Akina Mama wa Afrika

Akina Mama wa Afrika is taking a holiday break from Dec 13, 2024, to Jan 13, 2025! May your holidays be joyful, and may 2025 bring collective strength and liberation! #HappyHolidays

The past two quarters have been filled with amazing work towards our African feminist vision. From holding the inaugural Pan Afrikan Leadership Sawubona in Addis Ababa, where we discussed governance grounded in feminist principles, to throwing the Feminist Festival of the year, this Newsletter will take you on several journeys. We have also squeezed in some reading materials to equip you with feminist strategies for various issues as we enter the new year. Read it here and sign up for the Newsletter as well! https://bit.ly/3Bpa1Tb

New Feminist Healing Guide Alert! Among systems bent on stealing our joy, reclaiming it is radical resistance. This year’s guide is a tender epistolary offering—letters from Ugandan feminists to the self, to women resisting oppression, to future generations, to communities, and to the land. Join our collective call to reclaim, rebuild, and rejoice. Access the free #FeministHealingGuide here: https://bit.ly/3ODV5DA #FeministJoy #HealingGuidetps://bit.ly/3ODV5DA Zamara Foundation Feminists In Kenya (FIK) Kisumu Feminists Society We Are Feminist Leaders

AMWA hosted a Reflection Space on Movement on November 13th, 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. The event brought together practitioners, academics, activists, and advocates to explore how feminist transformative leadership models and alternative approaches contribute to movement-building. The absence of documented successful strategies had limited the replication and scaling of effective movement-building practices. The gathering provided a valuable opportunity to unpack and amplify these strategies. For African feminists, the power to influence policy grew through collective action and the strength of alliances. #FTL #MovementBuilding #AMwA

Are you at the AWID Forum in Bangkok, Thailand? We have a reflection and conversation space for Global South Feminists that you cannot miss! Under the theme "Framing a Global South Feminist Social Contract for a Just Transition," we will discuss how to infuse central justice, inclusion, and equity for structurally marginalised communities and build a future that works for all. Date: 4 December 2024 Time: 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM (Bangkok Time) Venue: Room 111C Together with powerful feminist voices from the Global South, let’s envision a just and sustainable future rooted in equity, justice and social transformation. GlobalSouthFeminism #JustTransition #AWIDForum Equidad de Género Hivos Oxfam SDI. (Slum Dwellers International) Third World Network Campaign of Campaigns UHAI EASHRI African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) Voices for Just Climate Action SDI. (Slum Dwellers International) IWRAW Asia Pacific Christian Aid

It’s time for an honest conversation! For so long, the private sector has been positioned as the solution to our development challenges, even with its profit-driven agenda at the people's and planet's expense. How do we reclaim this social contract and ensure that states play a role that centres on justice and inclusion, especially for structurally marginalised people? Join powerful feminist voices from the Global South at this year’s @AWID Forum as we explore: "Framing a Global South Feminist Social Contract for a Just Transition." Date: 4th December 2024 Time: 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM (Bangkok Time) Venue: Room 111C Let’s envision a future built on equity, resilience, and feminist values. Your voice matters! #GlobalSouthFeminism #JustEnergyTransition #AWIDForum Campaign of Campaigns IWRAW Asia Pacific ChristianAid Ireland Hivos Oxfam Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) Action for Development (ACFODE) Uganda Women's Network (UWONET) FOWODE-UGANDA The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation Tax Justice Network Africa Voices for Just Climate Action

How familiar are you with the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Bill and its potential to address the burden of catastrophic out-of-pocket healthcare expenses that impoverish many Ugandans? From the #MakeWay consortium, Nakigudde Hannah Margaret from the Make Way Youth Panel and Michael Ssemakula from @Alliance of Women Advocating for Change will delve into the #NHIS Bill, detailing its anticipated benefits, particularly for marginalised communities, and its role in strengthening Uganda’s Domestic Resource Mobilization. Tune in today at 11 AM on the #NextBrunch Next Radio. #RetableNHISBill @AfroMobileUg

Join us November 20, 2024, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EAT as we reflect on activities held to commemorate the rights mechanism on its 30th anniversary and to discuss the main outcomes, opportunities, challenges and lessons learned, and action steps for coalition members and partners from the 81st Session.

Akina Mama wa Afrika is turning 40 in 2025! Help us celebrate this journey by sharing your reflections on AMwA’s impact over the years. Your insights will help us honour this legacy. #AMwA40 #HerStory Share reflections in the form below. https://bit.ly/4fw2Oiv

📢 Calling on policymakers to use an intersectional approach to ensure SRHR for all!  Everyone needs access to healthcare, including sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Yet, many people are left behind because of, for instance, their gender, sexuality, financial situation and social status. This needs to change. Over the past couple of months, Make Way and partners have shared the stories of trailblazers who are paving the way in SRHR by using an intersectional approach. So that those who are often excluded when it comes to policies, services and information are finally seen.  We hope that these stories from youth, journalists, religious leaders and civil society have brought to light the power of intersectionality and the need for its application in SRHR. A big thank you to all our partners who collaborated @amwaafrika, The Circle, Cheshire Disability Services Kenya, @lilianefonds @fawe_regional @vso_nederland @wemos_healthjustice @metakenya2018 @diverseempower @impanuro & more. Let’s continue our call for intersectionality!  Check out the full #SeeMe campaign in the link in bio ✨  #SeeMe #MakeWay #Intersectionality #SRHR @minbz      [link in bio: https://lnkd.in/gh4jg9FN