About Sonke
Founded in 2006, Sonke is a women’s rights organisation that is committed to feminist principles, using a rights-based and gender transformative approach to achieve human rights and gender justice. Our vision is a poverty-free world in which women, children, men and gender non-conforming individuals enjoy equitable, caring, healthy and happy relationships that contribute to the development of gender just and democratic societies. Sonke strengthens governments, civil society and citizen’s capacity to advance gender justice and women’s rights, prevent gender-based violence and reduce the spread of HIV and the impact of AIDS, and in this way contribute to social justice and the elimination of poverty.
About the Position
The Senior Trainer is responsible for providing Gender Equality and Youth inclusion knowledge, skills to adolescents and Youth in and out of school, and to Community Based Organisation representatives, including Government Departments, especially the Department of Education (DOE), the Department of Social Services (DSD), the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the South African Police Services (SAPS). The Senior Trainer will also provide capacity building support and mentoring to the trained Youth Ambassadors and other Community Action Team members. They will also work with relevant stakeholders to enhance the enablement of Youth’s agency to access SRHR and prevent GBV.
They will further provide training and technical support on how to engage the targeted community in activities that change society’s knowledge, attitude and behaviour that will lead to the promotion of equality amongst learners, including the promotion of Sexual Health and Reproductive Rights of Adolescents Youth.
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