Africa
The Women 4 Africa Awards had a successful launch this year and went straight into preparing for next year’s celebrations. It is very easy to identify people and organisations passionate about inspiring and empowering; you can see it in their growth and the creative efforts used to promote their initiatives while getting as many people involved as possible. It has not even been a year yet and so much has happened!
"I Fatou Bensouda, solemnly undertake that I will perform my duties and exercise my powers as prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, honourably, faithfully impartially and conscientiously..." The words of the first woman AND the first African to head the ICC's team of prosecutors at her solemn undertaking at the Hague.
The power of Social Media! Everyone is talking about Kony 2012. I don’t like jumping on bandwagons but this video has angered me to no end.
I grew up in a household where the name Kwame Nkrumah was treated with great respect.
19th of May 2011 is the day we will celebrate our she-roes... women who have stood up for and made Africa proud.
This to me is the most beautiful story of the month as cutters pledged to lay down their knives on International Day of Zero Tolerance against FGM in Uganda.