Identity is one of the most fundamental aspects of human existence. Who we are makes a difference in how we present ourselves to the world and in turn how the world sees…
“There is important labour that feminists perform in this country and too often it gets erased when the issues become mainstream. Remember the women who speak before it is acceptable. The women…
In 2011, I visited Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. That was before all the world attention, before it’s founder Congolese gynecologist and human rights activist, Dr. Dennis Mukwege…
I am about to write words I wish 16-year-old me, could have read or came across when she so needed to embrace all that she is. Sometimes I think of her, afraid…
Dr Stella Nyanzi is a Ugandan academician and feminist activist. She is currently jailed at Luzira maximum security prison in Kampala and faces charges of cyber harassment and offensive communication, stemming from her…
I always admired the younger generation, the late millennials and Gen Z youth who, time and again, showed us they do not subscribe to limiting societal values. They ask questions and do…
Recently I worked on a project on domestic workers in Addis Ababa, a short film project trying to highlight the stories of women in this field of work so their perspective and…
From June 3-6, the Women Deliver 2019 Global Conference was held in the Canadian city of Vancouver. The gathering, which focuses on gender equality attracts actors from government and civil societies across…
May 25 is a special day for Africa and African history! Africa celebrated the creation of a continental body some 56 years ago. A grand determination to unite the continent drove its…
On May 28 the world celebrated Menstruation Hygiene Day. Yes it has taken us to pause one day to reiterate what is a normal human phenomenon as if menstruation only happens once…