Who we are Who we are Gender Links (GL) is a leading Southern African Women’s Rights Organisation whose work has been widely acclaimed across the continent. Two times winner of the Mail and Guardian “Investing in the Future Award”, GL has also received Top Women, Drivers of Change and African Union awards for its outstanding contribution to advancing women’s rights in this sub-region. Formed in March 2001, GL is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with offices in ten Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, including a Lusophone base in Mozambique and Francophone base in Madagascar. Described in an evaluation as a “small organisation with a large footprint,” GL has a web of close to 600 partners, with whom it works to promote gender equality.