Amabo Divine Ngwa was on a path towards a violent future before a mentor showed him a different way. Now he's reaching out to boys in Cameroon to stop gender-based violence before it starts.
Yesterday you asked If I was done painting myself Unsure of that question I did not answer But today I can confidently reply Yes, I was done Painting myself for the day Today is a new day
About Me: I am the African Writer J.Freelance writer,researcher,translator& reporter-Bachelor in Pharmacy,MBA & Human rights activist,feminism http://humanrights311.blogspot.com/
On the 2nd of January 2015, I packed my bag and baggage for a trip to Ten (10)states in the North,East, Westand South of Nigeria. It was a project for an organisation; Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism; but…
SOTHAWACA in conjunction with the Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism on the project #Reportwomen #voicesofwomenintheruralcommunitiesmustbeheard to commemorate her Groundbreaking Event: The Hope of Healing…
This is an article that I found on FaceBook and wanting everyone to know about this Sister Hero, have cut and pasted it here. Unfortunately the wonderful photos did not copy. I will try to add them but in the meantime, here…
When I met Blandine Azinwi, a 20years old pregnant girl at our church cross-over crusade in December 2014 she was at the point of returning back to the village because she had no place to stay, no food and had not started…
“Transformational leadership is defined as a leadership approach that causeschangein individuals and social systems.” This write-up is adapted from a presentation by Elijah Wachira at a workshop on Transformational…
Good day. Thank you very much for reading my plea and taking the time to consider my proposal. Also, thank you for being a team player, in trying to curb the socio-economic injustices that continue to harass our global…
Hello Everyone here, to all the great and courageous women from all over the world who are standing up against gender violence and fighting for the rights of women in diverse ways, i say Happy International Women’s Day!!! As…
March 6th -9th 2015, we organized the first Women In Public Service Project (WPSP) Institute in Africa –Uganda http://wpsuganda.com/ theme: Leadership for Transparent and Accountable Governance. And on Women’s day, we…
There is no better platform to enforce standing up to harmful traditional practices like child marriage and female circumcision than at community level. This was the unanimous opinion of speakers at a standing up against…
The United Kingdom’s undersecretary of states for International Development Baroness Lindsay Northover last Friday stated that she has spoken with the head of the Department for International Development (DFID) in Sierra…
How do we ensure that women are involved in Peace talks? How do we use our voices and stand in solidarity together to ensure that women have a seat at the table? What should the role of the local governments be in involving…
Violence against women-that was one of the topics we discussed during The Women In Public Service Project (WPSP) Uganda Institute http://wpsuganda.com/ under the theme: Leadership for Transparent and Accountable Governance…
On the 2nd of January 2015, I began a new unending journey. Wole Shoyinka Center for investigative journalism invited me to do a documentary on women in Nigeria. And I accepted to #Reportwomen abuse and issues of access in…
El Harari, a ‘Thinking Couch’ who is part of the Gold Meir Mount Carmel International Training Centre (MCTC) at Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MASHAV) sees lots of ‘…
Revai Makanje-Aalbaek, UN Women’s Deputy Country Representative presented a key lecture on connecting women’s economic empowerment initiatives to the private sector in Africa. Highlights from her lecture include the…
I come from an African community in south south Nigeria where women are seen as useful; as wives, care givers and for family multiplication. Girls are a delight for their deligence in domestic chores until they are married…
I am pleased to introduce Ms Delphine Serumaga as the Representative for UN Women Zimbabwe. Delphine joined UN Women on 4 March 2015. Delphine has over 22 years of experience in managing teams, organizations and campaigns…
Thirty participants, twenty seven women and three men from Africa are attending a specialised training on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Israel. The countries represented are Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda,…
