WHAT WE DO

Sikhula Sonke is a new consulting firm which provides professional services for clients who manage, maintain and plan for policies, programmes and projects related to human rights and social inclusion development. We aim to make a meaningful contribution in the social development arena by assisting stakeholders enhance their services to their constituencies.

We focus on working with organisations / groups dealing with the most vulnerable people including women, children, people with disabilities and older persons. Our expertise includes among others, working on rights awareness, access to justice, HIV and other health issues.  

What makes us different

• Sikhula Sonke has an acute sense of how development opportunities and challenges affect people throughout their life course
• Extensive experience in promoting effective life transitions, specialising in community mobilization, capacity building and rights promotion. positive and active ageing.
• Experience of implementing age friendly and social inclusive programmes in health, social protection, community development with an intergenerational approach.
• Mobilization of community action, social organisations for the realization of the rights of children youth, women, people with disabilities and older persons.
• Intersectional analysis of age, gender, geography, race and other forms of difference on poverty and exclusion experienced by vulnerable people.
• Promoting and protecting the rights of women as they age to land, inheritance, financial security and protection.
• Acute capability of understanding different audiences in a complex context.

Strategic approach

In alignment of the South Africa National development Plan 2030, Sikhula Sonke contributes to society by:

1. Changing and positively influencing norms and attitudes for sustainable behaviour change at community level.
2. Encouraging changes in behaviour in support of increasing the practice of respect for most vulnerable persons at local and national level.
3. Improving the social fabric to better support human rights-based approach and development issues.
4. Strengthening community responses to tackle of kinds of human rights violation.
5. Influencing decision makers, family and peer members and partner organisations about human rights.
6. Promoting an inclusive participation in local planning and implementation of dignified policies for all ages.

Strategic implementation

• Promoting the voice of most vulnerable persons in our societies.
• Encouraging the organisational and institutional participation and involvement in action to tackle inequity and human right's violation.
• Strengthens inter-institutional relations with partner organizations and institutions at local, municipal, national and international levels.
• Supports programme implementation and institutional activities by ensuring the delivery of quality services and products.
• Supports campaigns at national and global levels towards a better life for all ages and most vulnerable persons.
• Ensures proper use and management of tools and methodologies to achieve our objectives.

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