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SOUTH AFRICA – ORGANIZING MARGINALIZED & VULNERABLE WOMEN WORKERS

http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/no-one-should-be-oppressed-writing-about-our-lives-and-struggles-346509

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This book captures work from the Organizing Marginalized and Vulnerable Women Workers cluster of the Oxfam Women’s Rights Advancement Program (OWRAP) in South Africa. Contributions are from over twenty female workers and members of three organizations: Mthonjaneni Home Based Care Network in Kwa Zulu-Natal, Seasonal Farm Worker Structures in the Western Cape, and Sisonke sex workers movement in Cape Town. These organizations are themselves supported by Oxfam partners: Justice and Women (JAW), Women on Farms Project (WFP) and Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT).

The book is organized in four sections: 'About our lives' where women speak of their personal challenges and their analysis of power in their lives; 'How we organize' which considers their strategies to confront this power; 'Learning from each other' reflects on the lessons and solidarity that emerged from the process, and a final section captures the emotional and inspirational experience of the participants.