CAMPAIGNS

The importance of our issue is usually better understood and galvanised around through focused campaigning on particular aspects of women’s rights.

One in Nine Campaign-In Solidarity with Women who Speak Out
Since 2006, due to the infamous Jacob Zuma Rape trial, POWA as the founding organisation mobilised sister organisations in the violence against women, HIV/AIDS and Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual & Transgender sector to formulate the 1 in 9 campaign .This is a successful awareness strategy where we play a secretariat role. Currently the Campaign provides support to Buyisiwe, a woman who survived a gang rape in Tembisa, 2005 in her fight for justice.

Campaign website www.oneinnine.org.za/
Campaign Location: South Africa (National)
Contact Person Name: Neesha Fakir
Contact Phone Number: +27 11 642-4345
Email: 1in9@powa.co.za



070707 (Triple Seven) National Campaign Against Hate Crimes
The Triple-7 Campaign was initiated by the Joint Working Group (a national network of organisations focusing on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex issues) in reaction to the brutal murders of Sizakele Sigasa and Salome Massoa on the 7th of June 2007 in Soweto. The campaign aims to highlight violence perpetrated against LBGTi people in particular black lesbians. POWA forms part of the legal cluster of the Campaign. You can support the campaign by participating in events, creating awareness, challenging homophobia where you see it, and making donations to the campaign.

Campaign website www.jwg.org.za/content/blogcategory/17/74/
Campaign_location: South Africa (National)
Contact Person Name: Emily Craven
Contact Phone Number: +27 (0)11 403 5566
Email: info@jwg.org.za

In addition to the above campaigns POWA actively engages in campaign activities as needed through the year especially on and around National Women’s Day (August 9th); 16 days of Activism (25th November – 10th December) and International Women’s Day ( 8th March).