When Zimbabwe’s 2013 constitution introduced a gender quota to reserve 60 parliamentary seats for women through proportional representation, it was celebrated as a long-overdue victory. For a country where women’s voices were historically muffled in governance, the move felt revolutionary. But over a decade later, reality is much bleaker. As the 2023 elections revealed, only…
In the wild, sun-scorched expanse of Naivasha’s Hell’s Gate, where the WRC Safari Rally ignites amid jagged cliffs, acacia-dotted plains, and the distant rumble of wildebeest, a revolution roars to life. Women seize the wheel, their engines screaming defiance as they race not just for glory, but through the very fabric of time. They speed…
In Sierra Leone, thousands of adolescent girls can miss up to 20% of their school year due to menstruation and a lack of access to sanitary products. Without affordable or safe options, many rely on unhygienic alternatives, putting their health and education at risk. In 2022, the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education launched…
Ummy Maloba, county secretary of the Maendeleo ya Wanawake caucus in Bungoma. Growing up, Ummy Maloba always imagined herself at the forefront with a mission to support and uplift women. Her voice is calm, but her conviction is unwavering. “I have seen women suffer, and I want to help them speak out,” she says. Today,…
Auntie Fausty, 54, endures 32°C temperatures as a trader (Photo: Ernest Ankomah) Scorching sun, no shade, and temperatures soaring to 32 degrees Celsius—the relentless heat takes its toll on Auntie Fausty, a hardworking woman in her mid-50s, who ekes out a living selling bags in Accra, Ghana’s capital city, at the brimming Makola Market….
It is dawn in Makindye, a suburb of Kampala. Roscovia Akullo is up and preparing to leave for work. She slips into her riding jacket, secures her helmet, fastens her boots, and adjusts her gloves. Outside, her motorcycle waits. She walks toward it, her steps steady, her purpose clear. “This bike changed my life. It’s…
