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Kick4Life F.C. is a not for profit organisation based in Lesotho.I have been fortunate to engage in presentations by the team from Kick4life on a couple of occasions. The challenges facing women in Lesotho are wide ranging and very challenging. This is largely due to the prevelence of gender based violence and HIV /AIDS.Kick4life isContinue reading “16 Days of Activism #4”

Hako Womens Collective – BouganvilleBougainville, an autonomous region within Papua New Guinea, has low literacy rates and some of the highest rates of violence against women globally. In a region deeply scarred by a decade of civil war, the efforts of Hako Women’s Collective (Hako) have played a pivotal role in promoting peaceful reconciliations withinContinue reading “16 Days of Activism #3”

Kiribati Women and Children’s Support Centre. In Kiribati, the national prevalence study shows that 68% of women experience violence by an intimate partner, almost double the global average.I first met Teretia Tokam during the COVID lockdown as she presented the work of the Kiribati Women and Children Support centre ( KWCSC) as part of theContinue reading “16 Days of Activism #2”

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. An annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. I have been very fortunate to be introduced to some amazing agencies working to support women and families. Over theContinue reading “16 Days of Activism #1”