Let the voices of our young women be heard
October 11 is the United Nations International Day of the Girl Child, a day to commemorate young...
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Category: AIF Issue 63
African girls fight for their rights
The African Union (AU) acknowledges that gender equality is a fundamental human right and an...
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A vicious cycle of injustice
While people trafficking is a global phenomenon that affects virtually every part of the world, it...
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Child marriages – Until death
Child marriages are a tradition that has existed globally across social classes, religions, and...
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Ending FGM: The road to 2030
At 17, Ifrah Ahmed arrived in Dublin, Ireland in 2006, escaping war in Somalia. To support her...
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Reproductive health: knowledge is power
What do young people in Africa find acceptable when it comes to health and social interventions?...
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The daily grind of dangerous work
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported, with the International Labour...
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The gender economics of education
Even before Covid-19, sub-Saharan Africa was the region of the world with the most children not in...
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The curse of sexual terrorism
UN Women estimates that 15 million adolescent girls worldwide have experienced forced sex. In...
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South Africa: when a blessing is a curse
Statutory rape has swept South Africa over the past five years as evidenced by the number of girls...
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The high cost of having a period
For most rural African girls, menstruation presents a dilemma: either attend lessons and face...
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Pregnant and in uniform
Education re-entry or continuation policies for pregnant schoolgirls, while still perceived as...
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