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"The presence and voice of women should be felt and heard at the Busan Forum next December"
Hamida Harrison attends a round table

ABANTU has worked in Ghana since its creation ten years ago. Hamida Harrison, in the Organization since its beginning, tells us about its activities. Read more...

“Many girls in Uganda have internalized the patriarchal model and in some cases they do think that they are not as useful as boys in their society”
Hilda Tadria during the interview

She has been working at UNECA for around 10 years and from there, Hilda Tadria created MEMPROW, an organization to support women leadership through girls ‘mentoring. Read more...

“There is a trend to limit the presence of NGOs at international conferences”
Hannah Forster during the interview

The African-Spanish Women´s Network has been an active participant at the CSW through two major events as well as covering the activities, giving a voice to the Network´s members and sponsoring the presence of some o the African Caucus´ members. Hannah Forster and Aminata Dieye, from the Network´s Committee tell us their perceptions about the CSW after 10 days of intense work and follow-up. Read more...

“We work to convince parents that it is a mistake not to send their daughters to school”
Chantal Kambiwa in a side event about the role of science and technology in the empowerment of girls

Chantal Kambiwa, from Servitas Cameroon, has a wide experience in increasing the presence of girls in the educational system. Focal point of GEAR Campaign (Reform of the Architecture and of Gender Equality) she describes her experience to us. Read more...

“When the rule of law is absent, children and women are the main victims to suffer”
Miambo Ziela has attended the CSW in the last days

Maimbo Ziela is a lawyer and member from Zambia of the African Network for the Prevention of Child Abuse. In these days she is attending the CSW taking part in the activities of the African Caucus. With an inspiring energy, she tells us about her work and main barriers. Read more...