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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
For a while now, I have wanted to put into words what I am about to say. I failed at first because I too have heroes. They are the monuments I worship,…