Generated by Rank Math SEO, this is an llms.txt file designed to help LLMs better understand and index this website. # SAWID ## Sitemaps [XML Sitemap](https://sawid.org.za/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages. ## Posts - [SAWID Her Rising Leadership Programme for Girls (2025–2026 Cohort)](https://sawid.org.za/2025/09/14/why-civil-society-needs-to-play-a-bigger-role-2-2-2/): After a powerful start in Gauteng, where our first cohort of young women completed the SAWID Her Rising Leadership Programme for Girls, we are proud to announce the next chapter. - [Intervention at the AU 44 Summit of Heads of State](https://sawid.org.za/2024/06/23/why-civil-society-needs-to-play-a-bigger-role-2-2/): We hear from all quarters of the country that we are in a state of crisis. Increasingly, the term "failed state" comes to the fore due to disarray in which national and local government, business and ordinary citizens find themselves. - [Why Civil Society needs to play a bigger role](https://sawid.org.za/2023/07/23/why-civil-society-needs-to-play-a-bigger-role/): We hear from all quarters of the country that we are in a state of crisis. Increasingly, the term "failed state" comes to the fore due to disarray in which national and local government, business and ordinary citizens find themselves. - [Youth Dialogue Commission: Finding a new generation of leaders in public service](https://sawid.org.za/2023/07/03/youth-dialogue-commission-finding-a-new-generation-of-leaders-in-public-service/): To wrap up Youth Month, a session regarding youth participation within local government structures was held given the low turnout of young people at the previous local government election. The aim of the session was also to prepare and capacitate the next cohort of public officials navigate the service delivery crisis. This session also discussed the importance of youth development programmes at municipal level. - [SALGA partners with SAWID to empower young women: Sindiswa Mzamo](https://sawid.org.za/2023/06/29/salga-partners-with-sawid-to-empower-young-women/): The South African Women in Dialogue and the South African Local Government Association will take up the challenge to empower, support and mentor young women to take up positions of leadership in local government this Youth Month. To tell us more about this partnership, we are joined by Ms Sindiswa Mzamo from the Circle of Global Business Women. ## Pages - [Terms Of Use](https://sawid.org.za/terms-of-use/): These Terms govern your access to, and usage of all content, Product, and Services available at https://sawid.org.za/ website (the “Service”) operated by South African Women in Dialogue (SAWID) (“us”, “we”, or “our”). - [Cookie Policy](https://sawid.org.za/cookie-policy/): This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings. - [Women’s Priorities](https://sawid.org.za/womens-priorities/): Access to primaryHealthcare - [How we do it](https://sawid.org.za/how-we-do-it/): HOW WE DO IT Title Categories Update Date Download SAWID Social Workers as Champions of change report1 28 downloads September 13, 2025 Download WOMEN’S CALL FOR EQUITABLE GOVERNANCE POST-ELECTION PREAMBLE1 28 downloads September 13, 2025 Download Women’s Stories: Dr Brigalia Bam1 27 downloads August 8, 2023 Download Women’s Stories: Wendy Lucas-Bull1 9 downloads August 8, 2023 Download Women’s Stories: Suraya Bibi Khan1 5 downloads August 8, 2023 Download Burundi1 9 downloads Documentation July 27, 2023 Download SAWID Women’s Priorities Book1 23 downloads Documentation July 10, 2023 Download YSAWID Newsletter1 19 downloads Documentation July 10, 2023 Download Final Study on Vulnerability and Indigence (2020)1 36 downloads Documentation August 8, 2023 Download SAWID Development Caravan Booklet Final May 20121 9 downloads Documentation July 27, 2023 Download SAWID Declaration 20081 7 downloads Documentation July 27, 2023 Download SAWID Declaration July 20071 9 downloads Documentation July 27, 2023 Download SAWID Recommendations Aprm 20061 4 downloads Documentation July 27, 2023 Download SAWID Communique 08 July 20051 3 downloads Documentation July 27, 2023 Download SAWID Plan Of Action July 20041 4 downloads Documentation July 27, 2023 Download SAWID DRC Peace Dialogue 20031 8 downloads Documentation July 27, 2023 Download SAWID Plan Of Action July 20031 3 downloads Documentation July 27, 2023 Download Short Narrative History Of SAWID 2003 To 20101 19 downloads Documentation July 27, 2023 Download - [My Bookings](https://sawid.org.za/events/my-bookings/): CONTENTS - [Tags](https://sawid.org.za/events/tags/): CONTENTS - [Categories](https://sawid.org.za/events/categories/): CONTENTS - [Locations](https://sawid.org.za/events/locations/): CONTENTS - [Events](https://sawid.org.za/events/): CONTENTS - [News & Events](https://sawid.org.za/news-events/): Stay up to date with all the latest news and events related to SAWID. We provide regular updates with information about our current projects, upcoming events, and recent achievements. Don't miss out on any of the exciting things happening at SAWID, and join us in promoting women's voices and agency in South Africa. - [What We Do](https://sawid.org.za/what-we-do/): In the past two decades SAWID has put the needs of women, their voices and their aspirations at the heart of its work. Following its conceptualisation and establishment, it aimed to infuse international best practice into its programmes of action. It therefore conducted a study tour to Chile and Tunisia in 2006, the only two countries worldwide that had managed to halve poverty. - [Who We Are](https://sawid.org.za/who-we-are/): South African Women in Dialogue (SAWID) is an inclusive, non-partisan, and not-for-profit organisation committed to representing and amplifying the voices of South African women on all platforms. - [Get Involved](https://sawid.org.za/get-involved/): Thank you for your interest in getting involved with South African Women in Dialogue (SAWID). There are many ways to support our work and we welcome your participation. - [Our Partners](https://sawid.org.za/our-partners/): Current partners and sponsors include UN Women, the International Women’s Forum of South Africa, (IWFSA), UNISA, the UNISA Women’s Forum, the University of Pretoria, SALGA, the SALGA Women’s Commission, Foundation for Professional Development, (FPD) National Parliament, WDB Trust, Gender Links and the Canadian Women’s Voice and Leadership programme, the Solidarity Fund, MTN, the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, the Foundation for Human Rights, and the Jewish Distribution Committee (JDC). - [Contact Us](https://sawid.org.za/contact-us/): Thank you for your interest in South African Women in Dialogue. We value your input and welcome your feedback. - [Our People](https://sawid.org.za/our-people/): The Board of Trustees of SAWID was initially known as the Esigodlweni Trust, and laterthe Isigodlo Trust. The name of the Isigodlo Trust was formally changed by a resolution ofthe Board of Trustees on the 22nd of March 2011 to the SAWID Trust. - [SAWID #2](https://sawid.org.za/sawid-2/): South African Women in Dialogue (SAWID) is an inclusive, non-partisan and non-for-profit organisation committed to representing the voices of South African women on all platforms. - [20 Years](https://sawid.org.za/20-years/): In September 2023, we commemorate twenty years of unitedaction to advance peace and development for women andfamilies - [SAWID](https://sawid.org.za/): South African Women in Dialogue (SAWID) is an inclusive, non-partisan and non-for-profit organisation committed to representing and amplifying the voices of South African women on all platforms where decisions are made that impact on their lives. - [Privacy Policy](https://sawid.org.za/privacy-policy/): Welcome to sawid.org.za (the “Site”). 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