Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health

Sonke Gender Justice Network

Sonke Gender Justice Network
Cape Town:
4th Floor Westminster House
122 Longmarket Street, 8001
Cape Town, South Africa
TEL: 27 21 423 7088
FAX: 27 21 423 7088

http://www.genderjustice.org.za/

Mission:

The name “Sonke”, an Nguni word meaning “all of us” or “together”, symbolises the organization’s commitment to working in partnership with all those committed to our vision of gender equality, human rights and social justice.

Through working in urban and rural areas across Southern Africa and using a human rights framework to build the capacity of government, civil society organizations and citizens to achieve gender equality, prevent gender based violence and reduce the spread of HIV and the impact of AIDS, Sonke Gender Justice Network (Sonke) endeavours to create the change necessary for men, women, youth and children to enjoy equitable, healthy, and happy relationships that contribute to the development of just and democratic societies. Sonke is committed to challenging the gender roles and inequalities that contribute to the rapid spread of HIV and exacerbate the impact of AIDS. Sonke recognises the importance of sustaining an engaged and empowered citizen activism that can both support and hold government accountable.

Sonke Gender Justice aims to:

  • Build government capacity across the SADC region to develop policies and successfully implement initiatives that address HIV/AIDS and gender based violence as matters of national and regional priority.
  • Build civil society capacity across the SADC region to use rights-based advocacy to promote gender equality, end gender based violence and reduce the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS.
  • Improve the cohesion and coordination of government and civil society sector responses to HIV/AIDS and violence against women and promote peer to peer exchanges.
  • Provide training and technical assistance on the implementation of Men as Partners activities that encourage men at all levels of society to take a stand for gender equality, oppose gender based violence and be more involved in reducing the spread and impact of HIV and AIDS.
  • Promote positive shifts in social norms regarding gender roles and relations in the region through partnerships with existing media and the development of new IEC materials.

Internship Opportunities:

Multiple Opportunities for the right candidates to work in advocacy, program planning and monitoring, research and evaluation and developing materials.

Intern Qualifications:

Dependent on project- TBD by program supervisor.

Semester:

Summer

Hours:

Student must be currently enrolled in the Community Public Health program in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies & Public Health.

Dependent on candidate and program needs

Compensation:

non-paid

For further information and to apply:

Contact Dr. Yumary Ruiz, CPH Internship Director
TEL: 212-998-5456
yr24@nyu.edu