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Dildar Kaya: The intersection of mental health and minority and women’s rights (Iraq)

At first, Dildar Kaya found her work very difficult. “You get very lonely very fast,” she said. She had found a place where she could put her knowledge, skills and passion for minority rights, women’s rights, and mental health services to good use. Enthusiastic about advancing sustainable … [Read more...]

Amy Lira: Your voice is very important. It’s about who you are and who you want to be (Mexico)

Firm words of compassion define Amy Lira’s activism for survivors of sexual violence. “We believe you. It’s not your fault. You are not alone.” Those three phrases address hard hurdles that survivors frequently face. They may be doubted, blamed, and dismissed, not only by police and other … [Read more...]

Norwu Kolu Harris: Sister with power (Liberia)

Some of the sweetest words to Norwu Kolu Harris are when she hears people mention her name and what she does and they say, “don’t mess with Norwu, she’s a feminist.” It’s a reward for her mission to make people realize that all girls and women deserve dignity and respect, that their human rights … [Read more...]

Nicole Musimbi: The extraordinary story we create through our daily actions (DRC)

Despair, says Nicole Musimbi, is a weapon used to keep people mired in conflict. That’s why she is determined to inspire hope among other young people in her work in a conflict zone where death and danger are constant threats. Nicole is president of the Young Women Leaders for … [Read more...]

Aishatu Kabu: Over-powering inequality with passion (Nigeria)

Aishatu Kabu has a passion for her own community-based organization for women and girls displaced by conflict in northeastern Nigeria. The passion helps her carry on despite stigma and threats. She learned the ropes while working for international humanitarian organizations … [Read more...]

Michelle Carbajal: Joy as a radical act of resistance (Honduras)

Social worker Michelle Carbajal is blunt about Honduras, with its extreme levels of poverty and violence, widespread legal impunity, and femicide so high that busloads of women flee north to seek asylum in the United States. “The country is a mess,” she says. Michelle lives two … [Read more...]

Let’s Talk About Power: When Feminists Rule the World Season Three is LIVE

Season three of When Feminists Rule the World has dropped! Five brand new episodes are here, and we can't wait for you to listen. Host Martha Chaves—Latin-Canadian-LGBTQ award-winning comedian, actor, activist, and playwright—and ten badass feminist changemakers are talking about power – who has … [Read more...]

Grace Ikarak: Fighting ‘girl-child compensation’ in South Sudan

Grace Ikarak is a lawyer by profession. One of her success stories is the time she helped persuade a family to accept seven cows rather than a girl as compensation for the murder of a family member. Eliminating the practice of “girl child compensation” among tribes in the Eastern … [Read more...]

Vian Darwish, Iraq: Once you speak loudly, you won’t be one voice

Vian Darwish’s dedication as a champion for Yazidi survivors began when she was a 23-year-old college student and made the biggest decision of her life. “I started from zero - zero money, zero background, zero agencies’ support,” she says. Vian and nine family … [Read more...]

Love in dangerous places

“I’m hearing gunshots outside my house,” Nicole Musimbi told the online gathering of young women in the 2021 Sister-to-Sister Mentorship Program. She might have to abruptly sign off. This is how program organizer Nancy Ingram illustrates the determination of the women who participated. “COVID … [Read more...]