31 Women Creating a Positive Impact in Africa
Josina Machel, Women’s Rights Activist, Mozambique: A human rights defender, Machel founded Kuhluka, a movement and pan-African non-Governmental Organization working to end gender-based violence. Hafsat Abiola, Founder, Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND), Nigeria; president, Women in Africa Initiative: With KIND, Abiola works to eliminate violence against women and advance women’s leadership by removing barriers to women’s political participation. Coumba Dioukhané, President, Global View, Senegal and France: In her book , Ellue, Dioukhané speaks of her experience as a black wom...
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