Chapter 16: Grassroots Feminist Activism in Africa: The One Billion Rising Movement

CHAPTER 16: GRASSROOTS FEMINIST ACTIVISM IN AFRICA: THE ONE BILLION RISING MOVEMENT

Companion Website by: Samuel Ellyson, Sydney Ryan, and Cole Lepler

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

MORE ABOUT THE PANELISTS:

Sahaletou Yelebo
Togo
Lucinda Evans
South Africa
Colani Hlatjwako
Eswatini

Sahaletou Yelebo

Saha Yelebo New – Integrate Health

2021 International Women’s Day Event

LinkedIn

Lucinda Evans

Lucinda Evans – South Africa

Philisa Abafazi Bethu Women Center South Africa

Instagram

Colani Hlatjwako

Corruption the Cause of Less Women in Parly

LinkedIn

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GENERAL RESOURCES:

WHAT IS AFRICAN FEMINISM?:

A Historical Overview of African Feminist Strands

What is African Feminism Actually?

African Feminism: the African Woman’s Struggle for Identity

African Feminist Thought

AFRICAN FEMINISM: WORKING GROUPS:

Charter of Feminist Principles for African Feminists

Feminist Africa

African Feminist Initiative

BOOKS:

Color of Violence: The INCITE! Anthology

The Apology

VIDEOS:

ONE BILLION RISING MOVEMENT:

Outside Source Perspective:

One Billion Rising Campaigns to End Violence Against Women

What is One Billion Rising? Founder Eve Ensler Explains

Website/Blog:

One Billion Rising

Rising Solidarity | One Billion Rising

ONE BILLION RISING MOVEMENT: VIDEOS:

FURTHER GENERAL CONTENT:

TOGO:

Database:

Global Gender Equality Constitutional Database

Analysis:

Celebrate Both: The Road Already Traveled And The One Ahead To Empower Women And Girls In Togo

Gender Roles: Changing Mindsets in Togo

Opportunities for Women in Togo

Girls Education in Togo

Educational Challenges in Togo

Togo: “Some Women Give Birth On The Floor” Amid Staff Shortages, Poor Facilities

Cross-Sectional Study:

Gender Equality in Togo

Final Research Report: Assessing Women’s Health Disparities With the Sagbado Neighborhood with SADA in Lome, Togo

SOUTH AFRICA:

Timeline:

History of Women’s Struggle in South Africa

Reports:

UN Women South Africa

Rights vs. Lived Realities: Women’s Views of Gender Equality in Relationships in Rural South Africa

Gender Data Portal: South Africa

Human Rights Watch: South Africa

Analysis:

Commission for Gender Equality: Challenges facing South Africa in Relation to Gender Equality

Gender-Based Violence – An Increasing Epidemic In South Africa

Gender-Based Violence Against Women in South Africa

ESWATINI:

Reports:

An Interaction Of Patriarchy And Female Leadership: A Synthesis Of Literature On Women Leadership In Eswatini

Gender Norms and Gender Equity as Behavioural Drivers for Health Services Uptake by Men in Eswatini

Analysis:

Peace Corps: Navigating Identities in Eswatini

Talking Gender Equality And Health With Traditional Leaders In Eswatini

Human Rights Watch: Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)

More Needs To Be Done For Women’s Rights, Emaswati Say

Connecting with Khutsala: Gender Inequality in Eswatini

Women’s History Month Talk | U.S. Embassy Eswatini

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN:

TOGO:

Reports:

Togo: The Law and FGM

Cross-Sectional Study:

Ultimate Pattern Violence Among Women In Togo: A Generalized Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Types Of Violence Against Women And Factors Influencing Intimate Partner Violence In Togo

Analysis:

Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Togo

Section 6. Discrimination and Societal Abuses in Togo

The Struggle For Women’s Rights In Togo

Married Women’s Experiences Of Intimate Partner Violence And Utilization Of Antenatal Health Care In Togo

Bringing Abuse To Light In Togo

SOUTH AFRICA:

Study:

Increase in HIV Incidence in Women Exposed to Rape

Barriers To Care: The Influence Of Gang Violence On Heterosexual Men’s Initiation And Adherence Within HIV/TB Care Cascade

Gender-Based Violence

Reports:

Women and HIV: A Spotlight on Adolescent Girls and Young Women

Analysis:

HIV/AIDS in South Africa

South Africa Fights Rape Crisis

Cases:

Brutal Gang Rape Shocks South Africa

Outrage In South Africa As Charges Dropped In Gang Rape Case

Police To Investigate Priest’s Re-Opened Rape Case

Interview with Reverend June Dolley Major

A Post Office Worker Was Given Three Life Sentences For Raping And Murdering A Student

‘Am I Next’ Protests: South Africans Push To Renew Fight Against Rape

ESWATINI:

Reports:

Stop Violence Against Women

Oral Statement by COSPE, CCPR, SALC, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women in Eswatini

Analysis:

Gender-Based Violence

Demystifying the Sexual Domestic Violence Act (SODV)

EU Eswatini Ambassador Dessislava Choumelova Launches “Hlonipheka” Democracy And Human Rights Funded Programme, Says Gender Based Violence (GBV) A National Emergency

CONTEXT FOR ESWATINI:

Corruption:

Eswatini’s Corruption Perceptions Index

Eswatini, Listed By Afrobarometer As The Most Corrupt Country In The African Continent, King Mswati Labeled As The Incubator

Judicial Independence And The Rule Of Law In Eswatini

A First-Hand Account Of Police Brutality In Eswatini

Eswatini: No Justice for June Protester Killings

Women’s Leadership

Inter-Parliamentary Union: Eswatini

An Interaction Of Patriarchy And Female Leadership: A Synthesis Of Literature On Women Leadership In Eswatini

Amidst The Political Crisis In Eswatini, Women Fight For Equality

INTERVENTION OUTSIDE OF OBR:

TOGO:

Movements:

Pathways Togo

FemWise-Africa

SOUTH AFRICA:

International Pull:

Global Health/ Bilateral and Regional: South Africa Bilateral Health Program

Movements:

Am I Next Movement

‘You Will Not Moer Us Today’: Lucinida Evans To Police at the AmINext Protest

Ending Gender-Based Violence In South Africa, One March At A Time

A Healing Journey To Robben Island With Philisa Abafazi Bethu

Building Resilience Through Social Cohesion: A Case Study In Lavender Hill

Working With Past And Current Gang Members In Lavender Hill To Understand How Creativity Can Make A Difference

ESWATINI:

Landmark Ruling:

Marital Power

Joint Gender Effort:

What Is The Role Of Men In Feminism?

Good Fellow: Men’s Role & Reason In The Fight For Gender Equality

TAKE ACTION!:

ACTIVITY:

We Rise: A Mural of Mentors and Ancestors

RESOURCES:

Stand Against Violence, Join the One Billion Rising Campaign

View The Acceptance Of Procedures And The Ratification Status By Country Or By Treaty

Just Associates (JASS)

EVENTS:

Find An Event | One Billion Rising

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Instagram: @one_billion_rising 

Facebook: @V-Day

Twitter/X: @vday

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