A new report commissioned by Internews titled Social Media in Afghanistan: Users and Engagement, highlights how women activists have taken advantage of social media platforms to increase their engagement in the public sphere. Social media is used by roughly 9% of the population who trend urban, young, and educated. Despite the relatively limited use, women have…
In 2017, women from over 85 countries shared their stories of how sexual harassment has affected them through the hashtag #MeToo, and the topic of sexual harassment in the workplace has continued to garner unprecedented attention. Since 2000, Pakistani activist Fouzia Saeed, who formed the Alliance Against Sexual Harassment at Workplace (AASHA), has been a pioneer in bringing…
Voices for Change (V4C) is a UK Aid-funded, four-year program designed to help transform social attitudes towards girls and women in Nigeria by working on specific individual, social and institutional changes. V4C does this by operating at a federal level and in four States.
Femmes et Droits Humains (Women and Human Rights – FDH) is a non-political, not-for-profit organization which works for the defense and promotion of women’s and girls’ human rights. We support, facilitate, and empower women, girls, and the public in general. Building on grassroots, we are effective partners who influence policy development and consolidate social justice,…