African governments should not tolerate or legally permit child marriage, denial of education, or other human rights abuses against girls, Human Rights Watch said today on the African Union’s Day of the African Child. The 2022 theme is “Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children.” African governments should adopt stronger measures to protect girls from practices that …
For more than a year and a half, a largely invisible campaign of ethnic cleansing has played out in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray. Older people, women, and children have been loaded onto trucks and forced out of their villages and hometowns. Men have been herded into overcrowded detention sites, where many have died of …
Strengthening African women’s economic autonomy and supporting activism for economic justice AWDF supports interventions that seek to increase women’s economic decision-making power at micro and macro-levels, demand more equitable law and policy in economic spheres, and create an enabling environment for women to thrive including in relation to the physical environment and impacts of urbanization. …
AWDF is excited to announce our participation at the 10th Africa conference on Sexual Health and Rights (ACSHR), which will take place from 27th June -1st July 2022 in Sierra Leone. The conference seeks to contribute to policy shifts, funding and solidarity around ending sexual and gender-based violence, promoting abortion rights and advancing the narratives of gender non-conforming people. …
Connect. Construct. Commit. AWDF at the ACSHR Conference Read More »
A yellow stranger creeps through the bars of my window Reaching corners yet unknown to this poet The refrigerator hums a dirge somewhere But this one’s back is to me, and I am reminded Of the weight of old souls in old skins or his breath on a stretched skin like mine The global discourse …
Holding Space for Consent Among the Youth in Ghana: A Drama Queens Story Read More »
This week marks the launch of Cape Town’s newest and most exciting coding school, Le Wagon, held in partnership with the Red & Yellow Creative School of Business. Le Wagon’s mission is to enable the greatest number of people to learn digital skills to change their life, thrive in their career or launch their tech …
The World’s #1 Coding Bootcamp, Le Wagon, Has Arrived In Cape Town Read More »
d6, a company that provides management and communication solutions for schools, has found that in the best-performing schools, teaching and learning are prioritised, and teaching time is more effectively employed. “Typically, high-performing schools do nothing out of the ordinary – they do the basics well and allow their teaching staff to fully focus on learning …
Efficiently run schools are the best performing schools Read More »
Post-pandemic recovery”. This remains one of the most popular phrases when considering Africa’s economic outlook in 2022, and indeed how commentators continue to frame regional analysis globally. Global law firm Hogan Lovells has announced a prestigious line-up of panellists and speakers for its nineth annual Africa Forum. As one of the leading conferences for business …
Africa On The Move – Hogan Lovells Returns In Person For Its 9th Annual Africa Forum Read More »
A team of Ugandan women innovatively turns plastic waste into water proof bags by collecting waste plastic, which is then washed and dried before being processed into a sustainable leather-like material to be made into backpacks, shopping bags and toiletry bags. On average they make about 20 bags a day, which are sold in six …
Ugandan Women Turns Plastic Waste Into Shopping Bags, Back Packs Read More »
Care and Action Research (CaRE) Non-Governmental Organisation (CaRE-NGO), says it is training farmers to promote Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), urban farming and home gardening in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NGO is based in Kaduna. The Founder and Coordinator of the NGO, Prof. Bala Dogo, told the News Agency …
NGO Trains Farmers On Climate-Smart Agriculture In Kaduna Read More »
