Uganda: Disabled woman advocates for her rights in face of gender-based violence (UN Women)
Surveying the green landscape where she spent her childhood in Kasese, in Uganda’s Western Region, Angela Muhindo says, “My life […]
Uganda: Training in tailoring helps single mothers fight poverty
It’s a windy morning in Agak village in Agweng sub-county, about 380 kilometres north of Kampala, the capital city of […]
Rwanda: Girls who can code and break stereotypes (UN Women)
When Natacha Sangwa wanted to learn computer coding, people in her life asked if she really thought she could handle […]
Gender inequalities in land rights in Africa
This edition’s story from Uganda is about a disabled woman accessing her land rights in the face of GBV. Our […]
Mali: Men support their wives during prenatal and postnatal monitoring
It’s an April afternoon at 5 p.m. and the day is cooling as the sun sets. In the Sido Soninkoura […]
Rwanda: Investing in women’s safety and economic empowerment (UN Women)
In Rwanda, there is a significant gap in unpaid care work, with women spending about seven hours a day on […]
Mali: Woman regains her fertility through medical care
Oury Thera is a young mother in the rural commune of Pélengana, just seven kilometres from Ségou in Mali. As […]
Mali: Men engage in household chores to help their wives
It’s a Sunday morning in April in Djicoroni Para, a neighbourhood in the fourth district of Bamako, Mali. Boubacar Doumbia, […]
Malawi: Women’s participation in community and political groups drives positive change
Manesi Nkhunda is a sixty-year-old mother of seven children and a grandmother who joined Chimombo Community group three years ago. […]
Burkina Faso: Roukiyatou Compaoré steps up as family leader in husband’s absence
On a typical Thursday, Roukiyatou Compaoré’s workday is over by five p.m. The 38-year-old woman heads home from her office […]