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Sophia Aluko is a Director and Head of Service Delivery for the Transitions Management Office at Barclays based in London where she is responsible for overseeing services that Barclays provides to divested banks in Africa and Europe. She has 17 years’ experience in Technology, … [Read more...] about Sophia Aluko

An upsurge in violence and insecurity in several regions of Cameroon have triggered a spike in humanitarian needs. Around 4.3 million people need emergency assistance, marking a 30 per cent increase compared to 2018. Violence and forced displacement have dramatically affected the … [Read more...] about Gender-based violence: Financial independence and economic empowerment key to survivors’ recovery

We condemn Alabama’s recently passed abortion ban threatening the health and lives of women. The ban applies even in cases of rape and incest and puts doctors at risk of imprisonment for up to 99 years for trying to help women. States across the U.S. are passing the most … [Read more...] about U.S.’s Extreme Anti-Abortion Policies Put Women’s Lives at Risk – in the U.S. and Around the Globe

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced the Equality Act in March by grandly alluding to the civil rights battles of the last century. Yet the bill, which would add gender identity and sexual orientation to the Civil Rights Act, risks undermining decades of hard-fought gains by … [Read more...] about Why the ‘Equality Act’ means a setback for women

Artist, performer, and mentor Jasmeen Patheja has a few things to say about the power of creativity and shared learning to create change. Jasmeen is the founder-director of Blank Noise, a community of individuals called ‘Action Heroes’ across India and beyond, united to eradicate … [Read more...] about Indian artivist Jasmeen Patheja on the magic of mentorship