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Here’s what we learned from ESD Global’s self-defense training for women

As a movement, African Women Rights Advocates (AWRA) believes in creating safer spaces for women, where survivors can heal and thrive. We believe all women and girls should be […]

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‘We Must Stand Against FGM’ : Sudani Doctor Hopes to Educate Men on FGM Horrors

Ali Awadelkarim is a medical doctor who obtained […]

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Meet Ola Labib — the first Black Muslim Sudanese woman to perform at the O2

Happy New Year to all AWRA allies and members out there! We’re excited to start the New Year celebrating the accomplishments of African women. In this exclusive interview, […]

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#ReclaimTheNarrative: Dismantling Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking is the recruitment, transfer, harboring or receipt of people through fraud, force, or manipulation with the goal of exploiting them for profit or sexual pleasure. Women, children, […]

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#ReclaimTheNarrative: Bodily Autonomy & Sexual Sovereignty

Many women in Egypt, the Middle East, and Africa haven’t been able to enjoy their bodies and own their experiences for far too long under the rule of patriarchal […]

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Breaking Barriers: Women Entrepreneurs Add Value to Local Economies in Africa

AWRA Founding Member Reem Abdellatif sat down for a one-one-one interview with entrepreneur and presenter Vickie Remoe, a prominent multimedia producer, entrepreneur, and presenter from Sierra Leone. We discuss […]

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Ending police brutality must be among global SDGs, says Nigerian activist

Police brutality in Africa has been a longstanding issue that must be addressed through dedicated global action, says Abimbola Aladejare, a leading women’s rights activist in Nigeria. “Youth are […]

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AWRA steps up efforts to end FGM, child marriage in Kenya’s most remote villages

The African Women Rights Advocates (AWRA) movement has been strengthening its efforts in some of Kenya’s most remote villages to help reduce the rates of child marriage and Female Genital […]

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Five reasons why the AWRA movement was founded

[vc_row][vc_column][nd_options_focus nd_options_layout=”layout-7″ nd_options_image=”1873″ nd_options_title=”We, as a group of African women leaders have banded together to form the African Women’s Rights Advocates movement.” nd_options_subtitle=”Here’s why.”][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height=”20″][vc_column_text]  1- It is a fact […]