I founded ‘The Huts For Peace’ community based initiative on February 17, 2013 in Paicho, Gulu District in Northern Uganda when I met with members of the group ‘Rwot Omiyo’ literally meaning the lord has given (14 women and…
Preparations to open the 26th Gender is my Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) Pre-Summit Consultative Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming in the African Union are running high in Sandton, South Africa. The meeting takes place from the 8th…
In her opening remarks at the 26th AU Summit GIMAC Pre-Consultative meeting in session in Johannesburg today, Dr Thelma Awori described the GIMAC as a highly political African channel that we women must use to make sure that…
26th GIMAC on the Margins of June 2015 AU Summit 08 – 09 June 2015 - Johannesburg, South Africa “Financing for Gender Equality: A Priority Now More than Ever Before” Letty Chiwara is the UN Women Representative to Ethiopia,…
It was an exciting time as more disenfrachised women in Nigeria were given the opportunity to receive Imagine Human Agency Emapowerment Workshop and Skill Aquisitition Training on how to make Kumihimo Beads in Nigeria. 25…
The workshop which was organised by the Union of West Africa Coalitions for Children (UWAC) brought together participants from 15 West African countries to build their capacities with regard to the promotion and protection…
One day I came across this message saying "BEING A WOMAN SHOULD NOT BE PAINFUL". I was very interested and asked myself on why this message comes out. Then, I thought of sharing this with you. Scientifically, born a woman is…
At Theodora Anavhe Adamu Foundation (TAAF), we are a group of young people working to see that women exercise their rights to health, including access to friendly and quality health services and counselling; access to health…
Superficial solutions to every situation that clamors for attention much like applying paint over a crack and covering potholes with sand this government will put any plastic surgeon to shame. No real meaningful engagement…
"The fittest survive the struggle of survival, and the smartest endure " On a beautiful Sunday morning , while driving through the woods far away from the chaos of the busy city, it was an exhilarating experience…
Our maternity packs program is one of Maisha’s projects that aim to promote sexual and reproductive health rights for women, in this case, maternal health for women. There are disturbing stories of pregnant women in distant…
To all brave persons who have duly taken up the mantle to have more compassionate to help the standard of living .. I salute you !. am grateful to you all for unleashing the inner leadership to get involve... My heart get…
Network of African Youths for Development (NAYD) held its 2nd Google hangout this year on the 14th of March which focused on the ability of Africa to effectively implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will…
“Failure to recognise the different rules of men and women in agricultural development is costly because it results in misguided projects and programmes. It is more important to take into account the role women play in…
For the first time since 2010, 7 North African entrepreneurs (Egypt-Tunisia-Morocco) out of 47 extraordinary leadership women Joined AWEP. In 2015 the African women's empowerment year , 47 African women entrepreneurs…
We just marked the International Youth Day which had the theme Civic Engagement. Here is what I had to say about the youth being actively engaged in building their countries. This also includes the voices of young active…
On August 3, 2015, Meridian International Center welcomed a group of women from Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt for speed-mentoring sessions with members of theMeridian Council on Women’s Leadership (CWL). The seven women were…
In the early years of my life at 9, I read a lot of children novels where I learnt the lesson of the Western parent child upbring in which each time a child came to her parent for money to buy something in school the parent…
Women Inspiration Development Center took another step forward in its quest to remove women and girls in the pit of abject poverty and domestic violence. Hundreds of women and girls were recruited into the center recently to…
There is an urgent need to increase the empowerment of women in Nigeria as a case study.Yesterday as I was buying food stuff in the market,at the point of paying,a woman with baby on her back approached me begging for help…
My name is Gladys Shumbambiri.I am an Economist, financial education trainer, microfinance practitioner and trainer and business consultant with a combined experience of over 10 years working in the Central Bank of Zimbabwe…
