The Segal Family Foundation has recognised the Gender and Justice Unit with its 2026 Fighting for Fairness Award, presented in honour of the Foundation’s late founder, Barry Segal. They also made a film about our work. Watch it below. The Fighting for Fairness Award goes to an organisation that uses its platform to give voice
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How do you bring justice closer to home? That question shaped 2025 for the Gender and Justice Unit (GJU). In our eighth year of operation, we worked across courts, radio, and digital platforms to make legal support more accessible to women and girls in Malawi. Global recognition for citizen-led democracy Chisankho Watch, the citizen-led election-monitoring
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In March 2026, the African Visionary Fellowship Summit brought together a group of leaders in Nairobi for its second convening. For Sarai Chisala Tempelhoff, Executive Director and Founder of the Gender and Justice Unit, and a 2025 fellow, this was not simply a return. It was a continuation. A deepening of relationships, of learning, and of
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The Gender and Justice Unit (GJU), in partnership with the Southern Africa Trust, convened the 2025 Pabwalo on Digital Violence in December as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. The dialogue brought together key institutions, civil society, and survivors to address the growing crisis of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) in Malawi.
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The Malawi Legal Information Institute (MalawiLII.org), in partnership with Laws Africa, is proud to share updates on our outreach activities under the “Enabling free access to legal information” project. This initiative, funded by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), aims to empower citizens, particularly women and girls, to actively participate in Malawi’s democratic landscape. Recent
As we reflect on our year-long project work in the Nkhotakota district, we are filled with a sense of accomplishment and renewed purpose. Our efforts to enhance access to justice and combat gender-based violence (GBV) have made tangible differences in people’s lives while also illuminating the challenges that remain. Key Achievements: Comprehensive Baseline Studies: We
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