FEMpads continue to thrive - infact quite overwhelmed. I have been invited to attend the Festival of Love at South Bank Centre in London, having been nominated as one of 67 change makers. I have also been offered the chance…
La cérémonie avait commencé à 11H 57’, hier Jeudi 04/06/2015 à V-DAY DRCONGO PANZI, Madame Christine CHULER DESCHRY, directrice de cité de la joie avait parlé sur le VIH/SIDA et suivi de la danse folklorique où les filles…
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…
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,…
Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda, AU Goodwill Ambassador for Ending Child Marriages and Secretary General of World YWCA shares best practices from Africa on Ending Child Marriages. According to Nyaradzai, the word ‘marriage’ does not…
Tino Hond: "U should see the horror in young girls eyes when I share my growing up stories and what it took to make something of myself. Then comes admiration, inspiration and the birth of a desire to rise too. Ko…
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…
It was not business as usual at the United Nations (UN) complex today as Delphine Serumaga led her staff to paint the whole compound orange. All staff and visitors were wearing orange to mark the UN Secretary General's…
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…
This year, NACCRAN marked the DAC with the Human Right Commission with the theme Accelerating our collective efforts to end child marriage in Africa. The event started at 11:00am with the national anthem and an opening…
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…
Born at a time, when parents impose marriage on their children irrespective of their age. This girl, was married off against her wish at eleven years. To a man old enough to be her father. The girl was given out to early…
SHE CALLED,TO SAY HONEY!HOW ARE YOU? SHE IS ACCUSED OF MONITORING HIM. SHE CALLED.TO EXPRESS HER LOVE. SHE IS ACCUSED OF BEING OVER POSSESSIVE. SHE ASKED,HONEY! WHY ARE YOU LATE? SHE IS ACCUSED OF BEING AUTHORITATIVE SHE…
“I am a woman on a continuous journey. Like many African women, I became conscious of my physical and emotional struggle as an African girl at a very tender age, realising that a lot of what I was going through needed…
The suffering and burdens of women and girls calls for attention. Their daily toil to make ends meet yields little fruit. Poverty within the female rankd affects their quality of live. Their vulnerability exposes them to…
The suffering and burdens of women and girls calls for attention. Their daily toil to make ends meet yields little fruit. Poverty within the female rankd affects their quality of live. Their vulnerability exposes them to…
Je viens de la maisonnette de Mujonda Je papote et marché à quatre pate Je viens dans la famille où il y a la privation d’expression. Je viens du palmier à huile, de baoba. Je viens de la culture hemba, d’INEME YAMAYO et…
On daily bases, there are reports of sexual abuses in news headlines. These sexual abuses is more rampant among female rural adolescent .The rural girls are prone to these sexual predictors’ than their urban counterparts due…
Le défi de vivre seul entant qu’une femme veuve et J’encadre aussi d’autres Femmes veuve et des filles mère, alors un grand défi de les aider; comment se Prendre en charge, comment les aider à faire les petits travaux pour…
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…
A 13h lorsque je sortais seule de chez moi pour me rendre au cours d'Anglais que je supervise au centre Mama Shujaa à Bukavu ,à partir d'un endroit élevé j'ai constaté qu'il avait beaucoup de poussières sur la route…
One early morning, in the serene and sleepy village of Amaekpu. There was commotion and pandemonium, women filled out in their large numbers bearing palm fronts and other leaves in demonstration against a certain man. The…
One early morning, in the serene and sleepy village of Amaekpu. There was commotion and pandemonium, women filled out in their large numbers bearing palm fronts and other leaves in demonstration against a certain man. The…
HELLO BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE! “Around the world, there is a tradition of repressing women and treating them differently and not giving the same opportunities; husbands beating their wives and children not being sent to school;…
