Peace Kigongo

Women and Children's rights Activist, Passionate about #GenderEquality #GenderEquity

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#Myviews

[Rossette Ainepurani @AineplanR]

Women leaders in the Gender Equality movement are significant because they,
🙏Bring firsthand experience and perspectives on gender-related challenges.
🙏Inspire other women and girls through role modeling.
🙏 Contribute diverse viewpoints for more effective strategies.

[Rossette Ainepurani @AineplanR]

Happy International Workers' Day to all those who make it a point to uplift the marginalized. Your hard work improves lives and brings smiles to those in need. #LabourDay2025 #EndChildMarriage #WorkingToChangeLives

[Peace Kigongo @Peacekig]

Recognizing that Communities are the drivers of change to address #childmarriage

[Raising Teenagers Uganda🇺🇬 @RaisingTeensUg2]

The Power of Partnership &Collaboration:
Meet our team leader ⁦@nankunda20⁩ & ⁦@Peacekig⁩ from ⁦@GirlsNotBrides⁩ at the ongoing ⁦@GirlsFirstFund⁩ Grantee convening happening now:

We appreciate #GirlsFirstFund for supporting our programs at Community level

[Peace Kigongo @Peacekig]

Girls in rural communities still encounter challenges in accessing safe havens for menstruation with dignity. It’s absurd that government still levies taxes on menstrual products.

[Daily Monitor @DailyMonitor]

Period poverty: The cost of menstruating in rural Uganda

Every month, a few days before the onset of her menstruation period, Shakira fills a transparent polythene bag with soil. Then, using a needle, she punches small holes into the polythene bag. When her menstruation starts, she wraps an old dirt-brown piece of cloth around the soil-filled polythene bag. This is the sanitary pad she will use for the next five days.

The 17-year-old student, who is a resident of Buyala village, Northern Division, in Jinja City, has been using sanitary pads made of soil for the last seven years.
Read on↪️: https://t.co/TXGL9dnJmJ
#MonitorUpdates

[Diene Keita @unfpachief]

The proposed repeal of the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia is a tremendous setback in the global fight against gender-based violence. 

We stand in solidarity with survivors, activists and all working tirelessly to end this human rights violation.

#EndFGM

[Girls Not Brides @GirlsNotBrides]

1/3 🧵#CSW68
Our Senior Regional Engagement and Advocacy Officer, Fatou delivered a powerful intervention at the @UN_Women Commission on the Status of Women on behalf of Girls Not Brides, highlighting the urgent need to #EndChildMarriage worldwide. 👇

[Peace Kigongo @Peacekig]

12 women out of 22 cabinet ministers. A somewhat fair gender balance for women in top leadership positions .
#GenderEquality #WomenEmpowerment

[Yoweri K Museveni @KagutaMuseveni]

I hereby inform the country that By virtue of the authority given to the President of Uganda by Articles: 108(2), 108A(1), 113(1), and 114(1) of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, that here below I publish a slightly amended list of the cabinet of Uganda:

[Girls Not Brides @GirlsNotBrides]

#DialogarParaCambiar
💬"We have to talk to key figures who have an impact on societal norms if we want change. We have to talk to religious, community and ancestral authorities and leaders."
- @mirzaecm from @SEPREMGUATEMALA!

💪Let's start conversations that lead to change!

[Girls Not Brides @GirlsNotBrides]

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🇺🇬 #Uganda, 21 November 2023 -
Day 1 of the meeting with @GNB_Uganda National Partnership steering committee leaders! We discussed strengthening the movement to accelerate efforts to #EndChildMarriage in Uganda.

[Melinda French Gates @melindagates]

This week, I joined @MichelleObama and Amal Clooney in Malawi to meet with people on the frontlines of ending child marriage—including @AGEAfrica, @GirlsNotBrides, @GirlsFirstFund, @WLAMalawi, and many more local experts. Thank you for the work you're doing.

[Peace Kigongo @Peacekig]

Thank you so much @nankunda20

[Hope Nankunda @nankunda20]

Let me Join the rest of the World to Wish you @Peacekig a Happiest Birthday:
Thank you for the Work you do at @GirlsNotBrides
The difference you are making keeps me motivated day after day:

Lets #EndChildMarriage Together:
To Friendship and SelfCare🌸

[Peace Kigongo @Peacekig]

8 of the 17 global goals are directly linked to #endingchildmarriage. Let’s learn about the opportunities for accelerated change to #endingChildMarriage @GirlsNotBrides

[Girls Not Brides @GirlsNotBrides]

🤔 Curious about the SDGs and their relationship with child marriage? Wondering about opportunities for accelerated action before 2030?
📆Save the date for our next online Learning Series on October 26!!
Register now: https://t.co/4WyMFdxvRL
#Advocacy #EndChildMarriage #Webinar

[Girls Not Brides @GirlsNotBrides]

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Today, we celebrate the limitless potential, resilience, and strength of girls worldwide. 💪👧✨

On this special day, we invite you to discover the incredible visions our members have for the futures of girls everywhere.

#DayOfTheGirl #FutureLeaders #SheCan #IDG2023

[Amref Health Africa @amref_malawi]

We were excited to have @GirlsNotBrides yesterday led by Mundia Situmbeko - Africa Engagement Officer and Peace Namayanga - Partnership & Impact Manager to discuss strategic areas of interest and partnerships.
#partnership #strategy #endchildmarriage #endsgbv #impact #health

[Peace Kigongo @Peacekig]

It’s been an amazing week meeting members of ⁦@GirlsNotBrides⁩ Malawi Chapter, and stakeholders working to address #childmarriage. Over the past few years #childmarriage prevalence in Malawi has reduced from 40% to about 37.7%. We are much stronger when we work together.

[Peace Kigongo @Peacekig]

We are more effective when we work in partnerships to advance the agenda to #endchildmarriage in the region.

[Equality Now @equalitynow]

Over 50 million girls in Eastern and Southern Africa were married before the age of 18. This illustrates the urgency to end child marriage and the reason, together with @UNFPA_ESARO, we are convening CSOs from 22 countries to collectively strategize efforts to #EndChildMarriage.

[Equality Now @equalitynow]

Over 50 million girls in Eastern and Southern Africa were married before the age of 18. This illustrates the urgency to end child marriage and the reason, together with @UNFPA_ESARO, we are convening CSOs from 22 countries to collectively strategize efforts to #EndChildMarriage.

[Peace Kigongo @Peacekig]

These are thousand decades to achieve #genderequality . Any way we should also appreciate progress made than focusing at the worst picture. Together we will achieve #genderequality

[Girls Not Brides @GirlsNotBrides]

💬"The reality is if we don't start breaking down the silos in a much better way, none of us are going to success in our efforts." Our Founder and Global Champion @MabelvanOranje on the power of collective action at #WD2023

[Girls Not Brides @GirlsNotBrides]

It's time for our Day 3 highlights from #WD2023 ⏰ including 5 powerful ways to include young women in #accountabilitymechanisms from Luisa Castro from @girlupmx_. Watch now ⬇️ @WomenDeliver