History, Belongingness and National Cohesion
‘Angena amajoni, amajoni ase Afrika’ [Here come the soldiers of [...]
Digital inroads: IJR’s Gender Justice and Reconciliation Project –Gender based Violence Online Information Centre Project
The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) through the Gender Justice and Reconciliation (GJR) project has undertaken to reimagine the role of the digital world in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV). The GBV Online Information Centre Project is a website programme that seeks to be an online information resource that engages three thematic points; access to information on legal rights, community engagement and psychosocial support education. Mainly an information repository, it seeks to provide a more integrated information resource required to address issues of GBV in communities, workplaces, families, universities and schools.
Sustained Dialogues Transitional Justice: How We Contribute to Building Fair, Inclusive and Democratic Societies
Very often when speaking to people about the work that I do, I am met with blank stares and a rather bemused, confused look on the part of the person asking the question. I have been asked if what I do is a full-time job (yes it is!), if I work for government (no I don’t), and what, if any impact the work makes.
Staff Support: Proactive Procrastination
Many of us may be struggling with procrastination during the time in which we all find ourselves right now with the COVID-19 pandemic. What started off as an exciting chance to “go digital”, “go online”, “work from home”, etc. has begun to show signs of boredom, depression and procrastination brought on by the inability to move around freely outside of your residence. For some it’s been an opportunity to do the things we always wanted to do but now that that is all done we have become bored out of our minds. The result is that the things, we are supposed to be doing just don’t seem to get done. So, over the next few weeks I will be posting some of my ideas and suggestions on what I call Proactive Procrastination.
IJR MEDIA STATEMENT
Statement on the Judgement of the Supreme Court of Appeal [...]
Protecting the right to public protest and public safety (29 June 2021)
Policing under apartheid sought to uphold and advance the illegitimate [...]
Police reform: Can we achieve a safer and more united SA?
The NDP vision of a professional and well-resourced police service [...]
American Tribalism – Daily Maverick
Unless American society addresses the foundational trauma that is concretised [...]
Invitation: Conflict Transformation in a Multipolar World: Perspectives from South Africa | 10 May15:00 CET/SAST
The international actors’ landscape in conflict transformation and peacebuilding is changing and becoming increasingly multipolar. In this event series, the Berghof Foundation aims to explore the implications of these developments for the work in our sector. We will focus on countries with distinct approaches to conflict transformation who have yet received comparatively limited attention among peacebuilding communities in Western Europe and North America, while playing increasingly important roles in regional and international peacebuilding endeavours.
A Word from the Executive Director’s Office
2021 marks the implementation start of the IJR’s new strategic framework that will run until 2024. Our new framework endeavours to deepen our commitment to the organisation’s original vision of building fair, inclusive and democratic societies for Africa, through the alignment of cutting edge research, dialogue methodologies, capacity building interventions, and advocacy campaigns.