Today on #internationaldayofeducation, we are celebrating educations role for peace and development. Without inclusive, quality education and lifelong opportunities for all, countries will not succeed in achieving gender equality and breaking the cycle of poverty. "Without learning, we cannot know our Human Rights" - Martin Minanza. Education is a human right with immense power to transform and empower. If you would like to donate to our Justice schools that we work with /our

We are proud to introduce our fifteenth voice in our “16 Voices in 16 Days” Campaign against gender-based violence! Zolani Mahola is a South African singer, actress, storyteller and world-renowned inspiration speaker, now also known under the stage name The One Who Sings. She is known as the lead singer of the internationally-acclaimed pan-African South African music group Freshly Ground since 2002. The Justice Desk believes in the power of the everyday person, especially in

We are proud to introduce our twelfth voice in our “16 Voices in 16 Days” Campaign against gender-based violence! Marco Spaumer joined The Justice Desk in 2020 as a Goodwill Ambassador, and since then has demonstrated true commitment as an everyday activist. Marco is well-known for his role as Tim De Plooy in the popular Afrikaans soapie Suidooster. Throughout the year, Marco has been very involved in our projects, volunteering his time to visit project sites and our communit

We are proud to introduce our eleventh voice in our “16 Voices in 16 Days” Campaign against gender-based violence! Neon Dreams is an award-winning Canadian Alt-Pop duo as well as The Justice Desk's Global Goodwill Ambassadors! After experiencing our work first-hand, the group, their label and management team wanted to support the work of TJD. Neon Dreams member, Frank Kadillac explains: "When I was a kid I was put into programs to help me and I'm looking back and remembering

Let me tell you something about women. To illustrate this, I am going to take a spin on an old saying. Anything men can do, women can do whilst carrying the weight of the patriarchal values that undermine her very existence Consider this: You cage us, we break through You break us, we mend You spit on our very existence We rise You degrade us, disrespect us And still, we disarm You censor us, objectify us And shame us for your thoughts You label and rate each part of our bodi

We are proud to introduce our tenth voice in our “16 Voices in 16 Days” Campaign against gender-based violence! Edward Jacobs is an incredible volunteer at The Justice Desk's Ntsika yeThemba project for boys without positive male role models, an activist and a writer for 'Boys will be Joys' that provides research-based tools targeted at men and the masculinities that they embody. The Justice Desk believes in the power of the everyday person, especially in their ability to cre

We are proud to introduce our second voice in our “16 Voices in 16 Days” Campaign against gender-based violence! Craig Lucas, South African singer, songwriter, and winner of The Voice SA Season 2 - joined The Justice Desk in 2019 as our first-ever Global Goodwill Ambassador. Since then, he has been using his platform to promote and support the work of TJD. This year Craig has dedicated his time and energy volunteering as a lead mentor in our Ntsika yeThemba project. He has ha