Missing Perspectives

January 25, 2022

Sharon Atieno: Saving the Rothschild Giraffe in Kenya

InfoNile is a collaborative cross-border group of geojournalists with a mission to uncover critical stories on water issues in the Nile River Basin through data-based multimedia storytelling.

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December 6, 2021

Divine Irakoze on life inside Malawi’s Dzaleka refugee camp and the issues facing youth in her community

Divine is a refugee from Burundi living in Malawi.

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November 3, 2021

Lute Heivaha ‘Ofa-Ki-Arana Leki on women, climate change and the power of adaptation in Tonga

Lute Heivaha ‘Ofa-Ki-Arana Leki is a recent Law graduate from the University of the South Pacific, and a climate change activist. She is a member and current Executive Secretary for the Pacific Island

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October 6, 2021

Catherine Harry on the new wave of feminists in Cambodia and fighting problematic stereotypes

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October 1, 2021

Hannah Baillie on the impacts of COVID-19 on the homeless population of San Francisco

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September 29, 2021

Naomi Tulay-Solanke on the impact of COVID-19 and Ebola on women in Liberia, and the fight to keep girls in school

Naomi is a Liberian feminist who works with underprivileged youths and slum dwellers in hard to reach communities in Liberia. She is a Harvard 2017 Human Rights Award recipient and a 2016 fellow of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit. To address menstrual hygiene management affecting girls’ retention in schools and women empowerment, she launched the Pad4Girls project, producing locally made eco-friendly, reusable sanitary pads.

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September 17, 2021

Bushra Al Fusail on starting a women-led movement in Yemen

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September 14, 2021

In my shoes: My intersectionality, my experiences, my journey

Harpreet Kaur Dhillon is a community organiser and student, currently studying a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Gender Studies and Criminology.

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September 6, 2021

Douce Namwezi N’Ibamba on being a leading female journalist in the Democratic Republic of Congo and founding the first women’s radio station

Douce Namwezi N'Ibamba is a multimedia journalist and founder of Uwezo Afrika Initiative (www.uwezoafrika.org), a non profit initiative promoting women's empowerment through journalism, job training and social entrepreneurship. Douce started producing radio at the age of 16 when she joined the Women Media Association (AFEM) in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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September 2, 2021

Mariam Dahir on fighting for women’s rights in Somaliland and the power of social media

Mariam Dahir is a doctor and health system specialist who is passionate about gender equality, sexual and reproductive health, and human rights. Warning: This post deals with FGM and might be distressing for some readers.

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