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Piecing together a girlhood: using â??girlfriend playâ?? as method to perform memory
Equitable Education and Economies
2024
A. Mahali
Mahali, A. (2024) Piecing together a girlhood: using â??girlfriend playâ?? as method to perform memory. In: Fleishman, M. & Halligey, A. (eds).Making/doing/thinking: methods for performance research. Rondebosch: University of Cape Town. 168-177.
Katuntu (...and you too) (from now on referred to as Katuntu) was devised and performed by myself and Injairu Kulundu as part of my thesis production in fulfilment of my MA in theatre-making from the University of Cape Town in 2009. The work was concerned with memory. In particular, I engaged with the concept of â??playing…
Conceptualizing intra-household gender roles and power dynamics within the Cassava food value chains: lessons from qualitative evidence among Tanzanian smallholder farmers
African Institute of South Africa
2024
B. Masamha, V.N.E. Uzokwe, V. Thebe
Masamha, B., Uzokwe, V.N.E. & Thebe, V. (2024) Conceptualizing intra-household gender roles and power dynamics within the cassava food value chains: lessons from qualitative evidence among Tanzanian smallholder farmers. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. 24(9):24526-24550.
Most subsistence crops that fall in low-value chains, such as cassava, are controlled mainly by women; hence, intra-household gender roles and power dynamics are complex and depend on socio-economic and cultural contexts. Cassava food value chains contribute to the immediate food and income household needs of…
The Sudan crisis: ending the violence and restoring the path to democracy
African Institute of South Africa
2024
S. Eddin, E. Mohamed, B. Ngwenya
Eddin, S., Mohamed, E. & Ngwenya, B. (2024) The Sudan crisis: ending the violence and restoring the path to democracy. (HSRC Policy Brief, October).
Evidently, the conflict is not new and cannot be attributed to the scenes of 15 April 2023, as it is a culmination of a long history of complex dynamics, misunderstandings, and mismanagement. Violating international human rights and humanitarian laws, with women and girls subjected to conflict-related sexual violence. Without…
International and regional interventions should protect children affected by armed conflict in South Sudan during handover: gaps and silences
Developmental, Capable and Ethical State
Equitable Education and Economies
African Institute of South Africa
2024
M. Makoae, K. Mohale, M. Monyani, P. Sekhejane
Makoae, M., Mohale, K., Monyani, M. & Sekhejane, P. (2024) International and regional interventions should protect children affected by armed conflict in South Sudan during handover: gaps and silences. (HSRC Policy Brief, October).
The aim of this policy brief is to explore how South Sudan can develop and implement effective handover protocols and reintegration strategies for children associated with armed conflict and armed groups. It will explore ways to strengthen legal frameworks and accountability mechanisms for childrenâ??s care, protection and…
Policymaking in favour of women: learning from the gendered impact of COVID-19, with a focus on South Africa
Public Health, Societies and Belonging
Impact Centre
2024
L. Fluks, C. Groenewald, P. Qoza, N. Isaacs, R. Essop, M. Couch, Z. Essack, H. Van Rooyen
Fluks, L., Groenewald, C., Qoza, P., Isaacs, N., Essop, R., Couch, M., Essack, Z. & Van Rooyen, H. (2024) Policymaking in favour of women: learning from the gendered impact of COVID-19, with a focus on South Africa. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk. 60(3):622-644.
Realisation of womenâ??s full participation in all spheres of society remains inconsistent and progress towards gender equality is slow. The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare existing and deeply entrenched gender inequalities. In this article, we draw on multiple HSRC-led studies conducted between 2020 and 2022 that explored the…
Catalysing gender transformation in research through engaging African science granting councils
Public Health, Societies and Belonging
Impact Centre
2024
I. Lynch, L.E. Middleton, L. Fluks, N. Isaacs, R. Essop, H. Van Rooyen
Lynch, I., Middleton, L.E., Fluks, L., Isaacs, N., Essop, R. & Van Rooyen, H. (2024) Catalysing gender transformation in research through engaging African science granting councils. South African Journal of Science. 120(7/8):Online.
Science investments should benefit everyone; however, research still predominantly lacks gender integration, resulting in incomplete findings and inequitable outcomes. Moreover, despite some progress, gender disparities persist in the research workforce. Research funders, including science granting councils, are pivotal in…
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