Resources
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Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre is a multi-disciplinary centre that promotes the right of women to live lives free of violence through research, advocacy, litigation and the provision of free legal advice services.
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South Africa has one of the highest rates of rape reported to the police in the world and the largest number of people living with HIV. The rate of rape perpetration is not known because only a small proportion of rapes are reported to the police. According to this report by the Medical Research Council, there is considerable concern about the links between these two problems. Obviously HIV can be transmitted in the course of rape and this compounds the human rights violation of the rape. Research has established that men who rape and are physically violent towards partners are at more likely to engage in sexual risk taking than other men and this has raised a concern that they are more likely to be infected with HIV. The aim of this research was to understand the prevalence of rape perpetration in a random sample community-based adult men, to understand factors associated with rape perpetration, and to describe intersections between rape, physical intimate partner violence and HIV.
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Call for Proposals for the newly established Gender Equality Fund. The GE Fund is a multi donor initiative that is dedicated to the advancement of high-impact gender equality programmes that focus on women's economic and/or political empowerment at local and national levels.
Applications are accepted from both governmental and non-governmental organizations and also from partnerships between or within these sectors. Potential grantees may apply for one of two grants. -
This publication aims to help journalists and newsroom decision-makers improve and increase their reporting on issues related to violence against women. It provides facts, figures and information on violence against women, identifies pitfalls in current coverage, and provides guidelines to help improve coverage.
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This report shows that realising women’s rights and achieving the Millennium Development Goals depends on strengthening accountability for commitments to women and gender equality. The examples highlighted throughout the Report suggest that for women’s rights to translate into substantive improvements in their lives, and for gender equality to be realized in practice, women must be able to fully participate in public decision-making at all levels and hold those responsible to account when their rights are infringed or their needs ignored.
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The Wits Writing Centre is for anyone at Wits who wants to work on their writing: for those who already write well and for those who would like to write even better. In all cases you, the writer, make the decisions and direct the writing. The WWC is for any student or staff member who wants to work on a particular piece of writing. Bring along essays, plans, drafts, practice exam questions and answers and even creative, non-academic writing. Some of our most successful consultations are with students who are already good writers who realize the value of an attentive reader and who go on to produce excellent essays.
