Thanks for your involvement in women empowerment !

All our encouragements in your challenging work

WAKE UP -African feminism

"The truth is that feminism is an absolute necessity for African societies. We rank lowest in the global gender equality index, have some of the highest numbers of domestic violence"

Minna Salami, a Nigerian-Finnish writer,  is founder of msafropolitan.com

We are stronger now as women

Pennie Taylor reports from a trailblazing project in Congo DR where local women are finding that growing cocoa is the key to a bright economic future and a much sought after luxury chocolate. Discover the article in clicking on the brown button below. And see also originalbeans.com

Félicité, a tribute to a courageous Congolese mother by Alain Gomis

This film has been awarded by the Etalon d'or at the 25th edition of the Panafrican film festival -Fespaco- Ouagadougou & by the Berlinale Grand prix of the Jury!

Félicité, a singer has to collect the necessary funds to pay the hospitalization expenses of his teenage son overturned by a motorcycle in Kinshasa.

"Courage isn't having the strength to go on. It is going on when you don't have strength." Napoléon

Congratulations to Peninah Nthenya Musyimi, founder & director of Safe Spaces

To provide  a safe space in the Eastland slums of Nairobi for young girls and young women to envision and pursue the future they want for themselves and their communities through life-skills and reproductive health training and awareness, arts and sports, vocational training and academic education scholarship programs.. Their motto “I am the change” underlines the importance of empowerment. www.safespaces-nairobi.org