Why are we still failing on gender equality despite years of promise
By Shobha Shukla As 2025 wraps up, let us remind ourselves of the prominent promises (and some legally binding ones)…
Dr. Rasha Kelej is named among Africa’s 100 most influential leaders for the seventh consecutive year
By Annoncita Byukusenge When New African Magazine unveiled its prestigious list of the 100 Most Influential Africans 2025, one name…
Instead of declining, rates of female genital mutilation/cutting rose by 15% in 8 years
By Shobha Shukla Ten years back at the United Nations General Assembly, all world leaders promised to eliminate the harmful…
Would gender-based violence end with us?
By Bobby Ramakant “Let us pledge that gender-based violence will end with us. For how many generations and centuries will…
Connect the dots between human rights, universal health coverage, and ending GBV
By Shobha Shukla “Violence against women and girls is a violation of human rights, rooted in gender inequality and an…
Solar-Powered Irrigation System Inaugurated in Gisagara-Save to Enable Year-Round Farming for Rural Women
By Christophe Uwizeyimana On December 2, 2025, a 10-hectare solar-powered irrigation system valued at over 145 million Rwandan Francs was…
Why are we failing to end one of humanity’s oldest and most pervasive injustices?
Shobha Shukla Ending gender-based violence is a human rights imperative. A few weeks ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director…
Don Bosco Gatenga TSS Celebrates Success Stories During 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
By Clementine Nyirangaruye Don Bosco Gatenga Technical Secondary School (TSS), located in Kicukiro District, has highlighted significant progress in promoting…
Preserving hard-won gains: Feminist voices on the future of gender equality.
By Shobha Shukla – CNS Gender equality is enshrined in the opening preamble of the United Nations Charter of 1945.…
How women’s development has boosted their household economies
By Annonciata Byukusenge In Rwandan cultural history, women were traditionally responsible for childbirth, cooking, caring for children, and performing other…