Formed in March 2001, Gender Links is a Southern African NGO, headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa that promotes gender equality and justice across the fifteen countries of the region.
Described in the 2005 external evaluation as a “small organisation with large footprints“ Gender Links took giant footsteps in 2008 with the establishment of a Francophone office in Mauritius, and regional advocacy office in Botswana, headquarters of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
By March 2012, Gender Links had established a Lusophone base in Mozambique, and offices in Lesotho, Madagascar, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The organisation has close to 60 staff, 30% of these men. The 12 – member Board chaired by Dr Muna Ndulo from Zambia comprises ten SADC nationalities, 33% of whom are men.
Gender Links has conducted significant research on gender in the media and media content, as well as in media education. Gender Links is currently working with 108 Centres of Excellence for Gender in the Media. Media training institutions and NGOs “connect, collect and collaborate” through the Gender and Media Diversity Centre that hosts seminars; produces journals and is a world class knowledge exchange centre.
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