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African women take the lead to end female genital mutilation and early child marriage in Africa through the strategic launch of the Big Sister Movement A press release distributed by APO Group on behalf of Safe Hands for Girls states that in Africa, 6,000 girls are mutilated everyday, 200...

The Black Women’s Roundtable salutes and congratulates its colleague and partner, Tarana Burke, founder of the “Me Too” movement, and others who were recognized by Time magazine as the “Silence Breakers” and collectively are the Time magazine Person of the Year 2017. Burke is the founder of Just Be,...

IT is a story of hope and perseverance for Chantal Uwanyirigira and her colleagues. However, the bigger story is not about the success they have achieved, but how they started out. It is a story of how they were given a shoulder to lean on and see far beyond their...

Community & Youth Development Initiatives (CYDI), is a non-governmental organization (NGO) founded on the principle that true development is self-development.  CYDI was established on 1st July 2001 in response to the result of the 1999 National HIV/syphilis Sero-prevalence Sentinel Survey, which showed that HIV prevalence among young people (20-24 yrs.) ranged...

Unicef estimates 10% of girls in Africa miss 60 days of school each year because they cannot afford sanitary pads Founded in 2015, the Serithi Campaign aims to curb this growing crisis, restoring dignity to and empowering young women who are unequipped for their menstrual cycle. “Menstruation can be a...

In Cameroon, Women refugees are said to have secured safe spaces to network, learn new skills and recover from the trauma of war and sexual violence in two Women Cohesion Spaces (WCS) supported by UN Women in Cameroon and funded by the Government of Japan and the Swedish Civil Contingency...

Wealth creates wealth, some say and that being born into a family with unlimited cash, is a sure way for anyone to become successful. For 37 year old Sue Moodley, this theory has proven not to be very accurate. Sue worked hard to become her own success story. 17...

One person who knows the value of mentorship is the First Lady of Namibia, Monica Geingos. Before assuming the role of First Lady in 2015, Geingos, a qualified lawyer, spent many years in business. She attributes much her success to lessons she’s learnt as a mentor and a mentee from various...

The 3rd Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) conference and exhibition event will take place in Cape Town, South Africa. The event will be hosted at Century City Conference Center on October 5 and 6.The theme of the conference is “equity, impact and inclusive growth towards Agenda 2030 and a...