Women empowerment on the continent can not progress without financial support. The Open Society Foundations and UN Women gave $24,500 each to 12 women-led organisations for their work in challenging gender norms and women’s economic empowerment.
Nthabeleng Likotsi is on course to establish the first black women-owned bank in South Africa. Her aim is for the bank to empower black female entrepreneurs with the financial support they lack. “I asked myself what it meant to be a young black woman in South Africa. Truth is that not much is happening for black women.”
There is so much we can do as individuals to effect a positive change in the lives of women and girl children, says Sarah Nyengerai.
Across 31 developing countries, less than 1% of women living in poverty have access to a child care service. Women are now calling for change. Informal workers organisations in collaboration with trade unions representing formal sector workers are organising a global campaign for quality public child care services.
Women are known for their ability to shoulder responsibilities in their homes; those same traits that enable them to do so can be used to participate in nation building. I’m not going to list what makes women so resilient; instead, I’ll discuss how some traits can affect the community in both negative and positive ways, says Athiek Abraham.
Despite experiencing challenging situations, your dreams and aspirations are valid and 18 year-old Ugandan Jacqueline’s life is a testimony to that. Having endured a difficult childhood living with an abusive step mother, Jacqueline was forced into sex work to support herself but her life turned around after meeting a social worker who offered her help.
Breaking new ground, 28 year-old Lieutenant Ouma Laouali, becomes Niger’s first female pilot to serve in the country’s armed forces
Meet one of Zimbabwe’s few female cross-border truck drivers, who harbours a dream of soon acquiring a commercial pilot licence
Pink Taxi offers a safe mode of transportation for women in #Egypt but some have asked if the initiative can indeed help curb sexual harassment in the country
Pushing boundaries, a South African mother of two becomes the continent’s first black female naval combat commander
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