by Vainola Makan and Wendy Pekeur “With the emergence of collaborative efforts between younger and oldercommunities in online spaces, we see the power of intergenerationalcooperation. When we coalesce to discuss solutions and mobilisetogether, there are new and reimagined opportunities to wield ourcollective knowledge and resources to tackle COVID-19 and othersystemic injustices of social exclusion and…
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The Struggle is Real: Fighting the Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Pandemic in the time of COVID-19
by Vicci Tallis and Tracy Jean-Pierre The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified women’s multiple vulnerabilities. The economy has reportedly lost about 3 million jobs since the start of the lockdown. Two-thirds of these jobs belonged to women. Women make up the majority of those employed in the informal sector, the sector hardest hit by the pandemic….
The Response of the Women’s Fund Tanzania Trust During COVID-19
by Shamillah Wilson IntroductionIn the 21st century, the African continent faces complex questions of social, economic, and political resilience. In the more than 25 years since the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, there have been numerous advances in gender equality within national and international institutions, legal frameworks and policy mandates, as well as…