GBV – 1 – Women Safe Spaces: Gender-Based Violence (Gendered Misinformation)
1st Session – Gendered Misinformation (In-person) was a two-day workshop exclusively for women, with 33 participants each day. The workshop aimed to introduce Gender Based Violence through the lens of […]
Peace For Action – Mini Festival – #defyhatenow Ethiopia Pre-Peacejam
The festival aims to amplify marginalized voices and create an inclusive space by recognizing the unique challenges faced by marginalized communities and advocating for their inclusion, the event seeks to promote social cohesion and collective action.
Celebrating the Woman in a Digital Inclusive World
For the 38th edition of International Women’s Day in Cameroon, generally marked by a series of activities all over the world and the Cameroon national territory. International Women’s Day (March […]
World Press Freedom Day 2022: “Journalism Under Digital Siege!”
#defyhatenow and Civic Watch engage media professionals & organisations in Cameroon in a series of hybrid activities to mark May 3, in Buea, Bamenda, Yaounde and Bafang. On May 3 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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. […]