AWADIFO OLGA KILI is our WOMAWORDS representative for young women and girls and represents Uganda in #WOMAWORDS LITERARY PRESS Hall of Fame. A Youthful Literary,genius.A dedicated and widely published writer poet attending…
It is common knowledge that gender-based violence is not confined to a particular region, arena, or domain, and can happen anywhere, at any time, and the perpetrator can be anyone – ranging from the state to family.…
Am delighted to be part of this wonderful organization. I have come to learn a lot from what other people are doing out there. Am alive to the fact that this epidemic has brought many challenges to many people in our country…
In this COVID -19 time gender based violence seems to have increased ten fold; Due to numerous confinement and people working from home there has been little space for people to have what they love most like socializing in…
These are the words forming the opening of Every Woman Treaty , an organization that I have come to think of as a strong sister organization working in the same direction that we are, here within World Pulse. “Violence…
Ever heard of INFIBULATION ??? This is the practice of excising the clitoris and labia of a girl or woman and stitching together the edges of the vulva to prevent sexual intercourse. It is the complete scraping of vagina and…
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the social inequalities that have been constantly exacerbated through the use of patriarchal, privilege-centric, and power-driven policymaking at all levels. The absence of intersectional…
Le covid-19 est une maladie très contagieuse .Il se passe très mal ici chez nous car certains reste confiné à la maison, les autre comme nos mamans par manque de moyen, elles ne peuvent pas se confine car obligées d’aller…
**a feature via the GPPAC Pacific Regional Network May 24 is the International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament and GPPAC Pacific uplifts the commitment and efforts of women within our network who continue to persist…
With the unprecedented rise in the number of instances of gender-based violence world over: be it domestic violence or violence against sexual minorities, the list is rather wide-ranging and frighteningly so. One of the…
World over, the lockdowns have been challenging in many, many difficult ways. Among those that are struggling with the weight of having to stay home are those that are facing domestic violence. We're talking about staying…
The Global Resilience Fund supports girl and young women activists at this watershed moment, with fully flexible rapid response grants of up to $5,000. Applications for the fund are now open! The Fund is accepting…
Hi all, How are u ?. My Poem about covid 19 in 2020 The earth The history repeats itself Worldwide pandemic invades the earth People stay at home They begin to think diffrently and see a new vision Some of them write, some…
The corona virus is the ordeal that the whole world has just known in our century unlike my fragile country the DRC which for more than two decades has known cases which are similar with this pandemic hence the wars which…
As per the news reports and statistics released by the National Commission of Women, one of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the surge in instances of domestic abuse taking place. It is true that the police…
During that time I'm unemployed and I'm trying to discover the best part of technology, I know that it's hard for women who can't speak English to have full access to learn, I'm not native in English however I'm always…
Intimate partner violence is a major challenges faced by women especially in developing world .It's is consequence range from personal health problems up to country wide loss of productivity and poverty overall 32.5% of…
The disproportionate burden of COVID-19 on women and girls in the Africa region, and their voices in shaping the discourse and actions. Description:Women & Girls Africa Summit Webinar Series. Learn about the Impact of…
Physical distancing is leading parents to make the difficult decision to defer routine immunization with government directive to stay at home and mandatory when you enter any health facility you must have mask thus expectant…
Hello members ,for this unexpected out come of covid-19 came with different kinds of effects where lockdown has ccome withwith carfew,quarlatine,that are fully effective to our dear mothers mostly,where there ones building…
Girls in our #TechTackleProgram completed the #GirlsHackTheVirus challenge with mobile applications that they designed to help girls to report gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic and after. The other mobile…
Hi there am Esther Natukunda. I come from Jinja Uganda east Africa. Am a mother of 2 and I raise my children single handedly because we were abandoned while I was pregnant and with a one and two month old baby. Life was too…
The Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) has launched its second call for proposal in Uganda. The WPHF is governed by a Funding Board at the global level, which is comprised of four UN entities (currently UN Women,…
The U.S. Embassy San Salvador, Public Affairs Section, is seeking proposals for projects throughout the year in areas of mutual U.S.-Salvadoran interest, with a particular focus on improving security and creating economic…
