The women-children of African people choke on popcorn and live lives with subtitles. Never sure what is asked of them—whether it is from their mothers, or the ethnographers asking about their mothers. They marry up; they marry men; they learn to be the treasurers of society’s decrees. And early on, they […]
Recently I was invited to participate in the ‘The Forum‘, un programme BBC World Service. Quand j'ai reçu la requête initiale du producteur, j'ai pensé, “Pourquoi pas?”, puis vérifié les détails du programme en ligne… “Quoi? The programme is described as an ‘ideas discussion show which tackles the big questions of our age with […]
Liberate She Currency, food and spiraling promises Shiny cars, heavy jewelry and bottle-shaped figures delivered with a kiss In your face they worship you for keeping your sons close Turn around; you’re the 21st century emperor with his new clothes You get a lot of love, cos you’re nature’s most endowed […]
Kuukua est l'un des nombreux écrivains talentueux qui participeront à l'AWDF et à l'Alliance française (Accra)’s book slam for International Women’s Day, 8mars. Elle partagera également ses réflexions sur l'écriture, et en donnant un aperçu de certaines de ses expériences qui ont inspiré son style d'écriture particulier. She characterizes herself as a […]
Monica Arac de Nyeko est une écrivaine ougandaise. Elle a été présélectionnée pour le prix Caine pour l'écriture africaine en 2004 pour "Fruit étrange, remportant le prix en 2007 pour 'Jambula Tree’ qui a été décrit par le président des juges, Jamal Mahjoub, comme “a witty and touching portrait of a community which is affected forever by a love […]
I’m really pleased that AWDF’s blog has been nominated in the category of ‘best organisational blog’. Many thanks to all of the AWDF staff that have contributed to this blog. I plan to revamp this blog soon with even more exciting content. In the meantime, please vote for AWDF ‘s blog to win ‘best organisational […]
The Power of ‘we’ is about teamwork. The power of ‘we’ is about unity of purpose. Unity, undoubtedly, translates into concrete strength, huge achievements, steady and sustained progress amongst other benefits. According to a recent publication in the American Political Science Review,” a new study on violence against women conducted over four decades […]
Yesterday the Ghana branch of ‘Women in Law and Development in Africa’ held ‘The 2nd Women’s Dialogue with Political Parties’. I listened to the programme at 10.30am via radio en route to interview ‘Virtuous Women and Children International’, an AWDF grantee. I was disappointed I wasn’t there in person. A typo in the event advertised […]