Kenya’s courts were under political pressure: how a constitutional reform empowered judges: Changes to Kenya’s constitution in 2010 on the independence of the judiciary created room for judges to act as guardians of the electoral process. Before this, the law gave Kenya’s presidents considerable influence over courts’ actions. Historically, the judiciary was not an independent …
‘Girl math’ may not be smart financial advice, but it could help women feel more empowered with money: Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock If you’ve ever calculated cost per wear to justify the price of an expensive dress, or felt like you’ve made a profit after returning an ill-fitting pair of jeans, you might be an expert in …
Crowdsourcing new constitutions: How 2 Latin American countries increased participation and empowered groups excluded from politics – podcast: Over the past few decades, countries across Latin America have witnessed a surge in demands by its people for increased political participation and representation. Colombia and Chile stand out as notable examples of countries responding to these …
Community health workers in Ethiopia set out to promote health – in the process they’ve empowered girls in other ways too: GPE/Midastouch Ethiopia has made significant progress in supporting gender equality and girls’ empowerment. Rates of child marriage and teenage pregnancy have decreased substantially. Access to sexual and reproductive health services has increased. There has …
Six ways the world has empowered and enabled breastfeeding: mrvirgin/Shutterstock In an ideal world, the value of breastfeeding would go uncontested, and mothers would be supported to do it in all places and spaces. But unfortunately this is not the case. Even in the UK, a country which is so progressive in other health areas, …
Beauty for Ashes (An Empowered Women’s Tea) – a Beauty interest event taking place on 2018-03-17 10:00:00 in United States Saturday morning women's tea with special guest speaker, Rene Springer Before encountering Christ’s love, Rene was in the modeling industry for several years. The Lord asked her to shut down a successful modeling agency and …
Giftocracy: Become Empowered! Transform and Transcend the Opinions, Conditions, and Circumstances of Your Life – a Africa interest event taking place on 2016-11-12 14:00:00 in United States Nearly 30 years ago, in a tiny, impoverished village in Ghana, West Africa, a young boy dreamed of becoming a soccer player and competing against European powerhouse Manchester …