Make Every Woman Count - Promoting the Empowerment of Women and Girls in Africa
"To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it"
Mother Theresa
The ‘Future We Want’ - On the Importance of Recognising Women Refugees in the Sahel at the Rio +20 summit
Today is 'World Refugee Day'. It is also the day when world leaders, NGOs, and other groups gather in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to discuss how sustainable development can be achieved by joint efforts. The meeting runs with the slogan 'the future we want'. One of the challenges faced by Rio +20 is the situation of environmental refugees and migrants as well as increased conflicts due to environmental degradation. The Sahel is an example of a region facing a combination of the effects of climate change, political unrest and human insecurity.
Women Raped and Businesses Destroyed on Ole Dume Road - Nairobie
"The very day that the Stop Rape Campaign was launched in Nairobi 18/5/2012, seven women were raped on Ole Dume Road, Kilimani. One of the women was heavily pregnant. The police were there and let it happen. There has been a complete media blackout. Kenya has a long way to go. Launching is one thing - stopping these crimes is another. Shame on Kenya. Below is an account by a survivor"DRC Post-Elections: Violence Against Congolese Women in the Aftermath of the Elections
DR Congo, particularly in the province of South Kivu, are experiencing widespread backlash since the presidential and legislative elections that took place in our country in November 28, 2011. These elections were officially won by the President Kabila.
International Day against Female Genital Mutilation: Why the EU Must Act to Prevent FGM
Violence against women can take many aspects from sexual violence during conflict to discrimination in all spheres of life, but a lasting form of violence that countless girls and women suffer from across the world occurs in peacetime and is perpetrated by their closest family members and by people they trust.
GUINEA: End Impunity in Guinea: Two Years on, Still No Justice for Victims of the Stadium Massacre
Source: Make Every Woman Count (MEWC)
On 28th September 2009, thousands of pro-democracy supporters gathered peacefully at the main stadium in Conakry to protest Guinea's military rule. They were calling for an end to army governance.