Women
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Applying Lessons From Women’s Conference In Beijing To Post-2015 Agenda
Nov 12, 2014The year 1995 is always cited as the year women went to Beijing and came back to start “revolutions” in their countries. The “revolutions” as I have stated, involved action plans that covered the following; deliberate... -
Lack Of Funds, Not Skills, Hinder Women Empowerment In Rural Africa
Nov 8, 2014Tosin Taiwo is the founder of Street2School, an education-centric, non-profit organisation that provides education opportunity to children in under-served communities. A voracious social worker and volunteer, Tosin’s work is deep rooted in rural communities where she... -
Kenya: Trained Traditional Birth Attendants Answer To Reducing Maternal Mortality?
Nov 7, 2014A huge banner at the Ministry of health, Division of Reproductive Health, boldly says that no woman should die while giving birth in Kenya. While giving life should be a moment of intense happiness, childbirth in... -
Child Marriage Or Forced Marriage: Where Do We Draw The Line?
Nov 6, 2014Last week on Kenyan Television, we were told of harrowing story of a girl in Kajiado County who, at 14years, had a child from being raped by a relative. To add insult to injury, there were... -
BEING AFRICAN AND A YOUNG WOMAN, WHAT TO SAY FOR IT?
Nov 1, 2014I am African and a young woman, these identities for some reasons need to be emphasized, why is that? Our society a few years ago would have me explain what I’m doing thinking I can just... -
Kenya: More Empowerment Programs For Girls? What About The Boys?
Oct 31, 2014Kenya and indeed the rest of the world have been active in creating and implementing programs and policies aimed at uplifting the status of the girl child. The bulk of gender mainstreaming and empowerment programs have... -
Sex Workers Advocate for Decriminalization of Their Profession in Nigeria
Oct 25, 2014Patricia Okana, who is in her early 30s, is a commercial sex worker. “It is just like every other thing you do,” she says. “There are challenges, but I thank God it puts food on my... -
International Day Of The Girl-Child: Empowering Adolescent Girls And Ending The Cycle Of Violence
Oct 11, 2014BY Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka On this International Day of the Girl Child let us commit to creating a world where girls can live free of violence and achieve their full potential. Violence against girls, in all its forms,... -
Community Champion: Christabel Ofori’s IHAV Empowers Young People In Ghana To Envision Change And Act On It
Oct 2, 2014Christabel Ofori is a Ghanaian social entrepreneur who has a knack helping young people achieve their dreams. A graduate of Chemical Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 26 years old Christabel is the... -
Community Champion: One Woman’s Story Of Standing Against Domestic Violence
Sep 15, 2014Mrs. Aisha Sanni works to ensure human dignity is restored and cases of domestic violence are reduced in Suleja, Niger East Senatorial District, Niger State. In this interview, she sheds light on how she has been...