Gender & Women Empowerment NGOs in South Africa
NGO Directory Africa lists 569 organisations working in South Africa, 569 of them with their head office in the country and 15 international NGOs. The most common causes are Community Development, Research & Policy, Education & Training. This page shows 17 gender & women empowerment ngos.
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Gender & Women Empowerment NGOs in South Africa
Sonke Gender Justice
South Africa Since 2006 A non-partisan, non-profit organisation, that works for just, democratic societies and equitable, healthy relationships between men, women and young people.
mothers2mothers
South Africa m2m was founded in 2001 in South Africa to provide lifesaving peer education, empowerment, employment and psychosocial support to HIV-positive and -negative pregnant women and new mothers in the prevention mother-to-chil...
Gender Links
South Africa Gender Links is a Southern African non-governmental organisation dedicated to advancing gender equality and justice.
Soul City Institute
South Africa We are an intersectional feminist organisation, working to ensure that girls, young women and gender minorities enjoy substantive equality, with access to resources and opportunities that enable them to live fulfilling l...
Ilitha Labantu
Gugulethu, South Africa Since 1989 Ilitha Labantu is a South African non-profit organization that was founded in 1989, with its headquarters in Gugulethu, Cape Town. The organisation provides counselling, legal advice, and other support services to surviv...
Black Girls Rising
Cape Town, South Africa Since 2021 If young black women are made aware of climate change, environmental justice, and sustainable solutionsyoung black women are made aware of climate change,
The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children
Cape Town, South Africa The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children is an association with an office in Cape Town, South Africa, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Forum for the Empowerment of Women
South Africa Since 2002 Welcome Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW) is an African lesbian, bisexual and queer organisation in South Africa, established in 2002, to create safe spaces and to advocate for the rights of black lesbian, queer,...
Access Chapter 2 (AC2)
Pretoria, South Africa Since 2012 A human rights organisation advancing justice, dignity and inclusion for LGBTQIA+ people, women and girls in South Africa.
St. George's Home for Girls
South Africa Since 1862 Nonprofit organization from South Africa.
Active Women's Association
South Africa Since 2005 Nonprofit organization from South Africa.
Gender Dynamix
Cape Town, South Africa Since 2005 South African organisation focusing on the transgender and gender diverse community.
Kuhluka movement
South Africa Since 2017 South African movement against gender-based violence founded by Josina Z. Machel.
National Movement of Rural Women
South Africa Since 1990 The National Movement of Rural Women (NMRW) is a nonprofit, grassroots organization founded in South Africa in 1990. It was formerly known as the Rural Women's Movement (RWM). The purpose of NMRW was to give a voice to r...
Pan-African Women's Organization (PAWO)
South Africa The Pan-African Women's Organization (PAWO, Organisation Panafricaine des Femmes, ) was founded as the African Women's Union in 1962. In 1974, the organization changed its name to the Pan-African Women's Organization. It...
