As she was waiting to have her baby, her 17-year-old sister-in law informed her that she was to undergo FGM during birth, as their culture required their men to only marry women who had undergone FGM. She further learned that her husband had conspired with his people to bring her to the village, under the pretext of having help with the baby after she had delivered.

On the second day of the Mobilising Social Justice Conference, Frankie Jenkins presented the outcomes of his study on the budget processes in the South African parliament. He also talked about the role of civil interventions in enhancing accountability of parliament. He argued that the right to participate is entrenched in the Constitution and an obligation on both Houses of Parliament to facilitate meaningful public participation.

“The caterpillar is a victim whose hopelessness is compounded when it closes up in a cocoon,” Motsei said. “The butterfly that emerges is a survivor with new found freedom and possibilities. That does not mean your flight will always be a smooth one. Sometimes the most profound lessons are learned from taking the wrong turn. The butterfly is the symbol of the “I” Stories brand that these women have created

Fowler disagrees with the earlier sentiments that there are structures in place, instead he says ‘structuration’ is at play. Structuration is the issue – there are lots of issues at play – rather a work in progress – structure is too static. What are the processes scales, time frames. There are dynamic process at play not just structures. The second session focused on the paper presented by Marcelle Dawson

A peaceful march to commemorate Africa Human Rights Day on 21 October 2009 was marred when the police prevented activists and ordinary Zimbabweans from marching. This was a rather disturbing and sad development signaling an insult to Zimbabweans’ constitutional liberties. The march, facilitated by ZimRights and the Zimbabwe NGO forum, was scheduled to take place from the Harare Gardens to the Central Business District (CBD).

In a rather disturbing and sad development signaling an insult to Zimbabweans constitutional liberties a peaceful march to commemorate Africa Human Rights Day was on 21 October 2009 marred when the Police denied activists and ordinary Zimbabweans who had gathered the right to march. The march facilitated by ZimRights and Zimbabwe NGO forum was scheduled to take place...

We love because he first loved us. If anyone says,"I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us command:Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
(1 Jonh 4:20)

“Keith challenged all of us. He recognised in each of us, our individual moral weaknesses, our flaws and doubts, and he went for the jugular. In doing so he forced us to confront the parts of ourselves in need of examination and scrutiny, forced us to question, the way the world is, everything. He had a fearlessness in his convictions that bordered on the reckless, and the

No institution has influenced Zambian political, social and economic commentary as much as The Post newspaper. Its clear and deliberate viewpoints on morality, social justice and personal responsibility have made it a favorite spokesperson for millions of voiceless Zambians. The Post must be commended for speaking out for the voiceless women and girls who are being sexually harassed, raped and battered.

An estimated 82,700 Zambians will become newly infected with HIV in 2009, up from just over 70,000 in 2007, according to new figures from the National AIDS Council. The 2009 Zambia HIV Prevention Response and Modes of Transmission Analysis noted that the percentage of new HIV infections had stabilized, but the absolute number of new infections increased due to population growth.

The UN call for a convention on corruption later this month presupposes that each country in the world has a judicial authority that is exercised through legally defined structures for the good of a nation. In Zambia, on the Supreme Court lawns we have a statue of a woman standing with her eyes blindfolded and a sword in her hands. This statue is supposed to symbolise the fact ...

Marketers in Kitwe have raised concern at the heaps of uncollected garbage at Chisokone main market. The marketers said the uncollected garbage was pausing a health risk to the traders and their customers alike. A check at the market recently found smelly garbage heaps beside the market main road. One of the traders who owns a shop a few metres away from the ...

Uganda woke up to a surprise with one of its former Army Commanders and a major-general murdered by a lover in Namuwongo, a suburb in Kampala. The death of the general attracted many headlines in the mainstream media, such as “General dies in ‘Kandaha’,” “a lion killed by a rat!” Name it…

Member organizations of the National Association of Women NGO’s of Uganda (NAWOU) gathered at the Namirembe Guest House on 5th November 2009 ,to discuss a draft of an East African protocol on gender equality. The East African declaration on Gender Equality (EADGE) is an initiative of the Eastern African Sub-Regional Initiative for the Advancement of Women

Fellow farmers, please help! In Masaka District, Kako Samalien parish, the coffee is drying. What is surprising is that when this coffee dries it follows a straight line. At one time it looked like it was decreasing, then the coffee started drying again.

