Women
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Report: Strengthening partnerships for an accelerated promotion of stand-alone solar systems in Africa
Jul 26, 2019By Adeola Aroso Lome, Togo – The Third Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project (ROGEP) was held in Lome, Togo. The theme was “Strengthening Partnership for an Accelerated deployment of Stand-alone Solar Systems in West Africa and the... -
Malawi: The Conflict Between Customary And Formal Land Laws
May 9, 2018Despite passing the Deceased Estates Act of 2011 and Gender Equality Act of 2013, which protect spouses and children’s share in the deceased estates, issues of property grabbing are still rampant in Malawi, Deogracias Benjamin Kalima... -
Community Watch : Should Maternal Health Matter In Chikaji-Rohuki?
Nov 2, 2017Chikaji-Rohuki, Nigeria – Talatu Bamaiyi, 35, has been married for seven years. She recently gave birth to her fourth child. All her children were delivered at home without support from trained traditional birth attendants or nurses.... -
Breaking The Silence: How Women In Malawi Find Treatment For Fistula
Jun 27, 2017By Kelvin Tembo Fyness Ngoma’s happiness after delivery of a baby in 1990 was short lived. She could not understand why her urine had become uncontrollable. “I gave birth to a baby girl at Chulu Health... -
Opinion: Four Lessons From My First Attempt At Escaping Poverty
Jun 26, 2017Growing up poor in Nigeria means living helplessly in a deep depth of despair. Or rise to the challenge of eliminating poverty by going after any legal job that pops up on your radar. As a... -
Sexual harassment of female students jolts Zimbabwe parliament into action
May 21, 2017By Wellington Zimbowa The Zimbabwean parliament is set to partner all higher education institutions in combating sexual harassment of female students, legislator Beatrice Nyamupinga has revealed. Nyamupinga, the women’s affairs, gender and community development parliamentary... -
Women and Land Rights Struggle in Kenya
Apr 23, 2017By Oliech Okun KISUMU COUNTY, KENYA – 28-year-old Tina Anyango (not her real name) aged 28 is a widow living in Kuoyo Kaila, East seme Ward in Kisumu County. She is living with HIV which robbed... -
Preventing Unsafe Abortion and its Consequences in Kenya
Apr 2, 2017By Oliech Okun OPINION –Unsafe abortion is widespread and it does not know boundaries or age. The burden of unsafe abortion is largely borne by those who are most vulnerable and least able to access safe... -
Is Africa Rising With Its Women?
Mar 16, 2017By Ritah Namwiza For some time now, Africa has been branded as a continent on the rise. In 2015, the World Bank reported that six of the world’s fastest-growing economies were in Africa— Ethiopia, Rwanda,... -
Should abortion be a crime in Kenya?
Mar 14, 2017Residents of Nyalenda in Kisumu County of Kenya are still recovering from a very traumatic incident where a 16-year-old girl was found lying in the corridor of their home half dead as a result of unsafe...