Chidimma Umeh, popularly known as Dimma Umeh, is a Nigerian beauty, fashion, travel, and lifestyle content creator. Her Youtube channel is one of the most viewed in Nigeria with over 390,000 subscribers and 24 million views. According to her, her blog is an opportunity for her to share some of her favourite things, and to…
The sixth episode of our podcast "We're Not Crazy, You Are" has dropped! This episode is a heartfelt chat with Haitian feminist and educator Irvika François on legislation and erasure of women in Haiti. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.
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This week has been politically intense from protests in Syria to climate action in Munich - all of which are pivotal to a more inclusive society. In all of this, women have played impactful roles. We take a look at FIVE corporate and political wins from women around the world this week:
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Nigerian history is dominated by powerful monarchs. These monarchs are usually men. The existence of powerful women in Nigerian history is almost mythical. Queen Moremi Ajansoro and Queen Idia are some of the few known iconic monarchs in Nigerian History. And as powerful and magnificent they were. They were not rulers over the kingdoms they…
The fifth episode of our podcast "We're Not Crazy, You Are" has dropped! In this episode, we speak to sexual and gender rights advocate Ndiilokelwa Nthengwe on the different implications of existing as different identities in a country like Namibia.
Ndiilokelwa Nthengwe gives us insight into the moment her cousin's death…
The fourth episode of our podcast "We're Not Crazy, You Are" has dropped! In this episode, we speak to Nigerian YouTube star Dimma Umeh on marriage, feminism and culture. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.
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Sharon Machira is a multimedia journalist and storyteller with over eight years of experience in telling African stories. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, she works for the BBC as a TV and Radio Presenter where she is also a Senior Presenter.
Education and Career
Machira obtained a Bachelor degree in International relations from the University of…
The third episode of our podcast "We're Not Crazy, You Are" has dropped! In this episode, we talk to International Podcaster and BBC journalist Sharon Machira on the freedom that exists on the other side of femininity. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.
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This is a story of 14-year-old Keren-Happuch Aondodoo Akpagher a Boarding student of Premiere Academy Lugbe, Abuja who died on the 22nd of June, 2021.
Timeline:
According to accounts from friends, on 16th June 2021, she couldn't walk from the hostel to class and had to be helped by her friends to write her test…
Fatou “Toufah” Jallow is a former Gambian beauty queen, feminist and author. In 2019, she accused Gambian dictator and former president, Yayha Jammeh of raping her after she emerged the winner of his national pageant competition in 2014. Fatou’s accusation inspired a #metoo wave in The Gambia as many accusations against prominent men in the…