By Emmanuel Mensah My name is Emmanuel Kodwo Mensah. I am a 34-year-old Ghanaian male who has spent nearly a decade in Kampala, Uganda with my family which consists of my beautiful wife and two daughters — Vicky and Gabby. I came to Uganda for a Masters in Gender Studies on the 2014 Crop Scientists […]
by Mahider and Hidaya The Ethiopian national policy for women is the basis to understand women’s standing in the nation. The validation workshop, organized by MoWCY in collaboration with CARE Ethiopia, on the National Women Policy Review consolidated report took place in Addis Ababa on 16 March 2021.The main purpose was to discuss and review the research […]
By May My name is May which means Dew in Arabic. My name is in Arabic because one of my grandfathers is Arab, specifically from Yemen. I live in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I am a Human Resources Assistant at Includovate. I value my work because it serves a bigger purpose to society. I started working […]
I am Shaoni and I am from India, a country with a vast culture and history. I have very recently joined Includovate as an Associate Researcher where I have been researching the lives of children and adolescents in Malawi and also how Community Breeding Programs have led to women’s empowerment in Ethiopia. In terms of […]
by Charmaine I have never regarded myself as a feminist researcher, nor have I ever consciously thought of what it really means to be a feminist researcher. I am a female researcher who has, for the better part of my academic journey, been groomed in patriarchally dominated institutions. Although I do not identify myself as […]
by Nikoletta I consider myself to be a passionate and enthusiastic queer feminist who believes in justice and equality for all. I studied Law with a focus on Human Rights and Gender. I am a native Greek speaker and when I was young I realised that I speak a language that does not give me […]
by Andrea Mrazova The Small Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) Network was a collaborative learning platform that supported innovative strategies for inclusion, enhancing the livelihood potential for vulnerable populations, especially women, to participate in markets and improve their quality of life. Founded in 1985, the once small group of US-based NGOs became a global network […]
By Dr Sujata Ganguly My name is Sujata (which means ‘birth’ or ‘origin’) and I am from India. My mother wanted this name for her firstborn, but my paternal grandfather had the privilege to name his first granddaughter in the family. After I was born, my mother decided that I would be her ‘Sujata’. She had […]
By Kali I was named after a Hindu goddess — one that is frequently misunderstood. Kali’s role is to destroy all the evil in the world. My mum thought Kali was a symbol of a feminine empowerment. Either way, my namesake suggests I have big challenges to overcome. I can see the most similarities between […]
Gender-based violence (GBV) is defined by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as “harmful acts directed at an individual based on their gender” (UNHCR, n.d.). For organisations, researchers, and activists to take part in the fight against GBV, being able to collect, store, and analyse data from the survivors of […]
