GIMAC Network

📢 You’re invited!
Network, in partnership with the Foundation, is hosting a high‑impact webinar titled 'Mobilizing for Justice: Advancing Public Understanding & Evidence‑Informed Advocacy for the Adoption of the AU‑CEVAWG.'
🗓 30 March 2026
🕒 1400 EAT | 1100 GMT | 1200 WAT | 1100 CAT
This session will bring together advocates, policymakers, and gender justice champions committed to strengthening continental frameworks that protect women and girls.
👉 To register, simply scan the QR code on the flyer.
Let’s mobilize for a more just and equitable Africa.
UNFPA East and Southern Africa Regional Office African Union FAWE Africa African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) International Center for Research on Women UNFPA East and Southern Africa Regional Office UN Women UNDP Africa African Renaissance Trust OHCHR-ESARO Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa-CARMMA Femmes Africa Solidarité Femnet Secretariat

📢 Call for Proposals: Youth Leadership & Capacity Building Program for AU‑CEVAWG Advocacy

The GIMAC Network is commissioning a comprehensive youth capacity building program to equip young leaders in Uganda, Ethiopia, Senegal, and Togo with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to advocate for the signing, ratification, and implementation of the AU‑CEVAWG.

The selected entity will design the curriculum, facilitate bilingual training cohorts (EN/FR), conduct a Training of Trainers (ToT), mentor youth during the evidence‑translation phase, and support the production of youth‑led advocacy outputs.

📌 Deadline: 30 March 2026
📄 Full ToR & Application Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GXLzkDFh0rcbHrt0xG9L6m9sJvr-XL-t/view?usp=drive_link

This consultancy will help build a new generation of youth advocates advancing gender justice across the continent.
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📢 Call for Proposals: Stakeholder Mapping & Ecosystem Analysis for AU‑CEVAWG Advocacy

The GIMAC Network, under the Mobilizing for Justice project, is commissioning a comprehensive stakeholder mapping exercise across Uganda, Ethiopia, Senegal, and Togo. This work will identify and analyze key civil society, academic, youth, and advocacy actors advancing gender equality and ending violence against women and girls.

The selected entity will design the methodological framework, develop data collection tools, conduct mapping and consultations, and produce country profiles, a stakeholder database, and a consolidated analytical report.
📌 Deadline: 23 March 2026
📄 Full ToR & Application Link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1crg-0m3Cq_LH0j3FiBBjjjBBEoDf0XVL/view?usp=sharing

Help us strengthen evidence‑informed advocacy and multi‑stakeholder engagement for the adoption and implementation of the AU‑CEVAWG.
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📢 Call for Proposals: AU‑CEVAWG Sensitization Toolkit

The GIMAC Network is commissioning the development of an open‑access sensitization toolkit to make the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (AU‑CEVAWG) more accessible to civil society, women’s rights organizations, youth groups, and grassroots advocates across Africa.

We are seeking a qualified team or organization with strong expertise in gender equality, human rights, VAWG prevention, and the ability to translate technical frameworks into clear, practical, user‑friendly tools.

📌 Deadline: 23 March 2026
📄 Full ToR & Application Details:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VKttF7F6ga_rV61QDNUkmbdX84oKoI_c/view?usp=sharing

Help us strengthen advocacy, accountability, and collective action across the continent.
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On this International Women’s Day, we reaffirm that access to water and sanitation is a fundamental human right.
Ensuring safe, dignified, and equitable access for every woman and girl is essential to achieving justice and sustainable development.

Now is the time to turn commitments into action. 💧♀️

It was truly a delight for GIMAC to participate in the High-Level Breakfast Meeting on Financing and Reaffirming Africa’s Gender Commitments at Skylight Hotel.
GIMAC was represented by its Chairperson, Dr. Helen Kezie Nwoha, who carried forward the momentum and key recommendations from the just concluded 42nd GIMAC Consultative Meeting, ensuring that the voices, priorities, and demands of African women and girls are translated into concrete commitments, accountable financing, and measurable action.

As conversations move from reaffirmation to resource allocation, GIMAC remains clear: gender equality commitments must be funded, institutionalized, and implemented.

We extend our deepest gratitude to all our partners for their invaluable support in making the a success.
Your commitment, collaboration, and strategic engagement helped transform dialogue into direction and vision into actionable outcomes. Because of your partnership, we strengthened collective advocacy, amplified critical voices, and advanced our shared agenda for gender justice across Africa.
This success belongs to all of us.

Thank you for standing with us, for believing in the mission, and for continuously investing in a more inclusive and equitable Africa.

Together, we move forward, stronger and more united.

“𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞.”
At the ECOSOCC–TrustAfrica High-Level Strategic Breakfast Meeting on the 2025 AU Theme of the Year, Dr. Martha Muhwezi, FAWE Executive Director & GIMAC Network Co-Thematic Lead 2026 reminded us that justice moves when communities move. From women who crossed borders to be present, to youth and diaspora networks translating policy into people-centered advocacy, reparatory justice lives beyond dialogue.

Healing, restitution, and accountability are not abstract ideals, they are collective demands rooted in solidarity. As GIMAC affirms, transformation begins when communities insist on justice.

📍 GIMAC at the ECOSOCC Pre Summit, held on the sidelines of the African Union Summit contributing to Session Three: Partnerships and Multi-Stakeholder Engagement for Implementation.
Dr Helen Kezie Nwoha, The GIMAC Chairperson, delivered a clear message. “We don’t lack frameworks; we lack coordination, inclusion, and sustained investment. Without civil society, especially women and women with disabilities, accountability cannot work“.

GIMAC reaffirmed that breaking silos, centering non-state actors, and strengthening multi-stakeholder partnerships are essential to translating the AU Theme of the Year 2026 on sustainable water and sanitation into real, measurable impact for women, girls, and communities.

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐂 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
Deliberations moved beyond dialogue to confront the real gaps slowing progress on gender equality across Africa. Participants underscored the urgency of:
☑️Accelerating ratification and domestication of AU gender instruments, particularly the Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls;
☑️Following the money by demanding gender-transformative, transparent, and accountable financing, especially in sectors like WASH, where women and girls bear the highest unpaid costs;
☑️Building cohesive advocacy architectures that connect AU organs, RECs, CSOs, parliamentarians, and communities to drive implementation.

The message was clear: political commitments without financing, accountability, and community impact are not enough. GIMAC must continue to push for decisions that translate into protection, dignity, and economic justice for women and girls.

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟑 | 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 #𝟒𝟐𝐆𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐂
Today we close with high-level accountability, youth-led leadership, conflict resilience, and financing for gender-transformative WASH. We celebrate milestones, launch tools, align on AU pathways, and present clear outcomes, turning dialogue into action for 2026 and beyond.