We grieved together when Heaven Awot was killed by her mother’s landlord, Getnet Baye, in Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, in August 2023. A seven-year-old, raped and murdered in a country that…
On September 03, 2024, I attended an intense grief ceremony in Zurich; it was also my first time leaving my country Ghana as a transwoman. I was assigned male at birth (intersex),…
In addressing various issues African women and girls grapple with, gendered data is important. We know that in Africa, like in most of the world, women and girls are far from enjoying the same rights, resources, opportunities and protections as men and boys because of gendered inequalities that are historically rooted in colonial legacies and patriarchal systems.
In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), decades of brutal conflict and instability have intensified since January, plunging communities into turmoil. Thousands of people are fleeing as clashes intensify between the…
“Activism devoid of passion is like a body without a soul. Let us transform our spaces into sanctuaries of love and solidarity.“ Charlie, it has been hard for me as an activist,…
“Those in power do not see the priority of {women’s} issues because they are not affected.” These are the words of a Muslim women’s rights activist from Hargeisa, Somaliland, one of the…
In our interconnected world, social media has become a meeting point for transformative feminist movements, acting as a catalyst for different revolutions and uprisings such as #MeToo and #EatTheRich. It empowers individual…
Musu was a young woman living in a remote village in southern Sierra Leone, where the healthcare system was non-existent. When she became pregnant with her first child at 17, Musu knew…
Africa is a diverse continent with many cultures, norms, languages, and belief systems. Africa is also a continent where LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and other nonbinary identities) persons…
In all our interconnected existence In our struggles backed by persistence, A life, a living thing Sadly means nothing Absolutely nothing…. Unless it is labelled. “Is it not enough battle to…