In the beautiful countryside of rural Zambia, where mango trees dot the landscape and smallholder farmers lovingly tend plots passed down through generations, Namonje Namukonda is creating meaningful change alongside her community. The founder of the Girl Nurture Project speaks with quiet passion about mangoes, school dropout rates as well as the life-changing power of […]
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In the remote hills of Uganda’s Rwenzori region, where decades of civil war have left communities shattered and vulnerable, Edson Mughongho refuses to accept that another generation of girls should be lost to poverty and exploitation. His organisation, the Ibanda Girl Child Care Initiative (IGCCI), operates from a modest headquarters in Kasese district, an area
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In Harare’s townships, a grassroots movement is teaching men that real strength means speaking up for women’s rights Chaka Ruzvidzo still remembers the moment everything clicked. Standing before a room of skeptical men in a Harare township four years ago, the activist wasn’t trying to lecture them about feminism. Instead, he asked a simple question:
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What started as a student’s dream to challenge the prevailing narrative around women and leadership has grown into a strong community with over 2,000 young people drawn from Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. The organisation curates multiple micro-communities, each designed around shared interests like books, movies, podcasts, and writing, all centered on women’s issues
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