On February 16, 2022, the organization Girls Not Brides presented its Partnership Strategy for 2022-2025. With 10 years of advocacy experience, this action plan is intended to be a roadmap for the future in addressing child marriage for over 1,500 partner organizations working in their own context in over 100 countries. African Girls Can […]
Who’s Invisible?
On November 18, 2021, Girl Up hosted a webinar on gender-based violence. Part of their Girl Talk series, youth activists from Peru and India and two experts in the field conversed about this important topic. 1 in 3 women globally experience violence. This data is based on what is reported and is likely underrepresented. Rates […]
Africa is a Continent, not a Country
University of Colorado’s annual Conference on World Affairs always includes Africa and women’s empowerment in its line up of topics for speakers. Even though it was conducted virtually, the April 2021 CWA was no exception. In a talk entitled “Africa on the Rise: A Continent Overcoming its Challenges,” several experts (two who are from Africa […]
Rebecca
Good Samaritan School of Nursing and Midwifery
Wakanda Forever!
What Chadwick Boseman and Black Panther mean to a Ugandan family. To my eight-year-old son, Tendo, Black Panther was one of his favorite superheroes that brought smiles to him. I never really knew who Chadwick Boseman was until I had the opportunity to watch Black Panther. As much as I knew that this was […]
African Girls Can on the Radio! Self-Esteem
Session 3: Building Your Self-Esteem Wednesday, August 5, 2020 During the COVID-19 pandemic, schools throughout Uganda have been closed indefinitely. Students are stuck at home, many with no resources at all to stay connected or continue learning. Community Radio is one of the most effective ways of reaching people in rural areas of developing […]
African Girls Can on the Radio! Self-Advocating
Session 2: Advocating for Yourself Wednesday, July 22, 2020 During the COVID-19 pandemic, schools throughout Uganda have been closed indefinitely. Students are stuck at home, many with no resources at all to stay connected or continue learning. Community Radio is one of the most effective ways of reaching people in rural areas of developing […]
African Girls Can on the Radio! Resilience
Session 1: Life Challenges and Becoming Resilient Wednesday, July 8, 2020 During the COVID-19 pandemic, schools throughout Uganda have been closed indefinitely. Students are stuck at home, many with no resources at all to stay connected or continue learning. Community Radio is one of the most effective ways of reaching people in rural […]
It’s All in the Way You Frame Things
Define people by their assets, not their deficits. We can invest in assets. On February 19, 2020 (just before COVID-19 hit in the US and stopped us in our tracks), African Girls Can attended a workshop by the Communications Network regarding Asset Framing. It seemed so applicable to our work with schoolgirls from rural […]
“Optimism is an Antidote to Fear”
Michelle Obama’s memoir, “Becoming,” has become an international best seller, translated into 31 languages. In North America, it sold over 2 million copies in the first 15 days after its release on November 13, 2018, making it the best selling hard cover book of the year. By the end of March, 2019, over 10 million […]
