WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE WOMEN IN WASTE MANAGEMENT
In a normal African home set-up, a woman handles most waste. How the waste is managed, is a question that raises the need for a gendered...
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May 21 min read
TACKLING INEQUALITY IS NECESSARY FOR GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION
The April 2024 edition of Africa’s Pulse, a biannual survey of African economies, finds that economic activity is set to rebound in...
May 21 min read
WOMENLIFT HEALTH SHINES LIGHT ON URGENT AFRICAN HEALTHCARE ISSUES
The recently concluded WomenLift Health Conference played a significant role in advancing global health leadership. A diverse community...
Feb 171 min read
COULD HAIRDRESSERS BE THE ANSWER TO HELPING AFRICAN WOMEN WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH?
For many women and girls in Afrika, getting their hair is a done is an essential ritual to feel and look good. Many find the hair salon...
Feb 171 min read
ENDING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION BY 2030
Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons...
Feb 171 min read
AFRICA: CARE REPORT - "BREAKING THE SILENCE": TOP TEN HUMANITARIAN CRISES THAT DIDN'T MAKE HEADLINES IN 2023
Breaking the Silence, a report by CARE International on the ten most under-reported humanitarian crises of 2023, concludes that - for the...
Feb 171 min read
AFRICANS BACK GENDER EQUALITY, BUT GAPS PERSIST: GOVTS URGED TO DO MORE
Women still trail men in education, employment, financial autonomy, and political participation. Key findings: Africans see gender-based...
Feb 171 min read
DEEP DIVE RECAP: THE SAHEL AND THE GENDER PERSPECTIVE
In November 2023, the NATO International Military Staff (IMS) Office of the Gender Advisor convened its third regional Deep Dive session...
Feb 171 min read
AU TAKES MEASURES TO EMPOWER WOMEN
African Union member states have agreed to take appropriate social and political measures to address women's poverty by adopting gender...
Feb 171 min read
USING EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT FOR AFRICA
According to the Report on the 2022 Transforming Education Summit Convened by the UN Secretary-General, people equipped with skills and...
Feb 171 min read
EXPLAINER: WHY WOMEN’S ROLE IN SUSTAINING PEACE IS MORE CRITICAL THAN EVER
On 25 October, the United Nations marked the adoption in 2000 of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) to improve the protection of women...
Feb 171 min read
THE 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the...
Feb 171 min read
UNCOVER: TRANSFORMING AFRICAN BEAUTY WITH LOCAL EXPERTISE AND DIGITAL INNOVATION
In Africa, demand for beauty and personal care is growing fast but there’s still a gap in what’s available for consumers. Fake cosmetics...
Feb 171 min read
WORLD BANK TO STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR MILLIONS OF GIRLS AND WOMEN ACROSS EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
Millions of girls and young women’s across Eastern and Southern Africa will gain greater access to education and economic empowerment...
Feb 171 min read
INVEST IN GIRLS' RIGHTS: OUR LEADERSHIP, OUR WELL-BEING
This year, at a time when we are seeing a range of movements and actions to curtail girls’ and women’s rights and roll back progress on...
May 4, 20231 min read
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BUILD UP WOMEN’S RIGHTS AFTER WAR?
“War, Women and Post-conflict Empowerment: Lessons from Sierra Leone” depicts the everyday struggles of women trying to improve their...
May 4, 20231 min read
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH 2023: ABIDJAN-BASED WOMEN INVESTMENT CHAMPIONS SHARE THEIR JOURNEYS
The Africa Investment Forum marked International Women’s Day by hosting a special evening session for African women business leaders and...
May 4, 20231 min read
AFRICAN HEALTH LEADERS CALL FOR RESILIENT HEALTH SYSTEMS
THE African continent needs to devise ways of building resilient health systems against growing threats such as the impacts of climate...
May 4, 20231 min read
SAP RESEARCH REVEALS TOP TECH SKILLS CHALLENGES FOR AFRICAN ORGANISATIONS
SAP Africa has released a new report, Africa’s Tech Skills Scarcity Revealed, which seeks to unveil the specific challenges and...
May 4, 20231 min read
EAST AFRICA: HOW MILITARISATION IMPACTS RURAL WOMEN IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
From the Tigray conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia to the ongoing Somalia Al-Shabaab crisis, to civil wars in South Sudan and the...
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