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From the 3rd to the 7th of August, INERELA+ Secretariat among other partners implementing the SAVE the Children Civil Society Strengthening Project was invited to attend a Gender Transformative Approach and Integration training workshop in Pretoria. The five-day workshop was facilitated by experienced social worker Deliwe Menyuko from Sonke Gender Justice based in South Africa. […]

INERELA+ Secretariat hosted three (3) days of virtual Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop on Life Skills and Climate Change from the 7th to the 9th of August 2023. The main aim of the training was to equip a core group of “trainers or champions” with skills and abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable

Charlotte Ndayishimiye was named awardee of a prestigious Burundi Prestigious Presidential Award which recognize outstanding champions, initiatives, and practices that promote gender equality. This is a testament to the incredible amount of work being done by INERELA+ Burundi to advance gender equality through change agents. It sends an unmistakable signal that communities and survivors of

Some of the participants at the INERELA+ Madagascar SAVE Training held at Isoavina Ambanitsene, Madagascar, 7 – 9 August 2023 Capacity building and training activities form an integral part of providing and developing competencies and skills of the INERELA+ Country Networks members. To push this mandate forward, INERELA+ Madagascar conducted a three (3) days SAVE

Burundi is experiencing recurrent humanitarian crises, including high incidences of malaria, cholera, measles, and population movements. In 2020, Burundi’s fragile health system confronted multiple health emergencies, including malaria, cholera, and measles. In 2021 and 2022, various shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic, disease outbreaks, and the war in Ukraine, exacerbated the existing humanitarian needs thereby affecting

Our mandate as INERELA+ remains unique and more relevant than ever in a world characterized by war, climate change and numerous man-made and natural disasters. We remain focused on investing in Religious Leaders in order to SAVE millions of lives, contribute to greater equity, stronger societies and to produce substantial health, social and economic gains.

I am delighted to be introducing my first Newsletter as the Executive Director of the International Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected by HIV AIDS (INERELA+). I want to thank the late Rev Phumzile Mabizela for her leadership and transformational impact on INERELA+ over her tenure as INERELA+ Executive Director. I am

INERELA+ South Africa, Northern Cape Provincial Coordinator, Rev Shaine Griqua, with Trained Female Religious Leaders. 14 February 2023 Gender-based violence (GBV) is a profound and widespread problem in South Africa, impacting almost every aspect of life. GBV which disproportionately affects women and girls is systemic, and deeply entrenched in institutions, cultures, and traditions in South

The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place from 6 to 17 March 2023 under the priority theme: innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. The INERELA+ Acting Executive Director Munya Mandipaza joined hands with

Participants At The ICASA 2023 Second International Steering Committee Meeting Held In Harare From 30 – 31 March Preparations for the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Africa (ICASA) scheduled for December 4 – 9 2023 have gone a gear up. ICASA is organised by Society for AIDs in Africa and Zimbabwe