#09-23 Intersex Law in Kenya … Progress has happened, but it’s slow
Darlan Rukih’s mother tried to keep her child’s intersex condition a secret, but eventually it came out. Darlan has become
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#03-23 Debt as Warfare … A seminal speech by Susan George
From the WINGS archives. In 1987, when she delivered this talk in San Francisco, political scientist Susan George was a
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#01-23 Women Seaweed Farmers … Kenyans and the so-called Blue Economy
Kibuyuni Seaweed Self-Help Group in Shimoni, Kwale County, Kenya, was established by the community in 2010. This was after 2
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#47-22 Kenya Girls’ Safety … Organizers tackle gender-based violence
Diana Wanyonyi interviewed organizers around her region of Kenya who work to heal and preventt gender based violence against girls.
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#40-22 Community Radio Ghana … Lydia Ajono: “We Work with Our People”
Radio Guruna in Northeastern Ghana has lost its broadcasting tower to a climate disaster and is fundraising to get about
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#35-22 Girls’ Future in Uganda … Rebuilding society is a tall order
Women in Uganda’s Parliament are passing new laws that aim to protect children and women, and improve conditions at home,
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#30-22 Enslaved in Kuwait: How 3 women from Cameroon regained their freedom
Believing recruiters’ lies, “Karine,” “Susan” and “Cynthia” flew to Kuwait for well-paying jobs, only to find themselves as housemaids forced
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#18-22 Agriculture Reporter in Zambia Natasha Mhango on Climate, Food and Gender
Natasha Mhango is a writer, editor and video producer for Zambia’s National Agriculture Information Services, which is the media wing
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#12-22 Kenya Politics and Women … on the eve of new national elections
Zuleikha Hassan is one of the most outspoken members of Kenya’s Parliament. This episode covers several years of her political
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#08-22 Leymah Gbowee on Peacemaking … women must make spaces for ourselves in all the negotiations, Nobel Laureate said
Shortly before she was announced as a Nobel Peace Laureate, Leymah Gbowee was on a book tour in the US.
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