PBO are exempt from donations tax in terms of Section 56(1)(h) of the Act. Masimanyane's PBO number is 930011582.

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