By Patricia Humura Hike for the girl child At the start of every year, I look forward to something that will challenge me. I stock my energies to that particular thing or event and I just can't wait for it to happen...
I benefited a lot from the festival! On day 1 we started off the conference with a beautiful session, people breaking into groups and sharing on why they became a feminist, then after that each group presented all their st...
The recent judgement decriminalising same sex intercourse is a great milestone in human rights in Botswana. I am weary of including Africa because of the complexity of its diversity and the repressive nature of other juri...
Words by Dumisani M Dube, Dialogues for Change LGBTI+ refugees continue to suffer violence in South Africa. Coming out in certain part of Africa is a risk and is usually attached to being disowned by families and friends,...
By Dumiso Gatsha I remember sitting in a conference room at a venue close to OR Tambo International Airport in December 2018. Holiday vibes and closing off for year end were the main things in mind. I was trying to unde...
Words by Dumiso Gatsha Equitable participation should be practiced in all spaces. I was sitting in a State of the World Population (SWOP) report launch listening to a panel that spoke what was known, and basically preached ...
The #HappyFlow Campaign was launched in 2016 by Pepeta Africa, an online community of young female SRHR activists from Zimbabwe, Zambia, DRC, and Malawi, convened by Katswe Sistahood. The campaign is mobilising SRHR champ...
The African Coalition for Menstrual Health Management commemorated Menstrual Hygiene Day 2019, as well as the 1 year anniversary since the inaugural East and Southern Africa Menstrual Health Management Symposium, by hosting a...
Words by Dumiso Gatsha Working with or being in service of my peers (young people) has led me to see how we can be disengaged from human rights as an ideology, school of thought or influence. Primarily because life happens...
Words by Patricia Kajumba I want an Africa where everyone’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights are fulfilled and protected without any kind of discrimination. To be more specific, I want an Africa that thrives in Men...