Strategy
Gender-responsive strategy, mainstreaming, transformation planning and implementation support.
GENDER • ADVOCACY • RESEARCH • TRANSFORMATION
Turning gender expertise into strategic action.
GenderBlend Strategists provides evidence-informed expertise to organisations seeking more equitable, inclusive and accountable institutions and systems.
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OUR POSITIONINGInsight. Strategy. Action. Impact.
We connect rigorous gender expertise with practical strategies for organisational and institutional change.
WHO WE ARE
Expertise that connects insight with action.
GenderBlend Strategists works at the intersection of gender, research, advocacy, strategy, capacity development and institutional transformation. We help organisations understand complex challenges and translate knowledge into credible action.
Research
Research, gender analysis, evaluation, evidence synthesis and knowledge production.
Advocacy
Policy engagement, advocacy, monitoring, accountability and strategic stakeholder work.
Capacity
Training, facilitation, workshops and institutional learning designed around context.
OUR APPROACH
From insight to measurable transformation.
Insight → Strategy → Action → Impact.
We begin with context and evidence, translate insight into practical strategy, support action and focus on learning, accountability and sustainable institutional change.
WHY GENDERBLEND
Evidence-informed. Intersectional. Strategic.
Integrity
Ethical, responsible and honest professional practice.
Equity
A commitment to fairness, dignity and substantive equality.
Transformation
Moving beyond commitments towards changes in systems, practices and culture.
LEADERSHIP
Dr Thembelihle Bongwana
Founder & Principal Strategist
Gender scholar • Researcher • Strategist
Expertise grounded in scholarship and practice.
Dr Thembelihle Bongwana is a gender scholar, researcher and strategist whose work brings together gender expertise, advocacy, research, institutional transformation and capacity development.
She holds a PhD in Women and Gender Studies and brings extensive professional and academic experience in gender equality, research, advocacy, monitoring, training, governance and institutional practice.
Her expertise spans gender mainstreaming, gender-responsive strategy, research and evaluation, institutional monitoring, advocacy, policy engagement, capacity development and transformation.
Her academic and professional practice informs GenderBlend Strategists' approach of connecting rigorous analysis with practical, context-responsive strategies for organisational and institutional change.
Transformative change requires both critical insight and practical action.
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