KENYA: RURAL WOMEN RESORT TO GRUELLING LABOUR AS DROUGHT WORSENS FOOD INSECURITY
Lucy Toho is one of many women here in Meru County, Kenya, who are on their daily journey to back-breaking work. Toho is from Ntulli...
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May 4, 20231 min read
BIRTHS DON’T STOP IN A CRISIS: HOW A WOMAN WENT IN LABOUR AS CYCLONE FREDDY SLAMMED INTO MADAGASCAR
“We knew the delivery was imminent and that everything was going well... But we didn't know it was going to be today.” Georgette, a...
May 4, 20231 min read
SOUTH AFRICA: WOMEN’S HEALTH TAKES CENTRE STAGE IN LIMPOPO
Social Development Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu is on a drive to help raise awareness on cancer and women's health issues. In...
May 4, 20231 min read
NAMIBIA APPOINTS FEMALE JUSTICES TO SUPREME COURT
Gender equality activists in Namibia have welcomed the first ever appointment of female justices to the country's supreme court. The...
May 4, 20231 min read
MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT CALLS FOR DIGITAL INCLUSION TO EMPOWER WOMEN
President Filipe Nyusi has challenged the country to speed up the expansion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), as an...
May 4, 20231 min read
EGYPT WORKS ON EMPOWERING WOMEN IN COOPERATION WITH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat has said that the “Closing the Gender Gap Accelerator” was established by her...
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ETHIOPIA: HELPING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS SUCCEED, ONE CHALLENGE AT A TIME
Meseret, a woman entrepreneur, knows a thing or two about promoting growth. As the owner of 3M-A private elementary school in the...
May 4, 20231 min read
MEN FIGHTING, WOMEN BREAKING-UP - SUDANESE WOMEN'S MOVEMENTS, THE WING OF THE PATRIARCH?
In August 2018, a group of women activists who first congregated through a WhatsApp group began holding meetings at their respective...
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IN SENEGAL, SUPPORTING RURAL WOMEN STARTS WITH RESHAPING GENDER NORMS
Gendered social norms don’t just dictate the roles women can play in rural economies, they limit their access to the tools they need to...
May 4, 20231 min read
NIGERIA: REPORT REVEALS SHARP GENDER DISPARITY IN TOP POSITIONS OF LEGAL PROFESSION
A new report by the International Bar Association (IBA), a global forum of lawyers, has revealed "a dearth of women" in top positions in...
May 4, 20231 min read
FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN BENIN, MULTI-FACETED GENDER REFORMS OFFER NEW OPPORTUNITIES
A new law expands the definition of gender-based violence (GBV) and increases or institutes punishments to tackle the scourge of GBV. An...
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Call For Applications: Women for Zero Hunger
Non-profit organizations are invited to apply from January 16 to February 24, 2023 by completing a detailed selection questionnaire. The...
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Training opportunity
This one is for mid-career journalists and editors who want to further their understanding of journalism, the news industry and their...
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The International Journalists' Programme (IJP)
The International Journalists' Programme (IJP) is offering bursaries to six early-career journalists from Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho,...
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Women Deliver 2023 Conference: Spaces, Solidarity, and Solutions
The Women Deliver 2023 Conference (WD2023) will take place in-person in Kigali, Rwanda, as well as virtually, from 17-20 July 2023. As...
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The African Women Summit
It is an annual event that brings together a thriving community of women policy makers, change makers, global experts and professionals...
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Women Lift Health 2023
Duration: May 2023 – April 2024 The fully funded, 12-month East Africa Leadership Journey is designed to provide talented mid-career...
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Call for Research Applications 2023 – Development under Conditions of Climate Change.
Deadline: 24-Feb-23 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is inviting applications from Danish research institutions for grants related...
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Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (Namibia)
Deadline: 10-Feb-23. The Embassy of Japan in Namibia has launched the applications for Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security...
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Call for Project “Equality between Women and Men” 2023
Deadline: 04-Feb-23 The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs is launching a call for projects in support of decentralized cooperation...
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