Read the original piece posted on AWID here Marching in Solidarity: Marcha Das Mulheres Negras Musings on Solidarity By Amina Doherty November 16th, 2015 As an activist I often think about what it means to ‘be in solidarity with’ and what it means to use my body, heart, and voice to amplify the stories and struggles […]
This article was originally published on The Journalist MONROVIA – When Paynesville Mayor Cyvette Gibson wanted to get the streets cleaned in the part of the Liberian capital that she runs, she enlisted the help of everybody she could find. Even the homeless and drug addicts helped to pick up litter. And when Ebola struck […]
This article was crossposted on Women Deliver By Segawa Patrick, Programme Coordinator, Publich Health Ambassador Uganda and Women Deliver Young Leader “…most people assume that someone with AIDS is immoral. They do not realize that there are other ways of transmission. They simply believe that if someone has AIDS, they must have acquired it through […]
Cette vidéo met en lumière le travail des femmes leaders africaines qui ont participé au Fonds de développement des femmes africaines (Rapport Annuel ) Forum annuel des PDG à Nairobi, Kenya, de 10 – 12 Août 2015. Cette réunion de 3 jours, qui fait partie du programme de renforcement des capacités d'AWDF, axé sur le leadership et les communications et présenté 21 femmes dirigeantes de 8 africain […]
Advocacy Actions & Other Interventions on FOI Freedom of information (FOI) – also commonly referred to ‘access to information’ or ‘right to know’ or ‘right to information’ – is a fundamental and undeniable basic human right. The right to access public information is the right of every person to know, to have access to the […]
Broadly, a women focused website and digital video channel, has debuted a short documentary on Boxgirls Kenya, a community outreach programme, that focuses on young women and girls’ sexual and health rights. Fondé en 2008 by professional boxers, Boxgirls Kenya uses boxing as a tool to tackle issues of sexual and gender based violence affecting young women and girls […]
Crédit photo: Michel Duf | Women in The Survivor Dream Project By Fatou Wurie Magdalene is confident as she introduces herself to the group of nineteen survivors. “Je m'appelle Madeleine et je suis infirmière, J'ai survécu à Ebola. Je l'ai attrapé du travail”. Elle s'arrête là, sourit et nomme sa gratitude pour la journée, “Nous […]
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This article was originally published on The Journalist. Read the original article here. Ebola is an infectious and generally fatal disease. It’s marked by fever and severe internal bleeding, spread through contact with infected body fluids. The countries of Sierra Leone and Guinea on Africa’s West Coast have been especially hard hit with about 4 […]
Après plus d'un an de souffrances inimaginables, L'Afrique de l'Ouest envisage avec prudence la fin de l'épidémie la plus dévastatrice du virus Ebola que le monde ait jamais connue. Pourtant, la route pour les trois pays les plus touchés est toujours l'un des défis difficiles. Whilst Liberia is celebrating a second round of being […]