STELLA NYANZI – the activist who vowed to give Uganda’s President sleepless nights
“Many times I’m fearful because it is dangerous–to oppose a militant dictator…you’ll get beaten up, you’ll get tortured, you’ll get abducted.” ~ Stella Nyanzi.
Category: Shangazi Power
Welcome to our series of Shangazi Power
The collection of documentaries of #ShangaziPower. on Youtube and articles about each woman is featured here. The series aims to amplify and shed light on the work of women in East Africa, specifically Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda from the independence struggle all the way to recent struggles for democracy, human rights equality and equity
Fatma Karume – Tanzania’s fearless advocate
It is her sharp and vocal criticism of the president’s appointment of the Attorney General that led her to eventually being permanently disbarred from practicing law in Tanzania.
Mfahamu mwanamke wa kwanza mwafrika aliyeshinda Tuzo ya Amani ya Nobel
Mwaka wa 2004 Wangari Maathai alituzwa Tuzo ya Amani ya Nobel kwa mchango wake katika maendeleo endelevu, demokrasia na amani.Maathai alikuwa mwanamke wa kwanza mwafrika kushinda tuzo hiyo
