NAIROBI – Woineshet Zebene Negash was just thirteen in March 2001, when Aberew Jemma Negussie and a group of accomplices broke into her house late at night, carried her away Read More..
Women’s Voices
Maintaining a Focus on Women’s Empowerment
Gender has, in recent years, been a top and cross-cutting priority for Africa, and 2016 is no different. In fact, the African Union has declared 2016 to be “The Year Read More..
Leila Alaoui: Tackling Taboos in Art
Leila Alaoui died while on assignment for Amnesty International in Burkina Faso on January 19, 2016 after she was severly wounded in a January 15 al-Qaeda attack on Splendid hotel Read More..
African Woman Organize to Reclaim Agriculture against Corporate Takeover
By Simone Adler and Beverly Bell Mphatheleini Makaulele is an award-winning indigenous leader, farmer, and activist, and Director of Dzomo la Mupo, a community organization in rural South Africa. She Read More..
Elizabeth Mpofu, La Via Campesina, Building an International Movement for Food and Seed Sovereignty
Women members of the Zimbabwe Organic Smallholder Farmers Forum, member organization of La Via Campesina, display their seeds at a seed fair. Photo Credit: Elizabeth Mpofu. Elizabeth Mpofu of Zimbabwe Read More..
My Dress is My Choice: a Forum Theatre Piece
MY DRESS IS MY CHOICE is a forum theatre piece created for the inhabitants of the Mathare, Huruma and Kariobangi Slums in Nairobi. It responds to the recent surge in public Read More..