Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a Nigerian novelist, gives a TedX Talk: We Should All Be Feminists.

Does the word "feminist" mean "a woman who is unhappy because she can't find a husband?"

Is this merely a Western concept?



Boko Haram: Bring Back Our Girls


On May 5, 2014, militants affiliated with jihadist group Boko Haram:


Monday, March 9, 2015

Prayer of the Refugee: Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone

The effects of the civil war in Sierra Leone, set to the music of Rise Against's "Prayer of the Refugee."

The War in Sierra Leone and its Impact of Girls

Across the world, children are forced into slavery as soldiers in conflicts.

Girl Soldiers in Sierra Leone.

Because I am  girl in Sierra Leone: outlining the effects of the war in Sierra Leone on young girls: