Featured image: Jennifer Schlecht had worked across Africa in humanitarian aid for issues affecting women. (Courtesy of New York Daily News) I knew her colleague at Family Planning 2020 and still remember her colleague’s post vividly on Facebook. The NY Read more…
By Juliet Awuor. October 30th, Dorothy Kweyu wrote a commentary on the Daily Nation against the push for mass Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination of young girls. She argued that the vaccine would be a license to violate girls sexually. Though there Read more…
I recently read a story about a lady who tested HIV positive and failed to tell her lover. I could just imagine the mixed feelings that readers had, first when the manly man played with her emotions and wasted her Read more…
“The beasts who did this to Angela must pay!” I once organized a riot. Those who know me will tell you that the statement is an oxymoron. I normally like to stay out of trouble. Once in a while, I Read more…
A woman’s life is a human life. Women are persons. Lately, these statements have seemingly lost their meaning to a wave of femicide. This Women’s Day, we are reminding ourselves of the validity of these statements. Magunga once commented that Read more…
By Juliet Awuor So, the other day we were chatting with colleagues about being transgender. The conversation progressed to how transgender individuals use female ARVs to enlarge their hips. Now, that was interesting. I haven’t heard of ARVs meant for Read more…
Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons and is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. Facts about FGM Source: United Nations Globally, Read more…