The first all-women media house in Somalia has been launched, creating a rare opportunity for female journalists in the country to research and publish stories they want to tell.
Led by one of the few female senior news producers in the country, the team of six will produce content for TV, radio and online media on gender-based violence, women in politics and female entrepreneurs.
By Goodnews Buekor
Travelling is such an exciting experience, but have you ever imagined or thought about the outcome travelling has on the world’s environment and, consequently, on that region’s inhabitants? While travelling can be fun and expose you to new places, ideologies, and concepts, it can negatively impact our wonderful planet.
By Goodnews Buekor
One does not need to be super rich or even a celebrity to look classy or expensive. Looking glamorous is easy when you know and apply a few minimal fashion hacks.
Despite recent advancements in the Middle East, women remain massively under-represented in the fields of science and engineering across the region and more must be done to change this, say experts.
By Tanya Maswaure
“Elsy’s rights were finally restored!” This statement was made by Morena Herrera, the Director, and leader of the activists working on helping Elsy, a woman imprisoned for ten years after suffering a miscarriage. Elsy is an El Salvadorian woman who was sentenced to 30 years of imprisonment after being accused of attempting to abort the child. In El Salvador, just like in 24 other countries worldwide, it is illegal under all circumstances to abort a child regardless of whether it is a danger to the mother or a child conceived of rape or incest. In Elsy’s case, she experienced an obstetric emergency and suffered a miscarriage, but authorities falsely accused her of aborting and violated her rights.
It is common knowledge that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and subsequently there are various alternatives to this important meal. One of the common starch alternatives is pancakes. Therefore, it is not a surprise that there is a whole day dedicated to pancakes. This year Pancake Day, also known as Shrove Tuesday, fell on the first of March. Although this is marked as the beginning of lent and the launch of spring, the day is a major celebration of one of our favourite confectionaries.
Starting out with the modest aim of making packed lunches for pupils at a school in this town in southern Madagascar, a local women’s group has morphed into a commercial enterprise and a new tool in the struggle against food insecurity.
