Faiza Jama Mohamed

I am proud of those moments when I see girls who we have supported become leaders in the fight against the wrongs they face, shaking the ground to bring much needed changes not only to their own lives, but also to others who follow in their footsteps.

Faiza Jama Mohamed is Africa Director for international women’s rights organisation Equality Now and has been instrumental in building several women’s organisations and is a key founder of the pan-African coalition

NAIROBI - Woineshet Zebene Negash was 13 in March 2001, when Aberew Jemma Negussie and a group of accomplices broke into her house late at night, carried her away and raped her.

As Africa marks the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa on 25 November 2010, several members of the

Dear sisters and brothers,

This is an urgent call for action.

1. The Protocol for the Rights of Women in Africa as it stands now is a piece of paper without any force, points out FAIZA JAMA MOHAMED.