Advocacy

Africa hails its first female Bishop!

Posted by Billene Seyoum on December 13, 2012
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Bishop Ellinah Ntombi Wamukoya (image from http://allafrica.com)

In what i consider another historic milestone for African women, The Anglican Church of Southern Africa consecrated in late November 2012, Ellinah Ntombi Wamukoya, making her the first female Bishop in Africa. Although the Southern Africa Anglican Church has been a pioneer in ordaining women into the priesthood, the consecration into the Bishop-hood of Bishop Wamukoya is quite commendable, especially as the mother church of the Anglican denomination suffers controversy. Continue Reading

A Human Connection : Modern Day Slavery of Ethiopian Women II

Posted by Billene Seyoum on June 23, 2012
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In a post from March 2012 here, i discussed the issue of modern day slavery of Ethiopian women in the middle-east and how countries like Indonesia and the Philippines insisted on better wages and conditions for domestic workers going to Saudi Arabia. These demands were followed by a ban as the Saudi Arabian government could not come into agreement on working conditions and pay. Continue Reading

Modern-day Slavery of Ethiopian Women

Posted by Billene Seyoum on March 18, 2012
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She mostly comes from a poor community. She is female which introduces a whole new dimension to her experiences in a foreign land. She’s mostly Christian, newly converted to Islam to meet the demands of her work. She’s black African. Add to that she hardly speaks a word of Arabic. Continue Reading