#defyhatenow South Sudan trains over 10 community ambassadors to counter rumours for peace in Juba
#defyhatenow South Sudan through its 211 Check project in partnership with Junub Open Space’s Hagiga Wahid supported by Code for Africa concluded a two-day workshop on rumour tracking and fact-checking […]
Rashida Adong Oketcha: encourage active participation and meaningful inclusion
Rashida Adong Oketcha is the Executive Director for Women Peace Initiatives – Uganda (WOPI-U), a feminist grassroots women’s organization based in Lira city that focuses on promoting gender equality and […]
Aunty Gla- Empowering young girls to women who change their communities.
We had a talk with Yaah Gladys Shang Viban – fondly known as Aunty Gla, during International Women’s day and below is our conversation; I was born in Cameroon, and […]
“For peacebuilding, we need dialogue and cohesion”
We asked Georgette Che, a gender activist and PhD student at the University of Dschang, to talk about the role of women in peacebuilding and what has to change. “For […]
“Women are essential to preventing conflicts and sustaining peace”
Meaza Gidey Gebremedhin is a feminist from Tigray advocating for the human rights of women and girls who are enduring unspeakable suffering and weaponized conflict-related sexual violence in the war-torn […]
Martha Lingong: “Women should occupy any space that is ‘occupiable’.”
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we asked Martha Lingong, founder of the African Industrious Ladies in Cameroon, to tell us their thoughts on women’s rights and peace building. Here is […]
Rosebell Kagumire: We need systems that serve the people.
We recently talked to Rosebell Kagumire about women’s rights and peacebuilding. Rosebell is a powerful Pan-African feminist voice, as well as curator and editor of the African Feminism web platform. […]
Tata Diko: “Peace is personal”
“Leadership is a crucial space women should occupy in all peacebuilding initiatives,” says Tata Diko Duku, a spoken word poet and athlete. The South Sudanese feminist activist uses her poetry […]
Hauwa Abdullahi: Standing for the Rights of Muslim Women.
Hauwa Abdullahi is a teacher by profession and a human rights activist who keeps fighting all the odds in her Muslim community to protect the rights and dignity of women. […]
#defyhatenow-Cameroon February Briefs
The month of the Youths in Cameroon was another month for our team and partners to engage media-youth led organizations for peacebuilding in Cameroon. February 2022 has been dense with […]