Women

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Behind every purple door in this Zimbabwean community, someone is ready to assist women facing abuse

On a November night in 2023, Mercy Matovera* escaped from the relentless brutality within the…

Three people dressed in Ugandan traditional attires: the Kanzu robe (middle) and the Gomesi dress (left and right); and posing against a yellow background while being surrounded by red bubbles containing the words “sweet”, “akasaka”, “bad touches”, “ssenga”, “kasolo”, “ekigaasi” and symbols representing the male and female gender.
“Small animal”: How language reinforces climates of sexual violence in Uganda

Thinking back to her first intimate encounter with her husband, Jane, a mother of four…

Dangerous stages: Gendered harassment in Uganda’s music industry
Can training men help tackle GBV? This Ugandan group thinks so
Can training men help tackle GBV? This Ugandan group thinks so
Uganda's "role model" men are working to end violence against women
Uganda’s “role model” men are working to end violence against women

Five years ago, Harriet Okello, 37, a resident of Kuru-Otit village, Omoro District in Northern…

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How Congolese women put an end to generations of economic abuse

In the Wafuliro culture, to which Joséphine Mahendwa belongs, it is a shame for a…

“My personal secret”: Accessing family planning beyond religious boundaries in Zimbabwe

At 15, Catherine*, a member of the Johanne Marange Apostolic Sect (JMAC), one of an…

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“It is like slavery”: Tanzanian bar waitresses speak up on sexual abuse in the industry

While working as a bar waitress in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 25-year-old Ester Steven Mashaka…

From a WhatsApp platform to physical sessions, This Nigerian initiative is helping women affected by conflict navigate their trauma
From a WhatsApp platform to physical sessions, this Nigerian initiative is helping women affected by conflict navigate their trauma

Maiduguri, Nigeria (Minority Africa) – In 2015, amid the Boko Haram insurgency, Hassana Danyerwa, the…

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Hijabi Discrimination In Nigeria Makes Navigating The Workplace Difficult for Muslim Women

“Do you always wear that?”  “That thing on your head is not professional.”  “Your hair…

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