by Maame Akua Kyerewaa-Marfo and Maame Adwoa Amoa-Marfo
Introduction: Who We Are
Conversations hold transformative power. Indeed, African theorists have always made a strong case for recognising conversation as part of a legitimate indigenous knowledge system and theorising reflective conversations (Nekura 2025; Osei-Tutu 2021). The Accra-based Young Feminist Collective (YFC) emerged from a common need to engage in dialogue that forges connections between the lived realities we confronted, the feminist theories we studied, and the feminist activists who came before us. The 2016 African Feminist Forum (AFF) held in Harare, Zimbabwe, marked the initial spark for YFC, offering the first tangible glimpse of what was possible when women speak. The African Feminist Charter provided the framework necessary to cultivate this spark, allowing us to tap into the rich legacy of African feminists who preceded us, all while exploring what we sought to create and who we wished to become. It is fitting that, even today, we continue to engage in the legacy of questioning and intellectual curiosity about both the nature of our organising and our own identities.
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