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Celebrating Leymah Gbowee: Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Gender Activist

by Osai | October 8, 2011 at 11:40 AM

From the rising dust of women’s feet scampering for safety lay dead seven courageous women who had been shot dead on 3rd March 2011 during a peaceful march in Abobo, Abidjan, to protest the violent po … Read More»

Would you like to be a cultural "ambassador"?

by YAOtieno | September 27, 2011 at 3:54 AM

Last Saturday an article about how Africans face discrimination (based on my experience) in Nepal was featured in the on Ekantipur. … Read More»

Empowering the future

by Onyinye | September 26, 2011 at 3:26 PM

One of the challenges I face in trying to effect change in my society is the way women view themselves. … Read More»

Campaigning for Gender Justice – Challenges and Opportunities

by Osai | September 23, 2011 at 6:40 PM

A young woman was brutally gang raped by men believed to be students of Abia State University in Nigeria and the act posted online (http://goo.gl/Yezdy). … Read More»

"My ambition", my pride

by Onyinye | September 19, 2011 at 10:57 AM

In the society in which I grew up, women are supposed to take a back seat in everything. So, it came as a shock to my older brother when as teenagers, I refused to be suppressed. … Read More»

Offer: Small Grants for Organizations in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa

by Breese | September 15, 2011 at 1:07 PM | Funding

Global Philanthropy Alliance: Information for Grantseekers … Read More»

WIDOW ORDEAL IN NIGERIA

by ibejionu | September 12, 2011 at 4:16 PM

RE : 56 YEARS OF MARRIAGE, WIDOWED AND BANISHED FROM HOME AT THE AGE OF 73. … Read More»

Web 2.0 gives power to the people

by Onyinye | September 12, 2011 at 12:11 AM

One of the most exciting things about Web 2.0 is how it has been used by activists to fight injustice and challenge repressive governments on a global scale. … Read More»

Remembering 9/11

by Osai | September 11, 2011 at 10:07 AM

The terrorist attacks in Washington and New York on September 11, 2001 (i.e. 9/11) devastated the world and not just the US. … Read More»

WHAT TO DO WITH SOCIAL MEDIA?

by Chioma Agwuegbo | September 10, 2011 at 4:34 AM

The exciting thing about Web 2.0 for me is the very principle of its existence which is being the foundation upon which blocks like citizen journalism, collaboration, empowerment, knowledge sharing, e … Read More»