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Announcements, Featured, Policy Recommendations
April 8, 2019
CALL FOR PAPERS: Patriarchy and the roll-back of Democracy in East and Horn of Africa

                CALL FOR PAPERS   Using the words of A.C. Grayling, the principle underlying democracy is that it gives the enfranchised an important say in…

AfricanFeminism April 8, 2019
Deconstructing, Rwanda
April 4, 2019
Gender Balance vs Gender Equality for Rwanda?

I love the internet. There is always something pushing us to have conversations we are skipping or ignoring. But the right time always comes. In 2017, I hosted a panel on women…

judicaelleirakoze April 4, 2019
Featured
April 2, 2019
We can’t Afford the Luxury of Patience in the Face of Criminalization

The last few months have been full of anxiety and worry. It is unfortunate that even in this year we still have to struggle to advocate for certain minority groups to access…

Nyaguthi Kioi April 2, 2019
Personal Reflections
March 28, 2019
Is increasing number of women in leadership in Africa entrenching patriarchy?

Feminist organising on the continent is well known to have thrived from pre-colonial history to the fight to liberate Africa from the colonialism. Many struggles have been won as there are still…

Funmi Balogun March 28, 2019
Featured, Policy Recommendations, Somalia
March 12, 2019
Seven Ways Somalia Can Fight Sexual Violence

In the past two weeks the recurrent of violence against women in Somalia has brought to the fore the need for lasting solutions to end Gender-based Violence. On March 2, 2019, a…

AfricanFeminism March 12, 2019
Agency, Featured, Uganda
March 8, 2019
The Dishonesty of Womyn’s Day Celebrations in Uganda

Womyn’s day is here and most of this month we will once again see the media awash with images of womyn’s empowerment, detailing how far we have come, and how much progress…

Twasiima Tricia March 8, 2019
Advocacy, Ethiopia, Featured
March 7, 2019
Sacrifices of Ethiopian Women too Brought us this far

The month of march otherwise known as the Women’s History Month with 8th March being International Women’s Day is a time when gender activists tune up messaging and conversations on gender equality,…

Bethlehem N. Woldeyohannes March 7, 2019
Advocacy, Ethiopia, Personal Reflections
March 4, 2019
Ethiopia’s Yellow Movement focus on Deprived Students Makes a point about Love

My Valentine’s Day is usually very special but not for the reasons you might think. As a volunteer for the Yellow Movement, I spend my Valentine’s Day selling roses, candies and cards…

Mehret Berehe March 4, 2019
Advocacy, Agency, Featured, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
March 1, 2019
Stripped Away: Attacks on Women’s Reproductive Rights in East Africa

Roxane Gay, author of  the Bad Feminist  known for her fight for more rights for historically marginalised groups said: “The United States as we know it was founded on the principle of…

AfricanFeminism March 1, 2019
Advocacy, African Feminisms, Rwanda
February 21, 2019
Is Marriage a Punishment for Women?

Early January, I spent a week interacting with married women living in rural areas in Rwanda as part of my work at an organisation. The conversations we had led to me questioning…

Olive Uwamariya February 21, 2019
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