Nothing strips a person of power and keeps them from achieving more than a belief that the world owes them something. Once you discover that the pen that writes your life story is firmly in your hands, a world of possibility opens up. Join me in this [Read more]
The #NoExcuse campaign, launched in 2017, has consistently used football's power to address one of South Africa's most urgent gender-based violence crises. Football fans and consumers are invited to take the Champions for Change course, a program accessible both online and through manual training sessions, designed to [Read more]
Way more than a soppy feeling, love is a powerful weapon that’s been used by some of the greatest world changers in history and will continue to be. People abuse it, misunderstand it, betray it, confuse it and even blame it, but love remains the most potent [Read more]
If SA wants to turn the tide on GBV, it must invest significantly in psycho-social support for men and boys and teaching positive, healthy masculinity.If SA wants to turn the tide on GBV, it must invest significantly in psycho-social support for men and boys and teaching positive, healthy masculinity.If SA wants to turn [Read more]
Many ask how a beer brand can get involved in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) when alcohol abuse is such a large contributing factor to abuse in the first place. Kerryn Greenleaf, Brand Director of South Africa's biggest beer brand, Carling Black Label, points out that [Read more]
JOHANNESBURG - NGO 'Father a Nation' says men need to be healed in order to stop gender-based violence. It says the country needs a a shift in thinking. Founder Craig Wilkinson says GBV is not only a women's issue but also a men's emergency. [Read more]
Our interconnectedness makes us, in a very real way, responsible for each other. Societal ills such as poverty, inequality, crime, corruption, and gender-based violence affect every one of us, whether directly or indirectly. Because of this we all have a duty and responsibility to stand against all [Read more]
Why healing men and fathers is fundamental to healing our society: live interview with Nazia Wadee and Maimoona Mabena.
Why healing men and fathers is fundamental to healing our society: live interview with Nazia Wadee and Maimoona Mabena.
Minister of Police Bheki Cele reiterated that the fight against GBVF crimes remains a priority for the South African Police Service. In the latest crime stats, police reported an overall 1.7% decline in sexual offences crimes including rape, sexual assault and contact sexual offences all registered an [Read more]
Civil society has continued to react to the State of the Nation Address and the latest crime stats. Father a Nation says authorities are making strides in the fight against gender-based violence. But it's calling on the government to consider preventive measures to make meaningful progress. [Read more]
As South Africa wraps up The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign tomorrow we look at the strides that this campaign has made to highlight these challenges. During this Campaign, the issue of funding has come into the spotlight as one [Read more]
As we commemorate 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, there's a focus on healthy masculinity, the idea that men can be emotionally expressive. Dr. Ntombifikile Mtshali CEO of Shout-It-Now and Craig Wilkinson, Founder and CEO of ‘Father A Nation’ talk more on this issue. [Read more]
16 Days of Activism: discussing the importance of promoting positive masculinity, with Graeme Richards on the Expresso Morning Show.
Excerpt taken from a talk at the ACT Africa Men's National GBV Conference in October 2021.