In June 2020, in response to Covid-19, we distributed parcels containing blankets, masks and sanitizers, baby and adult diapers, and prepaid electricity vouchers to some 200 needy people in Dobsonville, Soweto. They included unemployed single mothers; disabled and elderly people; young girls; and victims of GBV. The programme is funded by Gender Links, UKAID and…

ON 6 March 2020, two days before International Women’s Day, we participated in a Women’s Global Strike in partnership with CIVICUS, HURISA, and other civil society organisations, in support of greater protection of women’s rights in South Africa.. The march proceeded through Braamfontein and ended at the old Women’s Jail at the Constitutional Court in…

  On 31 October 2019, we donated reusable sanitary pads to more than 1 500 disadvantaged learners at Raymond Mhlaba Secondary School in the informal settlement of Tshepisong.  The event was sponsored by Hatch Engineers and Palesa Pads.

In September 2019, we organised a GBVF community awareness event in the Tshepisong Community Hall, in collaboration with the metro councillor for Ward 129. This project aimed to raise awareness on GBVF. The speakers included the current speaker of the Johannesburg Metro Council, Ms Nonceba Molwele.

In September 2019, we participated in a ‘No To Xenophobia’ march which was organised by the People’s Coalition Against Xenophobia, migrants, trade unions and civil society organisations. The march started near the Constitutional Court in Braamfontein and proceeded to the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown where a memorandum was handed to a a provincial government…

In September 2019, we participated in the #SandtonShutdown women’s march in support of a demand that the JSE should finance campaigns to combat GBV . The march was organised by Call To Action, a coalition of more than 80 women-led organisations. Social Justice was a partner organisation. The march proveeded to the JSE building in…

In July 2019, we participated in a visit to mothers with children born in prison in a Johannesburg correctional facility. The project was initiated by I Am My Sisters’ Keeper, a sister organisation. We presented mothers and children with care packs and baby essentials, purchased with the assistance of activists and others.

In June 2019, we participated in a community outreach event in Ward 129, Tshepisong, sponsored by Build-It, Assupol and Johannesburg Water. Activities included soccer and netball tournaments, aimed at keeping youths off the streets and away from drug abuse.

In June 2019, we initiated a Winter Blanket Drive for various beneficiaries in Dobsonville, Soweto. It was supported by the Frida Hartley Shelter in Yeoville, Johannesburg, managed by Cheryl Hlabane. The beneficiaries were victims of GBV, single women, members of child-headed households, and persons living with disabilities.  

On 18 May 2019, Africa Day, we participated in a Celebrate Survivors of Human Trafficking event in Sandton, organised by the Coalition Against Human Trafficking (CAHT) and the Nigerian Embassy. The participants included the Dobsonville Human Rights Office.