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[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

Respecting African values also means respecting African people in all their diversity, experiences, and realities. #WhoseValuesWhoseFuture
#ZamaraVoices
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[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

Respecting African values also means respecting African people in all their diversity, experiences, and realities. #WhoseValuesWhoseFuture
#ZamaraVoices
@Zamara_fdn

[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

The future of Africa should be shaped by conversations, not assumptions. Listening is the beginning of inclusion. #ZamaraVoices
#WhoseValuesWhoseFuture
@Zamara_fdn

[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

Human rights are not foreign ideas; they are rooted in the dignity and humanity that communities across Africa have always valued. #WhoseValuesWhoseFuture
#zamaravoices
@Zamara_fdn

[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

continent as diverse as Africa cannot have a single definition of identity. Our differences are part of our collective strength. #WhoseValuesWhoseFuture
#ZamaraVoices
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[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

Feminist movements have long challenged systems that concentrate power and silence communities. Equality is part of Africa’s democratic future. #ZamaraVoices
#WhoseValuesWhoseFuture
@Zamara_fdn

[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

Feminist movements have long challenged systems that concentrate power and silence communities. Equality is part of Africa’s democratic future. #ZamaraVoices
#WhoseValuesWhoseFuture
@Zamara_fdn

[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

A stronger Africa is built when diversity is embraced, not erased. Inclusion is not a weakness — it is a foundation for resilient societies. #WhoseValuesWhoseFuture
#zamaraVoices
@Zamara_fdn

[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

Protecting culture should never mean protecting inequality. African values can evolve while upholding dignity, freedom, and human rights. #WhoseValuesWhoseFuture
#Zamaravoices
@Zamara_fdn

[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

Who defines African values? The answer must include women, youth, minorities, communities, and those whose voices have often been excluded. #ZamaraVoices
#WhoseValuesWhoseFuture
@Zamara_fdn

[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

Africa is not one story, one culture, or one identity. Our diversity is our strength. The future belongs to communities where everyone can participate. #WhoseValuesWhoseFuture
#zamaravoices
@Zamara_fdn

[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

African sovereignty is strongest when every African voice counts. Values are not inherited by silence , they are shaped through dialogue, dignity, and inclusion. #WhoseValuesWhoseFuture #ZamaraVoices @Zamara_fdn

[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

@Zamara_fdn Sovereignty, culture, and religion can guide national policies, but they should not be used to justify violations of basic human rights. The balance lies in respecting local values while ensuring dignity, equality, and freedoms.@Zamara_fdn
#WhoseValuesWhoseFuture

[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

@Zamara_fdn Policy debates often overlook single-parent, extended, blended, adoptive, foster, and community-based families. Excluding these realities can leave people without equal recognition, protection, and access to support.
#WhoseValuesWhoseFuture
#zamaravoices
@Zamara_fdn

[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

@Zamara_fdn African values, sovereignty, and human rights can coexist. In practice, it means protecting cultural identity and self-determination while upholding dignity, equality, and accountability. Sovereignty should empower people, not silence them.
#WhoseValuesWhoseFuture
@Zamara_fdn

[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

@Zamara_fdn “African values” are not one fixed thing .they reflect diverse cultures, histories, and traditions across the continent. . But they should be defined by Africans themselves through inclusive dialogue
#whoseValuesWhoseFutures
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[Zamara Foundation @Zamara_fdn]

#BeyondAfricanValues📣

Who gets to define “African values”? And at what cost?

Too often, culture is used as a shield to deny rights, silence young womn and girls, and roll back progress on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). But culture is not static, and it should never be a tool for harm.

Join us as we unpack the narratives, challenge the power behind them, and reimagine culture as a space for dignity, justice, and agency.

📆 30th April, 2026
⏳ 4pm - 5pm EAT

#ZamaraVoices

[Zamara Foundation @Zamara_fdn]

#BeyondAfricanValues 📣

Gender norms are socially constructed, and they can be changed. The roles and expectations assigned to women and men are not natural or inevitable; they are shaped by social and cultural contexts. Challenging harmful norms is essential for achieving gender equality and requires collective effort to reimagine what is possible.

#ZamaraVoices

[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

Reclaiming culture means refusing to inherit harm, we keep what serves us and dismantle what doesn't.
#BeyondAfricanValues
#zamaravoices
@Zamara_fdn

[Brenda Tarus @BrendaTarus1]

Liberation begins where silence ends, speak, teach and protect.
#BeyondAfricanValues
#zamaravoices
@Zamara_fdn