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A few days leading to March 30th, a quick scroll down Twitter streets revealed a buzz, a thrill that was taking the Twitterverse by storm. The second edition of Girl Talk Uganda was coming up and Feminists could not keep calm. Not only because of the theme this time round,…

Is male engagement in the fight for the equality of women and men a yes or a no? Why? Akina Mama wa Afrika in her quarterly Knowledge Hubs, a space for her AMwAzons to come together and reflect on topical issues while enhancing their knowledge, convened her alumnae of the…

Women’s bodies are the first site of violence in situations of conflict and forced displacement. They become the currency of trade, to be exchanged for men to assuage fantasies of power and for access to basic goods needed in emergency situations. The atrocities of sexual violence including rape, sexual exploitation…

For women working in the informal sector in Africa, maternity protection remains a dream. In a room of 24 women from flower farms in Uganda, more than 90% attested to the fact that they were unaware of their entitlement to maternity leave if they suffered a miscarriage. This is simply…

Last month, Akina Mama wa Afrika, a committed Feminist Pan-African Organization nominated me to participate in a high level meeting for the African countries in developing an SRHR thematic barometer for West, East and Southern Africa benchmarked on the Maputo protocol in Lusaka Zambia, a beautiful country in Southern Africa.…

Hivos in partnership with Akina Mama wa Afrika hosted a high level roundtable discussion on the minimum wage titled, “Is Uganda ready for the conversation on the minimum wage?” on 7th December 2018 at Protea Hotel in Kampala.  The main objective of the conversation was to influence efforts towards decent…

The grim reality of any Uganda woman is that she, or a woman she knows has experienced sexual violence at one point or other during her lifetime. The #MeToo movement has taken the Global North by storm, fueling uncomfortable conversations about sexual assault and attempting to hold perpetrators accountable. Never,…

Today’s global challenges require leaders with diverse skill sets and innovation that can only come from diverse ideas and players. Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) through her flagship programme the African Women’s Leadership Institute (AWLI) supported Action Aid International Uganda in strengthening the leadership capacities of her staff in a…

Setting obtainable goals and creating a plan of action gives Africa the power to make positive change for women. That is the mindset that the participants at our training for HR managers on flower farms left with. Participants from Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda, spent two days learning about and discussing…

Holding Institutions of Higher Learning Accountable for Sexual Violence During 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence