A FEMINIST LAWYER COMMITTED TO JUSTICE
Describing herself I am Christine Adokorach, 33 years old; I am also a mother of one son and two daughters. I am a Lawyer by profession and I define myself as a feminist. Qualities that define me as an African woman of strength. There are many qualities that define me as an African woman of […]
Walking the Feminist Talk: Contributing to the Domestication of the Maputo Protocol In Sierra Leone-Ms.Valerie Tucker
Ms.Valerie Tucker, an African Feminist, Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Activist, former Country Director of IPAS, Sierra Leone and alumna of the African Women leadership Institute (AWLI). Valerie narrates how she, together with other women got the government of Sierra Leone to pass the Safe Abortion Bill through parliament aimed at decriminalizing abortion following the […]
The AWLI – Where Life-Long Lessons Were Engraved on My Heart
Yet again, Akina Mama wa Afrika with great pleasure shares with you the leadership journey of another distinguished alumna of the African Women Leadership Institute (AWLI), Ms. Khadija Dorra Esseghairi. Her passion and contribution towards the promotion of gender equality in Africa, truly demonstrates the power in transforming individuals for greater impact. Meet March’s alumna of the month! Kindly tell […]
AMwAzons Meet Select Committee On Inquiry into Allegations of Sexual Violence in Institutions of Learning in Uganda, Submit Recommendations For Institutions of Higher Learning
Following Honourable Anna Adeke Ebaju’s motion for a resolution of the Parliament of Uganda to inquire into allegations of sexual violence in institutions of learning, a committee was constituted to do just that. Akina Mama wa Afrika was invited to make submissions to the Select Committee On Inquiry into Allegations of Sexual Violence in Institutions […]