#GLTurns25| #VoiceAndChoiceSummit & Awards ****

The Voice & Choice Summit brought together 200+ activists, community leaders, entrepreneurs and media from across Africa to learn, connect and share experiences in advancing gender equality, diversity and inclusion - and celebrate 25 years of Gender Links!

This toolkit is updated to keep the conversation going!

Keep the conversation going!!

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1. Showcase your participation!

Share your photos, experiences and favourite moments - and thoughts and pics arriving home.

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2. Share insights and inspiration

Post key takeaways, powerful quotes, ideas or stories - share knowledge, solutions and innovations.

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3. Amplify together

Tag @GenderLinks and each other. Like, comment and share posts to amplify voices and vision. 💜

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Hashtags

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Tag GL so we can amplify!

📷 Instagram: genderlinks

🔗 LinkedIn: Gender Links

📲 X: @GenderLinks

💬 FB: Gender Links

💬 FB: GL South Africa (WVL)

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**#GLTurns25

#VoiceAndChoiceSummit #PushForward4Equality**

Programme specific #VoiceAndChoice #MarangFund #SunriseCampaign

Optional amplifiers

#GenderEquality #GenderJustice #AfricanFeminism #EndGBV #SRHR #ClimateJustice #EconomicJustice #WomenEntrepreneurs #AfricanChangemakers #AfricanSolutionsit

Ready to post/add on to

From stories to solutions, the #VoiceAndChoiceSummit showed what change looks like in action 🌟 ✨ The #PushForward4Equality continues.

🎤Powerful voices, shared experiences and solutions at the #VoiceAndChoiceSummit - together shaping #PushForward4Equality across Africa.🌍

Inspired by the stories and journeys shared at #GLTurns25 💜 Real people. Real impact. Real change.

Resources/ webpages

Gender Links | GL@25

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Awards Highlights

42 awards presented celebrating changemakers across Africa.

34 Voice & Choice Awards - 21 winners and 13 runners-up

Winners from 10 countries: South Africa, Botswana, Cameroon, Tanzania, Madagascar, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius, Nigeria, Zimbabwe.

8 Sunrise Campaign Awards - 3 winners and 5 runners-up, recognising women entrepreneurs.

Inaugural Marang Fund Media Awards honours outstanding journalism advancing LGBTIQ rights and inclusion, winner from Botswana and Lesotho, runner-up from Madagascar

Judges’ comments across categories noted the breadth of bold, innovative and evidence-driven interventions, with strategic multi-tiered approaches and strong community impact. They applauded the creativity, partnerships and forward-looking solutions enabling meaningful, scalable change.

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Gender Links | SADC: Regional changemakers honoured at Voice & Choice…