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In Honour of Farida Afridi, RIP
Farida Afridi was a brave woman - a women's rights and peace advocate. She belonged to a very poor and marginalized family, but she was committed to social change and economic emancipation for women from the platform of SAWERA....
'When I think of the day Farida was assassinated, it breaks my heart'
The recitation of the Holy Quran is connected with the first anniversary of the death of Farida Afridi, the co-founder of SAWERA, which took place on 4th July 2013.
She was the first woman in our region to take the initiative for women’s rights....
Following Bomb Blast, SAWERA Continues to Empower Pakistan's Tribal Women
SAWERA's Emergency Livelihood Assistance project for vulnerable conflict-affected internally displaced persons continues, despite difficulties over the past year, including the bombing of the organization's facilities in March 2013, and the assassination of its co-founder, Farida Afridi, in July 2012...
Mama Commy: 'I Refused to Die; I Lived to Tell'
Kenya: Tackling FGM, Poverty and Child Marriage in Tharaka Nithi
FGM is common in remote rural areas and in the slums, where poverty and illiteracy is high...
Once a girl has undergone FGM, she is regarded as an adult and can enter into early marriage. Many health issues result from FGM, such as greater risk of maternal mortality, HIV, tetanus and urinary tract infections.
'Peaceful Pekokeh' - Award-Winning Cameroonian Mama is Role Model for Grassroots
Zoneziwoh Mbondgulo talks to Mama Pekokeh: "Imagine, a village old woman like me having lived all my life in the village, and can neither read nor write, is now a symbol of hope to many grassroots women and men...
Teaching Sewing Skills to Survivors in Rural DR Congo
COFAPRI is committed to helping women and girls survivors of rape and domestic violence that is rampant in the DRC due to repetitive wars...
Co-founder Bahati has taken some sewing courses and shares her skills with members in the villages.
No Education - No Future, Say Women and Children of DRC
"The way you see me here is the way I am every day: no shoes, no food, nothing.
I see other children going to school, but me – not. My mother is poor. But I heard you are helping people around here; I will tell my mother to come and me, too, I will come, ok?"