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She Speaks is a blog that features contributions from young women and girls who are leading social and economic change in their communities. The contributors share stories about the challenges they face in their community and offer solutions and insights that can bring about sustainable change–especially to the lives of young women and girls.

Our Leadership, Our Rights August 6, 2016 February 6, 2017

We Are Here to Claim Our Space

by Rati Muyambo, Gender and Media student at the University of Cape Town As a young woman who is passionate about gender equality and young…

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Our Rights June 16, 2016 September 12, 2016

Let’s not make Orlando an ever greater tragedy

  By Kathleen Maksymec, World YWCA Head of Communications In the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting, there’s one thing that’s starting to disturb…

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Testimony of a former child bride
Our Rights June 15, 2016 June 15, 2016

Testimony of a former child bride

By Charity Mvoso, YWCA Malawi It was a great privilege for me to attend the parliamentary forum in Ezulwini Swaziland as an observer. We…

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Our Health March 24, 2016 December 2, 2016

The ICFP Experience And Tracing Change Back Home

After some rather intense plate tectonic activity, The International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) finally brought the world to Bali’s doors on 25 to 28…

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Zero Discrimination Lifestyle
Our Rights March 21, 2016 May 9, 2016

Zero Discrimination Lifestyle

Written By: Yvonne Schüpbach Recently got to know this unbelievable story: Saudi Arabia ordered 74 new Metro trains of the company Siemens (Vienna). The…

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We Have No Other Way But to Fight
Our Rights March 21, 2016 May 10, 2016

We Have No Other Way But to Fight

Daniela Zelaya, World YWCA Programme Associate (YWCA of Honduras) The whole world and all Hondurans are mourning. The huge wave of violence that threatens…

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Our Rights March 21, 2016 August 26, 2016

Conflicting femminism in the USA elections

Lillian Barkley, World YWCA Intern  This is the first year I will be eligible to vote in a presidential election, and I’m conflicted. I,…

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Learning About Sex and Sexuality
Our Health, Our Rights March 21, 2016 May 9, 2016

Learning About Sex and Sexuality

By Sahita Pierre-Antoine, YWCA of Haiti  I must have been seven or eight years old when my mother sat me down for the “sex…

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Put One’s Money Where Ones Mouth Is
Our Rights March 21, 2016 August 30, 2016

Put One’s Money Where Ones Mouth Is

By Vanessa Anyoti, YWCA of Tanzania, Programmes Associate World YWCA “We call upon UN Agencies, Governments, Civil Society and the Private Sector to provide…

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Discrimination in the Name of Religion
Our Rights March 21, 2016 August 30, 2016

Discrimination in the Name of Religion

Written by Andrea Thaxton West Virginia State Capitol at sunset. **Image from: https://www.facebook.com/wvlegislature/timeline  Photo credit:  WV Legislative Photographer Perry Bennett In the land of…

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