“If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa.
Following a UN delegation, who held talks with senior Taliban officials in Afghanistan, there’s been headway on women’s rights, the UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said, cautioning that much remains to be achieved.
Ugandan speaker of Parliament Anita Among has implored women to speak up against any form of sexual harassment they experience in their workplaces.
A survivor of child marriage and a victim of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Kurdish activist Payzee Mahmod has been awarded recently by Global Citizen Prize in the UK for her campaign aiming to end child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), virginity testing, and hymenoplasty in the United Kingdom.
The Technical team of Sierra Leone’s senior women’s team, 2023, nominated an FC Kallon midfielder, Sarah Bangura as the new captain of Sierra Queens. Bangura’s pronouncement was made as the team continued preparing for the second edition of the Africa Football Union (WAFU) Zone ‘A’ Women’s Tournament. According to the team’s media officer, Esther Marie Samura, Bangura will be assisted by the Mogbewmo Queens midfielder, Jeneba Koroma. Samura said: “The team has intensified its training session as they brace up for this month’s showpiece in Cape Verde. “On Sunday, the Queen’s head coach, Ernest Hallowell selected his final squad of 26 players.” Meanwhile, the Sierra Leone delegation will depart Freetown on Wednesday, 18th January 2023. Sierra Queens WAFU Zone ‘A’ Squad: GOALKEEPERS Cecilia Bangura (Mena Queens) Isha Kamara (FC Kallon) Hannah Juana (Mogbewma Queens) DEFENDERS Alice Koroma (FC Kallon) Marie Kamara (Ram Kamara FC) Mabel Bongay (Mogbewma Queens) Aminata Bello…
Citi Kenya and the regional non-profit organization Clean Start Solutions have announced the launch of a partnership through a USD 25,000 grant from Citi in support of Formerly Imprisoned Women (FIW) and girls who face various challenges upon their release from prison.
Seychelles joined the rest of the world to start the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign from November 25 to December 10.
