Author name: Vimbai Lole

In South Africa, where over 5,000 women are killed annually and femicide rates rank among the highest globally, a small team of activists from Women for Change created a movement that would resonate across continents. The Breaking Point For 11 years, Women for Change has fought gender-based violence in South Africa. They’d tried everything; petitions […]

In Machakos County, Mary Munyao is transforming agricultural waste into eco-friendly fuel and creating jobs for women in the process Mary Munyao remembers her mother’s kitchen as a battlefield. Each meal meant thick smoke, burning eyes, and endless coughing. It was a daily ritual repeated in millions of Kenyan homes, where women bear the brunt

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

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

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: