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For Sixteen Days of Activism keep help at your fingertips. We have put key numbers for counselling, reporting abuse, emergency support and legal help in one place. Save and share them here sa.lrc.org.za/m/Eme…#16DaysOfActivismsm
Helpful ways to stay safer together: Online abuse is still abuse, so if you are facing threats or harassment on your phone or socials, you can save proof, report it and ask for help you do not have to deal with it on your own. 💜
#16DaysOfActivism #OnlineSafety
#16DaysOfActivism #OnlineSafety
December 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Helpful ways to stay safer together: Online abuse is still abuse, so if you are facing threats or harassment on your phone or socials, you can save proof, report it and ask for help you do not have to deal with it on your own. 💜
#16DaysOfActivism #OnlineSafety
#16DaysOfActivism #OnlineSafety
Some of our work so far on tech facilitated gender based violence. Next year we will keep supporting those affected and pushing for stronger online protections and accountability. #16DaysOfActivism #EndDigitalViolence
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Some of our work so far on tech facilitated gender based violence. Next year we will keep supporting those affected and pushing for stronger online protections and accountability. #16DaysOfActivism #EndDigitalViolence
Tech facilitated gender based violence is when abuse follows you onto your phone and into your online life threats, stalking, image based abuse, doxxing and more. In our latest video we unpack what it looks like and why it matters. 💜
#16DaysOfActivism #TechFacilitatedGBV #EndDigitalViolence
#16DaysOfActivism #TechFacilitatedGBV #EndDigitalViolence
December 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Tech facilitated gender based violence is when abuse follows you onto your phone and into your online life threats, stalking, image based abuse, doxxing and more. In our latest video we unpack what it looks like and why it matters. 💜
#16DaysOfActivism #TechFacilitatedGBV #EndDigitalViolence
#16DaysOfActivism #TechFacilitatedGBV #EndDigitalViolence
This year 16 Days focuses on ending digital violence against women and girls. At the Legal Resources Centre our Big Tech work tackles tech facilitated gender based violence. If you have been harmed online, contact us for support. #16DaysOfActivism #EndDigitalViolence
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This year 16 Days focuses on ending digital violence against women and girls. At the Legal Resources Centre our Big Tech work tackles tech facilitated gender based violence. If you have been harmed online, contact us for support. #16DaysOfActivism #EndDigitalViolence
If you need help protecting yourself online or have been a victim of tech facilitated GBV like revenge porn, image based abuse, stalking or harassment, reach out to the Legal Resources Centre. Our team may be able to guide you and connect you to further support. #16DaysOfActivism #EndDigitalViolence
December 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
If you need help protecting yourself online or have been a victim of tech facilitated GBV like revenge porn, image based abuse, stalking or harassment, reach out to the Legal Resources Centre. Our team may be able to guide you and connect you to further support. #16DaysOfActivism #EndDigitalViolence
Helpful ways to stay safer together: Sexual corruption is abuse of power, not a favour you owe anyone, so name it, document it and reach out for support if someone demands sex in exchange for marks, jobs or services. #16DaysOfActivism #Sextortion
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Helpful ways to stay safer together: Sexual corruption is abuse of power, not a favour you owe anyone, so name it, document it and reach out for support if someone demands sex in exchange for marks, jobs or services. #16DaysOfActivism #Sextortion
Helpful ways to stay safer together: No job, mark or reference is worth more than your safety or dignity; you have the right to study and work in spaces free from harassment and pressure. #16DaysOfActivism #EndSexualHarassment
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Helpful ways to stay safer together: No job, mark or reference is worth more than your safety or dignity; you have the right to study and work in spaces free from harassment and pressure. #16DaysOfActivism #EndSexualHarassment
Helpful ways to stay safer together: Take it slow when bringing new adults into your child’s life and trust both your instincts and your child’s reactions if something feels off. #16DaysOfActivism #ChildSafety
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Helpful ways to stay safer together: Take it slow when bringing new adults into your child’s life and trust both your instincts and your child’s reactions if something feels off. #16DaysOfActivism #ChildSafety
Boys learn from us, let us teach them respest! #16DaysOfActivism #TeachRespect
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Boys learn from us, let us teach them respest! #16DaysOfActivism #TeachRespect
Helpful ways to stay safer together: In South Africa recording your interactions with police can sometimes protect you and support later complaints. If an officer refuses to help or makes you feel unsafe, pressing record can be a powerful step. #16DaysOfActivism #PoliceAccountability
