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ights organizations, social movements, trade unions, government departments, sports
associations, faith-based organizations, media organizations, university research units
and human rights advocates. Sonke uses a broad range of social change strategies to
promote gender equality and to foster healthy relationships and societies. These
include:
� Working with the government to promote the development of new policies and
the implementation of existing ones.
� Advocacy, activism and community mobilisation to ensure the government and
civil society deliver on their commitments and obligations.
� Building effective networks and coalitions, both nationally and internationally.
� Strengthening organizational capacity among partner organizations to implement
and sustain work with men and boys for gender transformation.
� Communications for social change strategies, including digital stories, and the
use of radio, television and print media.
� Community education including One Man Can workshops and community
events, murals, door-to-door campaigns, and street soccer festivals.
� Individual skills building to encourage men and boys to take a stand to end
violence, reduce the spread and impact of HIV and AIDS and promote equality.
� Research to inform Sonke strategies and monitoring and evaluation to ensure
impact.
For more information on Sonke Gender Justice, see the website.
Tools for Integrated Initiatives
� Mobilising Communities to Prevent Domestic Violence (by
Raising Voices, Uganda), chapters 4 and 5 provides guidance on how
to integrate actions and bring together various stakeholders that are
conducting activities independently. The manual is available in
English.
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