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Women’s Economic Empowerment project in…

04.11.2022 ILO Communique: Somalia

The project on women's economic empowerment is a joint initiative between UN Women and ILO with the support of UN Women and Swedish International Cooperation Agency (SIDA) promotes women’s economic empowerment by enhancing their entrepreneurial…

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Bilan, Somalia’s first all-women media outlet

04.11.2022 All Africa News

Mogadishu, May 7 (EFE).- Bilan is Somalia’s first media outlet with an all-female newsroom that aims to provide information by and about women despite the obstacles they face. The project, promoted by the United Nations Development Program, was born…

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Celebrating women’s voices in Botswana and…

03.11.2022 Maka Mutamiri

Kenanao and Keikantse Phele are two sisters that are celebrating diverse storytellers in Africa through their non-profit organization: Gaborone Book Festival Trust (GBF). Join us as we learn how they are transforming the minds of readers and future…

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Rural women in Zimbabwe are in constant…

03.11.2022 Derick Matsengarwodzi

According to Shamiso Mupara, founder and executive director of Environmental Buddies Zimbabwe, climate change, droughts, and food shortages are having a greater toll on women than men in rural Zimbabwe, as seen in the rise of forced marriages during…

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Women’s Rights and Gender

03.11.2022 Anna Chibamu

Zimbabwe has a very high rate of sexual and gender-based violence with one in three women being affected. Harmful traditional practices, religious beliefs, and the entrenched patriarchy perpetuate the subjugation of women in all spheres of life. In…

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72 trafficked Zimbabwe Women yet to be…

03.11.2022 Anna Chibamu

Spread This News … PRESIDENT of the Senate, Mabel Chinomona has urged women to seek credible and adequate information regarding diaspora jobs as human trafficking cases are on the increase. Chinomona told delegates attending the 34th Forum of Women…

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