Sisters' Voices: Recent Episodes
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This podcast aims to amplify the voices and stories of AWDF's grantee partners, as well the voices in AWDF’s work.
It also seeks to provide space, and time, for conversations that might be missing from our work due to COVID restrictions while increasing our awareness and knowledge of our grantee partners and the work that they do in addition to the women who work hard to carry out the mission and vision of AWDF.
In this episode of Sisters’ Voices, Goitse talks to Israa, a young woman in Tunisia, on her experiences as well as the experiences of other young people around her with regards to their mental health and well being during her time in university Please listen to the podcast, share your thoughts with us in the comment section or through our social media handles. Twitter @awdf01 Instagram @the_awdf Facebook @ African Women’s Development Fund Linkedin @ African Women’s Development Fund
In this episode of Sisters' Voices, Goitse talks to a young woman who chose to stay anonymous about her experiences as a student in a foreign country and navigating finding a support system in a foreign land. Please listen to the podcast, share your thoughts with us in the comment section or through our social media handles. Twitter @awdf01 Instagram @the_awdf Facebook @ African Women’s Development Fund Linkedin @ African Women’s Development Fund
In this episode of Sisters’ Voices, Goitse talks to Sarra Fki, a young activist for women's rights in Tunisia, about her struggles with finding resources to help her when she was going through a tough period. We also talk about her experiences organising spaces in her university for her community to talk about their mental health struggles, as well as how we can all support each other better with regards to wellbeing. Please listen to the podcast, share your thoughts with us in the comment section or through our social media handles. Twitter @awdf01 Instagram @the_awdf Facebook @ African Women’s Development Fund Linkedin @ African Women’s Development Fund
In this episode of Sisters’ Voices, Goitse speaks to Motlatsi Mogorosi, a queer young woman in Botswana, about the support she has received in her university journey, the resources her institution availed and how young women can be proactive about building support systems for themselves. Please listen to the podcast, share your thoughts with us in the comment section or through our social media handles. Twitter @awdf01 Instagram @the_awdf Facebook @ African Women’s Development Fund Linkedin @ African Women’s Development Fund
In our final episode, we sit with our CEO Françoise Moudouthe to have a candid discussion about voices. This conversations speaks not only to the politics around which voices get heard, and what voices reveal about our societies, but also to the owning and honing of her voice both as a woman and as a feminist leader.
In this episode, we turn our microphone inwards with a conversation with our Director of Operations here at AWDF, Gertrude Bibi Annoh Quarshie. With over 16 years of experience in audit, finance, accounting and administration in both non-profit and for profit organisations, Getrude brings a wealth of experience to this conversation about the aspirations and realities of economic security for women.
La Plateforme des Femmes pour la Paix en Casamance (PFPC) est un réseau d’organisations féminines constituées de plusieurs organisations. L’objectif de la plateforme est d’apporter la contribution des femmes dans le retour de la paix en Casamance et de porter haut et fort la voix de toutes ses femmes qui la composent et qui réclament une paix définitive en Casamance. Dans ce podcast, la Présidente de la Plateforme, madame THIAM Ndeye Marie nous fait part de son parcours et nous parle des activités, succès et des difficultés que rencontre l’organisation dans la mise en œuvre des projets en ce temps de Covid-19
RIFONGA Bénin est un réseau (une association de différentes organisations à but non lucratif) agissant dans le domaine de la promotion et la protection des droits femmes, plus spécifiquement la promotion politique des femmes. Notre invitée d’honneur, Madame AGBIDINOUKOUN ADJILE Annick, partage avec nous le combat que le RIFONGA mène dans la lutte pour l’égalité homme – femme
Network of Women in Growth is an NGO working in economic security and leadership participation for women and girls across Ghana. We spoke to Mawulawoe Anato-Dumelo, Director at Network of Women in Growth about their work and the impact they have on the lives of the women and girls that they support.
Assistance Plus Togo est une organisation à but non lucratif qui travaille pour la libre circulation des femmes et des biens dans l’espace CEDEAO. Aujourd’hui, nous entretenons avec la Directrice Générale Madame PANAKINAOU Piyalou. Elle nous fait part de leurs projets, des défis rencontrés dans l’exécution de leur travail et des difficultés rencontrées par les femmes dans la traversée des frontières.
The Anti-Racism Movement is an organisation dedicated to bringing light to the systematic discrimination that domestic migrant workers face in Lebanon. In the episode, Imane El Hayek speaks to us on the work in advocacy and support the Anti-Racism Movement provides to the racial minorities in their communities.
Créée en 2006 par Madame MOUKOUDI Nathalie, Association Hope Africa Internationale est une organisation à but non lucratif travaillant dans le domaine des droits des femmes et de la prise en charge des femmes vivant avec le VIH/SIDA et le cancer. Dans ce podcast, la Présidente Fondatrice de l’Association Madame MOUKOUDI Nathalie nous parle des droits des femmes au Cameroun et les nouvelles stratégies de travail adaptées durant ces temps de Covid-19.
With a goal to move women in all over Africa towards economic equality and stability via entrepreneurship, Irene Ochem, Founder and CEO of the African Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship in South Africa shares with us the motivations behind the work that the organisation does, as well as the trials and triumphs of organising towards women's economic empowerment.
Description: Madame KABORE Wendyam Micheline est notre invitée d’honneur. Elle est Directrice Exécutive de l’Initiative Pananetugri pour le Bien-être de la Femme (IPBF) qui est une organisation féministe à but non lucratif spécialisée dans le développement et le leadership des filles et des femmes au Burkina Faso et dans l’Afrique de l’Ouest Francophone.Micheline partage avec nous ses expériences en ce qui concerne le leadership féminin.
For almost 50 years, the Society of Women in the Gaza Strip, an NGO in Palestine has worked in leadership participation & peace, as well economic security and justice for women graduates. We spoke to Wedad Sourani, General Director of SWG as she outlines to us the sheer scale of the work to bring economic and financial freedom to the women graduates in the Gaza Strip community. This podcast is in Arabic. Link to the English Transcript for the episode here.
Créée en 2012, Femmes et Droits Humain (FDH) est une organisation à but non lucratif qui travaille à la base avec les femmes sur la formation, le renforcement de capacités, l’assistance technique et juridique. Notre invitée d’honneur dans ce podcast est Madame Aisssata Ouedraogo. Elle est la Chargée de Programmes de la société. Aujourd’hui, elle nous dévoile la réalité en ce qui concerne les droits des femmes au Mali.
The Pastoral Women's Council is an NGO in Tanzania working in leadership participation & peace and economic security and justice for young girls and women. We spoke to Maanda Ngoitiko, Executive Director of PWC to tell us more about the strategies and considerations her organisation centres in seeking to affect the lives of the women in her communities for the better.
Association des Femmes et Jeunes Filles autochtones engagées dans la Protection de l’Environnement et la Lutte contre la Pauvreté Féminine (AFPE) est une organisation à but non lucratif qui mène plus des activités de plaidoyer et de renforcement de capacités des femmes en RDC. Nous avons eu le plaisir de parler avec notre sœur Madame EYERE APEK Coordinatrice de l’AFPE. Elle nous a fait part de leurs défis, histoires de succès et de comment elle pense réussir leur mission en tant qu’organisation de défense des droits des femmes.
The Girl Child Art Foundation is an NGO in the Nigeria working in body & health rights, economic security and leadership participation for young girls. We spoke to Adaobi Onyejike-Ananaba from the Girl Child Art Foundation to tell us about how the work continues despite the challenges of the 2020 COVID 19 pandemic.