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18/04/2018

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06/12/2017

On December 6, 1989, a 25 year-old man named Marc Lepine walked into the University of Montreal’s School of Engineering Building with semi-automatic rifle. He began a shooting spree during which he murdered fourteen and injured thirteen others: nine women and four men.

Lepine believed it was because of students that he was not accepted to the engineering school. Before killing himself, he left an explanatory letter behind which contained a tirade against feminists as well as a list of nineteen prominent women whom he particularly despised.

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Credit: Center for Women's Global Leadership & CBC,ca

06/12/2017

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30/11/2017

In December 2012, Maud Chifamba was 5th on the Forbes' list of Top 100 Youngest Powerful Women in Africa.

She was entered in the book of African Records as the youngest university student in the continent. In October 2013, Chifamba was a delegate at the launching of a Terre des hommes campaign for girls education in Rome, Italy.

She has amassed various accolades during the years, and has curved a motivational speaking career out of her insipirational life story.

"Together We Can End in Education"

Credit: Wikipedia 2017, Tag a Life International

30/11/2017

Maud Chifamba lost her father when she was five, in 2002 before she started first grade. At that time, her mother diagnosed with cancer could not care for her and her brother, whom is two years younger.

In 2005, when she was in grade 3, during the mid-year exams, she was mistakenly given a grade 4 exam paper, on which she scored 100%. The following term during the same year, she requested a grade 5 test paper, on which she achieved the highest score. She proceeded to grade seven and scored 6 units.

As fees for high school were a challenge, she studied on her own from home and completed her Ordinary Level in just two years, in 2009. She was later identified by the Ministry of Education and awarded financial assistance for her advanced level in which she scored 12 points in 2011.

"Together We Can End in Education"

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30/11/2017

In relation to the #16 Days Campaign theme "Together We Can End GBV in Education" we recognise Maude Chifamba.

As of 2012 Maud Chifamba was the youngest university student in Africa. Born in 1997 in Zimbabwe she was accepted to the University of Zimbabwe at the age of fifteen to study for an accounting degree. She graduated with an Honours in Accounting from the University of Zimbabwe on 29 September 2016 at just the age of 18. Her achievements today play a crucial role in encouraging both women and girls in the education sector worldwide.

Stay tuned as we follow Maud's life story as part of our support for the Campaign. "Together We Can End in Education".

Credit: Wikipedia 2017 , The Chronicle Zimbabwe

30/11/2017

in on Radio 702 Senior project leader for building inclusive society at IJR Kenneth Lukuko says it is important to understand the issues of masculinity that characterise men who abuse women.

Guest: Kenneth Lukuko Senior Project Leader for Building Inclusive Society at IJR  

29/11/2017

On November 25, 1960, female activists Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa Mirabel were brutally murdered in the Dominican Republic. The three sisters wove their way into history as symbols of feminist resistance and 25 November was declared the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Thirty years later, in 1991, 23 participants from across the world were brought together for the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute with the goal of building the global women’s right’s movement.
With the goal to build awareness on gender-based violence they established the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, choosing to symbolically link November 25th, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and December 10th, International Human Rights Day.

29/11/2017

TODAY IS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS !!!

In relation to the 16 Days of Activism Campaign this day is was launched in 2004 for the recognition and protection of women human rights defenders who are activists advocating for the realization of all human rights for all people.

The day asserts that women fighting for human rights and all activists defending women’s rights face specific violations as a result of their advocacy or their gender.

November 29th is a day of recognition for women human rights defenders, and is a day to commemorate activism, advocacy and courageous acts of resistance.

28/11/2017

The camapaign this year dwells on a number of themes primarily "Leave No One Behined" by the UNiTE Campaign of UN Women and "Together We Can End GBV in Education" by Education International.
The theme "Leave No One Behined: End Violence against Women &Girls", dwells on the the core principle of the transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The theme reinforces the UNiTE Campaign’s commitment to a world free from violence for all women and girls around the world, while reaching the most underserved and marginalized, including refugees, migrants, minorities, indigenous peoples, and populations affected by conflict and natural disasters, amongst others, first.
The theme of ‘Together We Can End GBV in Education!,’ provides a strong activist focus on the available human rights tools and framework in global advocacy for more effective laws, policies and institutions that effectively prevent and address violence in and around educational settings.

28/11/2017

16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence

From 25 November to 10 December, the Campaign presents itself as a time to stimulate action to end violence against women and girls around the world.

As a consulting firm, Foundations & Roots believes in the empowerment and emancipation of women and the girl child in Zimbabwe. Follow us this week as we show support for the and do not forget to spread the word. "Leave No One Behind"

30/10/2017