A local NGO advocating for the protection of women and children’s rights, Women For Positive Actions (WOPA), has distributed several items including footwear and anti-COVID-19 materials to children In Salala, Bong County.
Uganda’s national female youth Member of Parliament (MP), Phiona Nyamutoro, has announced efforts with the National Women’s Council geared towards mobilizing all female leaders across the country to ask for underwear factories from the government.
Borderless Trade Network, a gender and trade advocacy Organization in Nigeria, has expressed its readiness to provide access to funding and technical support for female-owned Micro, Small, Medium-scale Enterprises (MSMEs) through its WINHER initiative.
The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare for Mozambique, Nyeleti Mondlane, has announced the country’s continual progress in promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
“Rarely are opportunities perfectly presented to you. In a nice little box with a yellow bow on top. ‘Here, open it, it’s perfect. You’ll love it.’ Opportunities – the good ones – are messy, confusing, and hard to recognize. They’re risky. They challenge you.” – Susan Wojcicki CEO, Youtube
Female philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and Melinda Gates have partnered together to empower four organizations that promote gender equality in tech, higher education, caregiving and minority communities with $40 million for their projects.
The Affiliation of Women and Children Rights Advocates, a group of women and children rights advocates in Liberia, has launched a call on the country’s Legislature to allocate funding in the 2021 Special budget to effectively combat rape and protect survivors of the menace.
