Programme pillars of participation targetting women still key to democracy The women-focused approach in strategy increases audience engagement, particularly in women. In this story, I explore how women’s initiatives and program pillars of participation are a solution to encouraging young women to engage in leadership opportunities in Bungoma County, Western Kenya. Kabuchai constituency lies 15…
In May 2020, a 39-year-old Nigerian woman reportedly died of complications after giving birth inside a church located in Lagos State, Nigeria. This is only one out of several cases of maternal deaths in Nigeria resulting from complications during childbirth which could have been avoided if professional healthcare providers were readily available. According to a…
In Partnership with Money is among the hydra-headed challenges militating against women politicians in Nigeria. In this report, JULIANA FRANCIS examines how money limits and discourages women from political participation, with the report throwing up likely solutions. She is a stickler for punctuality. She and the reporter had agreed to meet at Radisson Blu,…
More women are putting themselves forward for elections more and more, yet their numbers are still far behind those of men since they are still sidelined in decision-making. This story is part of African Women in Media (AWIM)/Luminate Young Women in Politics Media Project
Traduit en français par Ngo Ngimbous Fidèle Juliette Cliquez pour lire en anglais Nyasha Melissa Chisoko se souvient du moment où elle a réalisé sa première vente. Elle se trouvait dans son petit appartement à Johannesburg, allaitant son nouveau-né et regardant les précommandes en ligne arriver lentement pour la toute première fois. « J’ai pleuré,…
Rédigé par Pretty Chavango Translated by Ngo Fidele Juliette Les mains de Faith sont calleuses, ses ongles sont tachés de terre et de minerai. Mais lorsqu’elle sourit, il y a quelque chose de doré dans son sourire, quelque chose de mérité. Chaque cicatrice sur ses doigts raconte une histoire : pas seulement celle de…
Deadline: 9th April 2021 About African Women in Media (AWiM) African Women in the Media started as a Facebook group in August 2016 with the aim to positively impact the way media functions in relation to African women. Our members are African women from a diverse range of media backgrounds. AWiM held its first convening…
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash The history of political activism by women in Nigeria can never be told without the mention of certain women whose struggles in the early colonial era brought notable changes in social, political and economic policies. From the Aba women’s riot in December 1929, where women from…
Let’s face it; Instagram is like fufu, mieliepap, ugali or banku – you either like it and indulge all the time, or you don’t. But what none of us can deny is that Instagram is indeed one of several meals that enrich the soup called social media. Whether you have 500k followers or 50 followers,……...
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Johannesburg In the heart of Puledi, on one of the dusty streets of Thokoza, one of the townships in Gauteng, children play between unfenced Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) houses. Overheard, grey clouds threaten to break the heavy humidity that hangs over this community. An all-female-led agricultural project that farms vegetables and nursery products, produces…
Ableism or the discrimination against people with disabilities, is still a major problem in a nation where social attitudes and infrastructure have not yet fully embraced inclusivity. Despite the National Policy on Disability in Nigeria 2017 and the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act of 2018, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability…
