Fatoumatta: As we mark the 2025 edition of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, we confront a rising frontier of harm of digital violence, which disproportionately affects women and girls. This year’s theme, UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls, calls for urgent, collective action […]
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A Collective Voice for Gender Justice: From Grassroots Action in Nigeria To Policy Impact in The Gambia
By Ousman A. Marong & Anibe Idajili The sun in Kontagora, a town in Nigeria’s Niger State, usually a strong presence, felt like a premonition of an impending violation one afternoon in March, 2025. Amina was just a four-year-old girl with innocent bright eyes until everything changed, tragically. The man […]
Meet Activist Awa Krubally: USAID and American Bar Association Gender Justice Award Recipient
Awa Krubally is a women’s rights activist and a Board Member at ‘Advocacy for Human Rights and Justice’ in Freetown, Sierra Leone. She is also a Member of the Women in Liberation and Leadership (WILL) where she serves as a Gender Justice Coordinator. Awa obtained her Master of Business Administration in International […]
An Open Letter to President Adama Barrow on FGM
Dear Mr President, I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to express my concern about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia and I urge your government to take further action to eliminate this harmful practice for an improved society. I commend your administration’s commitment to human […]
