Atim, mother of 6-year-old sexual abuse survivor “When I discovered my daughter had been sexually assaulted, I rushed her to the hospital where they found medical evidence of sexual penetration. She was…
Whenever one speaks up, whether it is immediately after the abuse or years later, the first question a survivor of violence faces is “did you report it?” or “Why did you not…
For the longest time, I thought of rest as a luxury, a reward you only get after completing your work, like winning a prize. Growing up in a heavily patriarchal society, my…
There is nothing more difficult than losing a child. There is nothing worse than losing our children as a result of treachery, ignorance, crime and short-sightedness, and this is what is happening…
A couple of days back, reports covered by Eye Radio emerged about police in Bor, South Sudan harassing young women and girls for their choice of outfits, particularly wearing pants and “short”…
Kuperekwa is a ceremony conducted when a woman is formally taken to her husband’s family homestead after marriage. It is the final ritual in the marriage process. It is commonly practiced in…
It is without a doubt that if Winnie Madikizela Mandela would have been a man, so much grace and heroism would have been attributed to her personhood and her legacy purified for…
For the last 16 years, the legal protection and advocacy for the sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) of African women and girls has had the backing of the Protocol to the…
This week’s, Dr Stella Nyanzi’s engagement at The Reykjavík Dialogue 2021 Renewing Activism to End Violence Against Women is a rich reminder of the deep roots of violence against Black African women.…
Gender disparities and the catapult effects on women’s lives and livelihood are a long-standing global concern. These inequalities are rooted in socially constructed and deeply embedded systems that govern our ways of…