African Feminist Initiatives: Featuring The Yellow Movement

The Yellow movement Addis Ababa University is an initiative started by Addis Ababa University School of Law students and their lecturer. It was established in 2011 with the aim of creating continuous discussions on issues of Gender Based Violence and empowerment of women through a feminist conscious voice and methodology. Although, the movement has physical…

African Feminist Organizations: Featuring Akili Dada

Akili Dada is an international, award-winning leadership incubator operating in East Africa to cultivate transformative leadership in a generation of young African women. We apply a holistic approach to educating and cultivating leadership in adolescent girls and young women, ages 13 – 35, employing four key strategies to nurture growth and meaningful impact: Financial Investment,…

African Feminist Organizations: Featuring Akina Mama wa Afrika

Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) is a feminist pan-African leadership development organization with headquarters in Kampala Uganda. Our mission is to strengthen the individual and collective leadership of African women, forming strategic partnerships, to tackle patriarchy and attain gender equality and women’s empowerment for a just and secure Africa. Our work focuses on 4 thematic…

African Feminist Organizations: Featuring the GBV Prevention Network

The GBV Prevention Network coordinated by Raising Voices, was established in 2003. It consists of over 1,000 members from across 19 countries working to address violence against women (VAW) in the Horn, East and Southern Africa (HESA). Membership comprises of both individuals and organizations engaged in violence against women (VAW) prevention and response work. The…