December 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Helpful ways to stay safer together: In South Africa recording your interactions with police can sometimes protect you and support later complaints. If an officer refuses to help or makes you feel unsafe, pressing record can be a powerful step. #16DaysOfActivism #PoliceAccountability
For Sixteen Days of Activism keep help at your fingertips. We have put key numbers for counselling, reporting abuse, emergency support and legal help in one place. Save and share them here sa.lrc.org.za/m/Eme…#16DaysOfActivismsm
December 2, 2025 at 8:24 AM
For Sixteen Days of Activism keep help at your fingertips. We have put key numbers for counselling, reporting abuse, emergency support and legal help in one place. Save and share them here sa.lrc.org.za/m/Eme…#16DaysOfActivismsm
The national womens shutdown showed powerful strength and resilience. It proved people are tired of the pain so many women and children endure. Sixteen Days of Activism is our chance to build on that courage and keep the pressure on the state. #WomensShutdown #16DaysOfActivism
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The national womens shutdown showed powerful strength and resilience. It proved people are tired of the pain so many women and children endure. Sixteen Days of Activism is our chance to build on that courage and keep the pressure on the state. #WomensShutdown #16DaysOfActivism
In South Africa government adopted the 16 Days of Activism campaign, now known as 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children. Each year it brings marches, dialogues, court watching, media and survivor led actions for safety, justice and change. #16DaysOfActivism
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In South Africa government adopted the 16 Days of Activism campaign, now known as 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children. Each year it brings marches, dialogues, court watching, media and survivor led actions for safety, justice and change. #16DaysOfActivism
Sixteen Days of Activism 💜 runs from 25 November to 10 December. Linking these dates shows that violence in homes, workplaces, online and in public spaces is a human rights violation that demands justice and accountability. #16DaysOfActivism
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Sixteen Days of Activism 💜 runs from 25 November to 10 December. Linking these dates shows that violence in homes, workplaces, online and in public spaces is a human rights violation that demands justice and accountability. #16DaysOfActivism
In 1991 womens rights activists launched 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence, choosing 25 November to 10 December to show that violence against women and children is a human rights violation, not a private matter. 📅⚖️🇿🇦
#16DaysOfActivism #GBVF
#16DaysOfActivism #GBVF
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
In 1991 womens rights activists launched 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence, choosing 25 November to 10 December to show that violence against women and children is a human rights violation, not a private matter. 📅⚖️🇿🇦
#16DaysOfActivism #GBVF
#16DaysOfActivism #GBVF
For the Legal Resources Centre 16 Days is a chance to launch our gender based violence programme, highlight technology facilitated abuse and celebrate remarkable women driving change. Keep an eye on our platforms. 📣💡📲
#16DaysOfActivism #GenderJustice
#16DaysOfActivism #GenderJustice
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
For the Legal Resources Centre 16 Days is a chance to launch our gender based violence programme, highlight technology facilitated abuse and celebrate remarkable women driving change. Keep an eye on our platforms. 📣💡📲
#16DaysOfActivism #GenderJustice
#16DaysOfActivism #GenderJustice
Sixteen Days of Activism 💜
From 25 November to 10 December people across the world come together to speak out against gender based violence and support survivors. Sixteen days. One global call to end violence and protect the rights and dignity of all. 🌍✊
#16DaysOfActivism #EndGBV #GBV
From 25 November to 10 December people across the world come together to speak out against gender based violence and support survivors. Sixteen days. One global call to end violence and protect the rights and dignity of all. 🌍✊
#16DaysOfActivism #EndGBV #GBV
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Sixteen Days of Activism 💜
From 25 November to 10 December people across the world come together to speak out against gender based violence and support survivors. Sixteen days. One global call to end violence and protect the rights and dignity of all. 🌍✊
#16DaysOfActivism #EndGBV #GBV
From 25 November to 10 December people across the world come together to speak out against gender based violence and support survivors. Sixteen days. One global call to end violence and protect the rights and dignity of all. 🌍✊
#16DaysOfActivism #EndGBV #GBV
Literacy failures, school funding crises and local success stories all point to the same truth: South Africa needs urgent structural reform. Children can learn. Communities are ready. Government must meet them halfway. #RightToRead
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Literacy failures, school funding crises and local success stories all point to the same truth: South Africa needs urgent structural reform. Children can learn. Communities are ready. Government must meet them halfway. #RightToRead
One broken city doubled literacy rates through evidence based teaching and committed local leadership. It proves what is possible when communities refuse to wait for government. This is the roadmap our country needs.
Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/48k9Ept
Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/48k9Ept
How a broken city doubled South Africa’s literacy rate – without the government – The Mail & Guardian
Civil society cannot solve the country’s literacy crisis on its own, because the scale is too vast and the resources required too substantial
mg.co.za
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
One broken city doubled literacy rates through evidence based teaching and committed local leadership. It proves what is possible when communities refuse to wait for government. This is the roadmap our country needs.
Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/48k9Ept
Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/48k9Ept
The Eastern Cape’s education system cannot survive another blow. More than R4 billion withheld means schools without basics, teachers without resources and learners left behind. Accountability is urgent. Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/4rmTm84
“R5 billion withheld: The EC school funding crisis – The Mail & Guardian
Some of the money that the province’s education department has retained since 2020 could have funded teacher support, classroom libraries and access to abundant free digital resources, multiple times over
mg.co.za
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Eastern Cape’s education system cannot survive another blow. More than R4 billion withheld means schools without basics, teachers without resources and learners left behind. Accountability is urgent. Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/4rmTm84
South Africa’s literacy crisis is not destiny. Evidence shows that when children receive structured support and teachers are backed by functioning systems, reading outcomes change dramatically. We owe this to every child.
Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/4riNdcR
Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/4riNdcR
Child literacy: we can change how the story ends
The Funda Uphumelele National Survey shows us what must be done
groundup.org.za
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
South Africa’s literacy crisis is not destiny. Evidence shows that when children receive structured support and teachers are backed by functioning systems, reading outcomes change dramatically. We owe this to every child.
Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/4riNdcR
Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/4riNdcR
Parliament’s probe into farmworker equity schemes is overdue. Our team presented evidence showing how workers are excluded from decisions and benefits. Real reform means transparency and accountability. Read more: capetimes.co.za/news/2025-11...
Parliament to probe Farmworker Equity Schemes
More than R700 million in public investment has been made towards the schemes yet farmworkers and their descendants still live in poverty with no security of tenure.
capetimes.co.za
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Parliament’s probe into farmworker equity schemes is overdue. Our team presented evidence showing how workers are excluded from decisions and benefits. Real reform means transparency and accountability. Read more: capetimes.co.za/news/2025-11...
We are recruiting a Junior Communications and Marketing Coordinator with strong social media and web content skills, good writing, Canva and basic video experience, and solid organisational skils. Apply by 28 November 2025: https://lrc.org.za/junior-communications-marketing-coordinator/
November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We are recruiting a Junior Communications and Marketing Coordinator with strong social media and web content skills, good writing, Canva and basic video experience, and solid organisational skils. Apply by 28 November 2025: https://lrc.org.za/junior-communications-marketing-coordinator/
On 11 November our colleagues Charlene Kreuser and Claire Rankin attended a parliamentary engagement on statutory rape. We highlighted gaps in reporting educator sexual misconduct and called for coherent laws, accountability and safer schools for every learner. #ChildSafety #EndSchoolAbuse
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
On 11 November our colleagues Charlene Kreuser and Claire Rankin attended a parliamentary engagement on statutory rape. We highlighted gaps in reporting educator sexual misconduct and called for coherent laws, accountability and safer schools for every learner. #ChildSafety #EndSchoolAbuse
Yesterday the Legal Resources Centre, Corruption Watch, Surplus People Project and the Support Centre for Land Change briefed Parliament on Farm Worker Equity Schemes, outlining aims, legal gaps, worker conditions and our call for stronger laws and accountability. #FarmWorkerEquitySchemes
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Yesterday the Legal Resources Centre, Corruption Watch, Surplus People Project and the Support Centre for Land Change briefed Parliament on Farm Worker Equity Schemes, outlining aims, legal gaps, worker conditions and our call for stronger laws and accountability. #FarmWorkerEquitySchemes