“If we do not have feminist language in the Pact, it will be a Pact of the past and not a Pact for the Future” I couldn’t agree more Sascha Gabizon
#2024UNCSC

We’re off and running for the Global #CivilSociety Conference towards the #SummitOfTheFuture . 2k activists from all over & our fabulous co-chairs, Carole Osero-Ageng'o & Nudhara Yusuf get us going! #2024UNCSC #WeCommit

For the 1st time in 68 yrs, #2024UNCSC comes to the global south. Nairobi mustn’t simply engage in service provision for its delivery. As African civil society #WeCommit to advancing a unified & audible continental position to influence the global development agenda

Global #CivilSociety comes to Nairobi next month to help shape the “Summit of the Future” #OurCommonFuture . My sister Carole Osero-Ageng'o, Kenya’s Co-Facilitator for the Civil Society Forum in May, drew my attention to this important blog post today: nation.africa/kenya/blogs-op…

Thank you Cepei Think Tank for the invite to beautiful Bogotá to discuss int’l cooperation w/ an outlook to the #SoTF +. Our current global complexities & the values of equity, inclusion and efficiency must underpin the reform process of our global institutions. #2024UNCSC #WeCommit

A moving presentation by John-Allan Namu at journalism festival spotlighting the scourge of femicide in Kenya & the importance of data in media reporting & informing interventions. Thankful to see this work expand to NG & SA.
Powerful insights from all speakers Eliza Anyangwe (elizatalks.bsky.social) #ijf24

Last year we wrote to the Kenyan govt seeking a clear picture of public spending on private healthcare.

We finally heard back & what we learned exceeded my wildest expectations.

The data show skyrocketing spending on the private sector & withdrawal from the public system. 1/

Excited to be speaking journalism festival in Perugia about gender and rising authoritarianism, along with Eliza Anyangwe (elizatalks.bsky.social) Steff Musho & Luciana Peker! #ijf24 I will be off Twitter the next couple of weeks in Italy.

Right-wing nationalists are pushing an “anti-gender” agenda to build power

Excited for conversation with Dr. Leta Hong Fincher 洪理达 Luciana Peker to hear what’s happening around to world and impact on gender inequality & journalism

Hopefully Italy in Kenya will grant Steff Musho a visa🤞🏾 #ijf24

Reflecting on #UNCSW68
Tupac wasn’t wrong when he said that “they have money for wars but can’t feed the poor” & we know poverty manifests itself differently..
Bottom line is that we urgently need increased & sustainable financing to accelerate efforts towards gender equality

Great news that Martin Kimani will be next Director of NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC)!

Insightful interactive session by HelpAge International & partners from Philippines, Mongolia & Kenya who highlight gaps & explore opportunities to < gender & ageing.
Young people today will be old tomorrow & I’m challenged to then strengthen intergen solidarity.
GROOTS Kenya Pacifica Ongecha

Delighted to meet with the Co-chairs of the upcoming United Nations Civil Society Conference, Carole Osero-Ageng'o & Nudhara Yusuf.

Delivering implementation is key, and Civil Society Organizations hold expertise with their vast knowledge, working on the ground with people all over the world.

I wish…

CNN sees you, we see you. Congratulations!
Like these women you are making His/Her/OurStory everyday
blackwomenradicals.com/blog-feed/blac…
#IWD

Congratulations Steff Musho, you are not only a tireless human right defender but also amazing mentor to me who had profound influence to stand for marginalized people. A Well deserved recognition 💪💪💪

“Often sexual violence perpetrators when questioned blame the devil for their acts, so we ask them to bring the devil to court as a defense witness” ❤️

Thank you African Women's Development Fund for spotlighting African feminists fighting sexual violence.
Ubuntu! #iwd2024
Joy Watson Joyce Renee Djanie