In relation to the recent UN report revealing a 25% increase in conflict-related sexual violence, it is alarming.
Gender advocates in Nigeria are celebrating progress on the Reserved Seats for Women Bill. With the bill set for its third reading in October 2025, there’s growing optimism and urgency. If passed, it will move to State Assemblies before heading to the President for assent.
In June 2024, I found myself on the streets of Kenya, part of the Gen Z youth movement protesting a Finance Bill that sought to burden common goods with new taxes and drastically cut budgets for crucial social sectors, including support for disabled people.
The Generation Equality Media forum aimed to connect media professionals and #GenerationEquality commitment makers from East and Southern Africa, exploring effective strategies for the media to champion gender equality.
The 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), held from March 11-22, 2025, in New York City, was a remarkable testament to the power and resilience of women worldwide. Under the theme “Advancing Gender Equality: 30 Years Since the Beijing Platform for Action.”
On 9th April 2025, the Nalafem Collective took part in a regional roundtable meeting held in Nairobi by the Embassy of Norway and DG ECHO at their offices in Delta Towers, Waiyaki Way, Nairobi. The meeting was focused on seven high-risk countries prone to escalated Gender-Based violence in the face of shrinking donor support and funding.
Sharm El-Sheikh, November 17, 2022 On November 16, 2022, Nalafem took part in the roundtable “Connecting climate and social justice leaving no one behind” at the SDG Pavilion, as part of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), currently held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. On the occasion of launching the ZOVU, a platform that allows…
Sharm El-Sheikh, November 15, 2022 Today, the Nalafem delegation met with Hon. Bogolo J.Kenwendo, economist, former Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry in Botswana and a Nala Council member. During this meeting, Hon Kenwendo acknowledged the challenges faced by the delegation members when trying to advance women rights and environmental awareness in their countries. Yet,…
Nala Feminist Collective (Nalafem) welcomes the agreement of a ceasefire in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia between the Ethiopian government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) to end the disastrous two-year armed conflict, mediated by the African Union. As Pan-African Feminists, we support the African Union in hosting peace talks to enforce African solutions. As…
“I refuse to be a number in development reports, I want to be a subject of my own story” The 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) started on November 6, 2022. Leaders, activists, civil society and governmental organizations are now gathered in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to set up actions to combat Climate Change…
