The Learning Network for Health and Human Rights draws together six civil society groups (The Women's Circle, Ikamva Labantu, Epilepsy South Africa, The Women on Farms Project, Ihkaya Labantu, and the Cape Metro Health Forums) and four higher education institutions (Universities of Cape Town, Western Cape, Maastricht and Warwick), collaborating to explore how collective action and reflection can identify best practice with regard to using human rights to advance health.

This is accomplished through a programme in which research, training and advocacy are linked to empower organisations and their members to assert rights for health.