The IDRC Women RISE Project implementation includes partnerships with Walter Sisulu University (WSU), the University of Kwa-Zulu-Natal (UKZN), and the Jika Uluntu Women’s Empowerment and Child Rights NGO in the Eastern Cape.
CategoriesBlogWOMEN RISE Workshop 2: Innovation and Amplified Possibility The Women RISE (Research, Innovation, and Societal Empowerment) project recently held a workshop in Chintsa, Eastern Cape, focused on “Fieldwork Learnings and Ethnographic Imagination.” The workshop aimed to foster the creation of “peoples science,” a new approach that explores sociology and anthropology through everyday practices. Professor Leslie […]
CategoriesBlogThis East London-based NPO has at its helm Director, Ziyanda Xaso. An inspiring woman who gave up a career in finance to dedicate herself to uplifting an impoverished community. Their needs are many.
In March 2020, South Africa enacted one of the world’s most severe lockdowns to combat the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Whilst this action received international praise, its implementation by the armed security forces in many ways mirrored colonial and apartheid-era controls on movement, such as violent policing and curfews. In this article, we explore former anti-apartheid activists’ […]
Reading is the foundation of learning. It also gives readers, especially children, a connection with their world that few experiences provide. Despite the benefits, however, not every child has access to books. That’s why Sinothando Menzi, Julia Makganye, Ziyanda Xaso, and Masiza Hlekwayo are working to change this story with mobile libraries that deliver books right […]
CategoriesBlogIt is nearly time to honour some of the Eastern Cape’s most selfless and impactful changemakers as nominations for the Daily Dispatch Johnson’s Baby Local Heroes awards open on April 1. Daily Dispatch readers are invited to nominate individuals from their communities, who go above and beyond to positively impact the lives of the less fortunate […]
It was amazing to have more than 50 parents having an honest discussion regarding the hurt and violence that we inflict on our children. Statements such as ‘I was hit and I listened’ reflect the social norms that we need to change to ensure that our children have every opportunity to thrive. Violence against children […]
