Category: Stories

Photo: Young women participating in a RiseUp! Leadership refresher training in Alexandria, Egypt. In Alexandria, Egypt, a quiet shift is

Photo: Hallawia Shariff. When Hallawia Shariff first walked into a YW4A FEM space in Kisii, she carried more questions than

Nermin Al-Tall is a 30-year-old woman from the town of Adh-Dhahiriya- Hebron. Nermin Al-Tall is a 30-year-old woman from the

The closing gala of the 5th Inter-Religious Convention held in Machakos in September 2025 by the Faith to Action Network

The 5th Inter-Religious Convention in Machakos felt different this year. The conversations were honest and practical. Faith leaders, young women,

Photo: Roselyn Aniongo Dako, YW4A Reference Focal person, the Self-Help Women Development Organisation (SHWDO) in South Sudan. I am a

At a critical roundtable discussion under YW4A in South Sudan, participants opened up about their lived experiences of sexual and

Photo: Somaya Mahmoud Somaya Mahmoud, a young woman with a disability and a board member at the Farah Foundation, joined

In restrictive civic spaces like Egypt and Palestine, where discriminatory laws and social norms encumber progress on women’s rights, the