Tomorrow, 11/21, is the @womenforchangesa.bsky.social shutdown across South Africa, declaring #GenderBasedViolence a national disaster. Join the G20 Women’s Shutdown. Withdraw your power. 📷 Photo of a set of stairs at the University of Cape Town, emblazoned with the words: "Practice Consent."

We are HERE for this @radioworkshop.bsky.social 🤝🏾 @childmindinstitute.bsky.social partnership, amplifying the voices of young South Africans being vocal about mental health care and challenging stigma 🔊 childmind.org/global/snf-g...

🗞️ Big news: After being tied up in the courts for years, pharmacists across South Africa have finally been given the green light to prescribe HIV medications, expanding access to lifesaving medications for hundreds of thousands of people living with or at risk of HIV 💥 iol.co.za/mercury/2025...

CTAOP's Busiswa Dayimani has a spot-on op-ed out in Proximate this week, on how the solution to violence in South Africa - & worldwide - is rooted in community. Busi lays out a map for transforming any community torn by violence. It's up to us to take the reigns: www.proximate.press/latest-stori...

Prince Harry, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Charlize Theron and Thuso Mbedu unite with UNAIDS and Hollywood filmmaker Ron Nyswaner to urge continued funding to end AIDS. Watch their message: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R9u... Press release: mailchi.mp/unaids.org/2...

It's orgs like CTAOP Program Partner Brave Rock Girl that drum this steady beat: #HopeIsALIVE in South Africa! Tune in Sund 9/14 at 3pm SAST/9am EST to hear from BRAVE's girl leaders at radiosa.org/voc/. Major shouts to Voice of the Cape for giving these young changemakers a platform and microphone!

"For many young people in South Africa, particularly Black women and LGBTQ+ youth, HIV is more than just a health risk. It is a social injustice rooted in inequality, stigma, and limited access to trusted, youth-friendly healthcare." activatechangedrivers.co.za/a-shot-of-ho...

YAS @msmagazine.com!!!! Dispelling myths and misinformation disarms stigma. Knowledge saves lives––PERIOD. This is why sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is so important, and a critical part of our funding efforts. msmagazine.com/2025/08/14/a...

"Being a Fellow made me realize I don't need to shrink myself for other people to take space." We love YL Fellow Pheladi's takeaway of CTAOP's Youth Leaders Fellowship program bc it encapsulates our vision for youth leadership not just in South Africa, but for rising generations across the globe.

On July 1st, the new U.S. administration officially shut down USAID, which for over 6 decades has led the country's foreign aid efforts. "This was supposed to be a breakthrough year in the 44-year-long struggle against HIV." Graphics via @nytimes.com

Get to know CTAOP Program Partner Philisa Abafazi Bethu, which advocates for & serves survivors of gender-based violence, through this phenomenal, in-depth interview & spotlight on its founder, activist Lucinda Evans. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

Today is YOUTH DAY in South Africa, a day when we honor the contribution (and sacrifices) made by young people in the struggle for freedom and equality. Since Day 1, young people have been the very heart and core of all CTAOP does and is in service of.

We had a super exciting addition to our Cape Town regional #SwidlerSummit last month: CTAOP Program Partner Vaul Institute brought their VR headsets and led everyone through their Virtual Reality program for well-being 🧘🏾

CTAOP Program Partners and the young people they serve are the guiding light of CTAOP's work, continually helping us navigate and redefine our role as grantmaker, convener, and storyteller.

Meet one of our newest Program Partners: Isibani Law & Therapy Centre 💡 The name “Isibani” translates to “lighthouse” or “guiding light,” reflecting the organization’s vision of illuminating the path to justice and restoration for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).

Earlier this year, after our hike up Lion's Head with CTAOP Program Partner Brave Rock Girl, we shared with you all the origin story of this amazing, youth-led organization, and their safe space benches which can be found all over Cape Town.