GOVERNMENTS CAN DO MORE TO PROTECT MANY PREGNANT STUDENTS AND MOTHERS FACING EDUCATION BARRIERS
Teenage pregnancy has become commonplace in our communities with social determinants of health, such as low education and low-income...
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Oct 20, 20221 min read
WEST AFRICA’S FISHER WOMEN ARE EXPERTS AT COPING WITH JOB INSECURITY
All along West Africa’s coastline, women play a vital role in the fisheries sector as processors, traders and distributors. But they face...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
“ONE-STOP CENTER”, PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AGAINST SEXUAL AND GBV IN THE SAHEL
The African Union Commission (AUC) had a two-day regional consultation meeting of stakeholders from the G5 Sahel aimed at strengthening...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
GHANA ARMED FORCES RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE ELSIE INITIATIVE FUND
The Elsie Initiative Fund for Uniformed Women in Peace Operations (EIF) have announced that the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) will receive...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
DEALING WITH THE TRAUMA OF DISPLACEMENT IN THE GAMBIA
When conflict broke out in Kaddy’s Senegalese village, she was forced to leave her belongings behind to save her family. “We lost...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
FIRST EVER SEYCHELLOIS FEMALE BOXER REACHES SEMI-FINAL AT INTERNATIONAL EVENT
Ariana Memee, the first Seychellois woman to compete in an international boxing event for Seychelles, has reached the semi-final...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
SENEGAL LEADS WAY ON WOMEN LEGISLATORS
Senegal has broken new ground as West Africa's largest-ever proportion of women Members of Parliament (MPs) take their seats in a newly...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
RWANDAN WOMEN TO BENEFIT FROM CONTINENTAL AGRIC RESEARCH PROGRAMME
Female policy makers in Rwanda and three other African countries stand a chance to benefit from the ongoing Gender Responsive Agriculture...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
WOMEN AND GIRLS ACCOUNT FOR THE MAJORITY OF MIGRANTS IN EASTAND HORN OF AFRICA: IOM REPORT
Women and girls make up the majority of migrants in the East and Horn of Africa at 50.4 per cent compared to men and boys, a phenomenon...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
SOUTH AFRICA: STOCKOUTS ARE A BARRIER TO WOMEN'S SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS
The Stop Stockout Project (SSP) has drawn attention to challenges in accessing contraceptives at public health clinics across South...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
ZIMBABWE: ACTIONS NEEDED TO CLOSE THE GENDER FINANCING GAPS POST COVID-19
The past two years have shown us that challenges in the financial inclusion gender gap exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic need to be...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
'WE CAN ELIMINATE VIOLENCE IF WE WORK TOGETHER' – MULTI SECTORAL TEAMS ARE ELIMINATING GBV
Judite Nota is 36 years old and has been a Mozambican Government employee for over 13 years. She has always worked to eliminate...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
VALIDATION OF MATERNAL AND NEWBORN CARE PROTOCOLS
UNFPA, in collaboration with the Djibouti Ministry of Health, organized a validation workshop of the mother and newborn care protocols....
Oct 20, 20221 min read
‘SHE STRIKES’ ONLINE SPACE HOSTS EGYPTIAN FEMALE INTERLOCUTORS IN ITS 1ST CYCLE — ‘THE LEADERS’
Creative Industry Summit’s (C—S) ‘She Strikes’ — an online platform — launched its first cycle, ‘The Leaders’, by holding its first...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
FIRST LIBYAN WOMEN LEADERS FORUM LAUNCHED UNDER THE SLOGAN (RIGHTS - PARTICIPATION - LEADERSHIP).
Under the slogan (Rights - Participation - Leadership), the activities of the first Libyan Women Leaders Constituent Forum was launched...
Jul 10, 20221 min read
Women Deliver 2023 Conference
Women Deliver and partnersare thrilled to invite you toOne Year Out: Celebrating the One-Year-Out Mark from WD2023. Mark your calendars...
Jul 10, 20221 min read
Apply now for the SVRI Research Grant 2023
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) is inviting applications for innovative research and interventions. Applicants can apply...
Jul 10, 20221 min read
African Village Cultural Festival
July 17: This festival is a platform where Africans and Africans lovers come together to share Cultural activities and to promote their...
Jul 10, 20221 min read
Internews: Call for Applications
The aim is to train 20 individuals on how to utilize mobile devices to create powerful and meaningful short films for social media...
Jul 10, 20221 min read
An Activist Fashion Show By The Sistaazhood At The Castle Of Goodhope, Capetown, South Africa
The Sistaaz are fierce activists, proud to be trans, proud to be sex workers, and even prouder of their stunning sense of style. And they...
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