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International Women’s Initiative News Writer Every day at dawn, Miriam Njoki leaves her shanty tucked in the heart of the sprawling Southlands Slums in Lang’ata, Nairobi. She braves the morning

On Tuesday 8 November 2016, a new global political narrative took shape. The people of the United States cast their ballots and citizens across the country and the rest of

Despite all the negative news stories around the world, today on Human Rights Day, we at IWI want to take the time to celebrate some of the biggest women’s rights

Director of Programmes The Director of Programmes will work closely with the Executive Director (ED) to manage current programmes, and lead the programme team to new programme development and strategy,

Amina was born in Morocco. She was young, beautiful and forced to marry her own rapist. For many of us, these words conjure up a seemingly unlikely situation one may run

A Look at the Figures As many of us settle in for another round of seasonal celebrations, dashing about to fill our bags and pad our bellies with food and

International Women’s Initiative News Writer Uuuihoreye Donatira was only 18 years old when the gruesome civil war in Congo broke out in 1997. She narrowly escaped death in a war

From the beginning of 2016 until now I have overheard conversations between strangers, as well as participated in talks with friends and family all over the world about their disbelief

International Women’s Initiative News Writer When my boyfriend walked out on me just a few days short of my 35th birthday, my heart slumped and my head span. Any reader

International Women’s Initiative News Writer On 30 November 2016, Colombia’s congress approved a revised peace deal between the government and Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) – the nation’s largest