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Applications Now Closed
Thank you for showing interest in the Tekano Fellowship! Please note that applications for the current fellowship cycle are now closed. However, we encourage you to stay connected with us, as the application window will reopen next year. We would be thrilled to...
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: TRAVEL AND HOSPITALITY AGENCY
Tekano Health Equity South Africa (Tekano) invites suitably qualified Service Providers to submit proposals for the provision of travel and hospitality services both local and international for Tekano employees and Fellows (approximately 150) for business purposes for...
A push to eradicate ‘period poverty’
Calls for the South African government to make sanitary pads free to help those who can't afford and access menstrual products continue to mount. Recently, I_Menstruate, a movement founded and led by our fellow Tracey Malawana, hosted the first leg of the exhibition...
SA needs a coordinated approach for the peaceful integration of refugees
"As we celebrate World Refugee Day, let's reflect on the state of refugees in South Africa. Refugees face a number of hardships on a daily basis, stemming from poor policy implementation, xenophobia, limited access to services, corruption, lack of awareness of their...
Bringing change to Mnceba, Ntabankulu
Tekano Lifelong Fellows Judiac Ranape and Lebohang Molete, together with the Rural Health Advocacy Project, recently handed over a repurposed container to the community of Mnceba in Ntabankulu, Eastern Cape. The repurposed container will be used as a patient waiting...
Umhlaba Yimpilo: The quest for food sovereignty
A food sovereignty movement has emerged in Sada, Eastern Cape, dedicated to creating an empowering and supportive environment for small-scale farmers. This initiative aims to establish community-led food production systems and local produce markets, fostering...
Collaborating with sister programmes
Between the 27th of February to the 1st of March 2024, the Tekano team embarked on a transformative journey to Vietnam to participate in the Atlantic Institute Program Staff Retreat. This gathering, designed to support staff members from various Atlantic Fellows...
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‘Basic freedoms don’t exist [in South Africa]’ – Dr Lehohla
'Basic freedoms don't exist [in South Africa]; basic freedom is not the freedom to vote. It's the freedom that your stomach is full every day – that's the basic freedom. So, in the absence of that, you cannot [be free],' said Dr Pali Lehohla, Former...
Media Statement: Women’s Day presents a time to reflect on South Africa’s progress of Gender Equity & Inclusivity.
Attention: Editors and Reporters Tuesday 9 August 2022This year democratic South Africa will host the 28th commemoration of women’s power and resistance. A democratic South Africa would not have been possible without the contributions of women. At every stage, even...
Request for Proposals – External Audit Services
Request for Proposals: External Audit ServicesTekano is a non-profit organisation whose vision is to have a more equitable South African society with improved health status across all populations. This is through fostering dynamic, visionary, value-based leaders...
Vacancy – Interim Programme Director: Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity at Tekano (AFHESA)
Competitive salary plus benefit | Location: Cape Town At Tekano (from the Sesotho word for equity) we are committed to building a lifelong community of courageous changemakers who together will accelerate the eradication of inequity and injustice resulting in...
Media Statement: Youth Day – Tekano Calls for South Africa’s Youth to Lead in Ensuring That Sacrifices of the 1976 Generation Become Tangible Gains for the Youth of 2022
Attention: Editors Thursday, 16 June 2022 Today, Tekano joins South Africa in remembering the 1976 uprising and youth who unequivocally rejected the oppressive status quo. We join the call of the country’s youth, for a return to the development path envisioned through...
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