Ghanaian Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has received 2000 pieces of sanitary pads from Sincerely Ghana Limited which will be distributed to vulnerable women in the country, particularly female head-porters, popularly known as kayayei.
The chief executive officer of Square and Twitter, Jack Dorsey sets aside $1Billion of his Square equity to support relief efforts for COVID-19 and other causes once the pandemic is over.
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, hundreds of women in Saudi Arabia are taking to social media to share their experiences of s**** harassment in a rare exploration of a taboo topic in the ultra-conservative kingdom.
The African Energy Chamber has appointed Eng. Elizabeth Rogo, Founder & CEO of TSAVO Oilfield Services, as its President for East Africa.
Nigeria’s Minister of State, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has tested negative for coronavirus.
In series of tweets on her handle, Dr. Ramatu revealed that the result of the test which she took on Wednesday, came out negative on Thursday.
France has said it would pay for hotel rooms for victims of domestic violence and open pop-up counselling centres after figures showed the number of abuse cases had soared during the first week of a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. Gender Equality Minister Marlene Schiappa said about 20 centres would open in shops around the country so women could drop in for help while getting groceries. The government on Monday also announced an extra one million euros ($1.1m) in funding for anti-domestic abuse organisations to help them respond to increased demand for services. The initiatives were launched after the government said late last week that reports of domestic abuse to police had jumped 36 percent in Paris and 32 percent elsewhere in France after the restrictions came into force. The cases included two murders. France began a nationwide lockdown on March 17 which will remain until at least…