As we arrived at the MTN dinner for the opening of Highway Africa at the new Nelson Mandela stadium in Port Elizabeth, I was so excited about the opportunity to hear more about the 2010 FIFA world cup. Being a fan of soccer, I would not wish for more than the gift of a Vuvuzela, a South African plastic trumpet.

This morning as I was walking from a commuter bus stop to my normal business place I encountered a shocking though normal condition – it was somehow heavily raining. I cared not, and kept on walking to the office before my shirt became totally wet. It is raining in Dar es Salaam and it has not rained for a long enough period of time compared to the normal rainy seasons here.

TaTEDO is a development NGO based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with more than seventeen years experience in facilitating access to sustainable modern energy services. TaTEDO undertakes activities in 10 regions and in more than 100 villages in Tanzania. TaTEDO’s vision is to ensure Poverty free and self-reliant communities in Tanzania accessing sustainable modern energy services in Tanzania.

Production in the agricultural sector will fall by 33 per cent in few years to come due to climate change, the Parliament heard yesterday. The health sector, according to experts, has started experiencing the wrath of climate change which has increased temperature in areas that were known to be cold, thus increasing cases of malaria. The Minister said increased amount of carbon generated in the developed world is ...

The Glorious Light Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) in Pretoria has slammed the Ugandan Anti Homosexual Bill in a public letter to the High Commissioner of Uganda in South Africa on 16 November. A member congregation of Metropolitan Community Churches, Glorious Light said the bill is a gross violation of human rights since it does not afford people the opportunity to live out the gift of their sexuality with dignity and responsibility.

A poignant and marvelous book based on the real lives of twenty original voices from the Trans community in South is set to take the readers into the many worlds inhabited by transgender South Africans. Titled TRANS: Transgender life stories from South Africa, the book is a must read and a fascinating point of departure for interested members and the general public.

This week I attended the Sangonet conference in Cape Town, which was focused on social media for NGOs. I already use Facebook and Twitter, and I manage a couple of blogs, but there’s always something new to learn, and I found the conference extremely interesting. In the morning of the first day, there were some presentations on research studies.

KENYA: Blackmail and money extortion are increasing in Kenya as gays are forced to pay some scheming members of society to keep mum about their sexual orientation. Other Sheep-Kenya, a gay rights Christian organisation, has reported that one of its members became the latest casualty to the scam of being blackmailed by his neighbour. The victim who requested to ...

Moçambique já conta com uma linha telefónica para a recepção de denúncias de abuso, exploração e todas as formas de violação dos direitos das Criança. A linha telefónica gratuita, 116, foi lançada no dia 16 de Novembro, Dia Mundial de Prevenção contra o Abuso de Crianças.
O serviço ora lançado é baseado no lema “juntos encontramos a solução”, e pretende envolver os pais e

Maputo é uma das mais belas cidades capitais africanas. É tida como a cidade das acácias, que não somente oferecem sombra aos citadinos como conferem uma beleza ímpar com o seu verde, tornando a cidade diferente de muitas cidades africanas e até do mundo! Maputo tem ainda o privilégio de ser banhado pelo Índico, possuindo uma orla marítima excelente, ponto de atraccão

O Desafio Das Mudacas Climaticas Em MOÇAMBIQUE. As alterações no clima resultantes da emissão, para a atmosfera, de gases com efeito de estufa constituem uma das principais preocupações do Homem à escala global. Com efeito, todas as atenções estão viradas para a 15ª Conferência das Partes (COP-15) da Convenção - Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre.....

A Rede CAME – Rede contra Abuso de Menores em parceria com a Associação Livre de Mahubo promoveram, recentemente, na provincia de Maputo uma formação em permacultura (cultura permanente) que beneficiou 46 pessoas, entre técnicos, camponeses, gestores e oficiais de projectos provenientes das diferentes províncias de Moçambique. O curso foi realizado em ...