Power of the Streets

By engaging with politics, citizens can demand justice and good governance from their governments and leaders. But women political activists face unique challenges. Fatima speaks about why she continues to push for space for citizens voices and women’s recognition in governance. Follow Fatima on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fatima.mimbire Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fatima_f2m?lang=en To access the transcript of the show or find out more, you can go here. Follow Human Rights Watch on Twitter or Instagram. Join the conversation using #PoweroftheStreets to tell us how you’re speaking truth to power. Follow host Audrey Kawire Wabwire on Twitter or Instagram.

Student leader Ruth Yitbarek wants more Ethiopian women to understand their rights and speak up for themselves. She speaks about the Yellow Movement that continues to grow in Ethiopia’s universities and how it challenges abusive societal norms. Read about the Yellow Movement here. Follow Ruth here. To access the transcript of the show or find out more, you can go here. Follow Human Rights Watch on Twitter or Instagram. Join the conversation using #PoweroftheStreets to tell us how you’re speaking truth to power. Follow host Audrey Kawire Wabwire on Twitter or Instagram.

How do you prove that the home you fled was unsafe, if you could never report the violence you faced there? Thomars Shamuyarira is a Zimbabwean migrant rights activist living in South Africa. He speaks on South Africa’s restrictive asylum process and the experiences of LGBT people from elsewhere in Africa seeking asylum there. You can follow the Fruit Basket on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The Fruit Basket won a prestigious award, read about it here. To access the transcript of the show or find out more, you can go here. Follow Human Rights Watch on Twitter or Instagram. Join the conversation using #PoweroftheStreets to tell us how you’re speaking truth to power. Follow host Audrey Kawire Wabwire on Twitter or Instagram.

What’s it like being a vocal African woman online? Entrepreneur Carol Ndosi discusses the importance of women’s voices on the internet in Tanzania, and how her work led to the creation of support systems for women who are trolled on social media. Check out Women at Web’s work on Twitter using #WomenatWeb Check out the Carol and the Launch Pad’s work here. Follow Carol Ndosi here. More information on Carol Ndosi’s startup, Nyama Choma Festival can be found here. To access the transcript of the show or find out more, you can go here. Follow Human Rights Watch on Twitter or Instagram. Join the conversation using #PoweroftheStreets to tell us how you’re speaking truth to power. Follow host Audrey Kawire Wabwire on Twitter or Instagram.

It’s not easy standing up to the most powerful man in the country, but that is what Toufah Jallow did when she accused Gambia’s former president Yahya Jammeh of raping her. Toufah talks about her journey, from healing to activism. Check out Toufah’s foundation here. Watch HRW’s reporting on Toufah here. To access the transcript of the show or find out more, you can go here. Follow Human Rights Watch on Twitter or Instagram. Join the conversation using #PoweroftheStreets to tell us how you’re speaking truth to power. Follow host Audrey Kawire Wabwire on Twitter or Instagram.

Ugandan writer Rosebell Kagumire edits an African feminist blog. She discusses the importance of curating these voices and how allies with large platforms influence the current movement. This discussion looks at the media’s role in trivializing sexual violence and the growth of support for survivors. Follow Rosebell on Twitter or Instagram. Follow the blog African Feminism here. To access the transcript of the show or find out more, you can go here. Follow Human Rights Watch on Twitter or Instagram. Join the conversation using #PoweroftheStreets to tell us how you’re speaking truth to power. Follow host Audrey Kawire Wabwire on Twitter or Instagram.

As a young girl, when Lusungu Kalanga saw inequalities in her community, she didn’t have a language for it. Today, she creates safe spaces for girls in Malawi. We talk about how online activism rallied offline organizing in Malawi’s #MeToo movement. Follow Lusungu on Twitter. Follow Growing Ambitions on Twitter. Listen to Lusungu’s Podcast Feministing while Malawian here or follow on Twitter. To access the transcript of the show or find out more, you can go here. Follow Human Rights Watch on Twitter or Instagram. Join the conversation using #PoweroftheStreets to tell us how you’re speaking truth to power. Follow host Audrey Kawire Wabwire on Twitter or Instagram.

Visual storyteller Kiki Mordi produced an award-winning documentary about sex for grades in Nigerian and Ghanaian universities. As part of a feminist collective there, Kiki continues to speak out against the violence women and queer people face. You can follow Kiki on Instagram or Twitter. Follow her Feminist Coalition on both Instagram and Twitter. Document Women is also on Instagram and Twitter. Watch Kiki’s documentary ‘Sex for Grades’ here. To access the transcript of the show or find out more, you can go here. Follow Human Rights Watch on Twitter or Instagram. Join the conversation using #PoweroftheStreets to tell us how you’re speakingtruth to power. Follow host Audrey Kawire Wabwire on Twitter or Instagram.

POWER OF THE STREETS Coming on March 1, Power of the Streets is a youth-centered podcast series focusing on the achievements and personal stories of the young people driving Africa’s human rights movement. SEASON 1: #MeToo in Africa In the first season, we hear from the people driving Africa’s #MeToo movement. This season tells the stories of Africans who are defying the odds by continuing to speak out, and shows how their innovative, creative strategies have made deep changes. To learn more about Human Rights Watch and to support our work, please visit HRW.org. Follow us on Twitter @HRW or Instagram @humanrightswatch and reach out to us using #PoweroftheStreets. Send us an email at powerofthestreets@hrw.org.