Julie O. W. Obura🌻

Smile. The world needs it.

[Julie O. W. Obura🌻 @Atieno___]

“There’s really no such thing as ‘the voiceless’. There are only the deliberately silenced or the preferably unheard.” – Arundhati Roy

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

🌾We ended the day by tracing the threads back to the foundations of our economies.

💭 What did life look like before markets?
🥘 Who feeds our communities?
🪡 What does the future hold for Africa's textile industry?

These are the conversations shaping a feminist political economy rooted in care, sovereignty, and collective prosperity.

👇 We'd love to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and let's keep the conversation weaving.

✨ Every perspective is another thread. Every conversation strengthens the weave.

#WeaversForum2026
#FeministPoliticalEconomy
#Femonomics

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

🌅🧵 Day 2 is here, and the weaving continues.

We pick up the threads from yesterday—strengthening connections, deepening conversations, and weaving bold feminist ideas into collective action.

Today, we continue stitching together African feminist political economy, care, memory, and imagination as we shape the futures we deserve.

The loom is ready. Let's weave. 🪡✨

#WeaversForum2026
#FeministPoliticalEconomy
#Femonomics

[Ombogo @alfndiomimi]

July 4th

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

The Weavers are gathered. The loom is set. 🪡✨

Today, we begin weaving the future we deserve.

Co-convened by @FemnetProg, @NawiAfrica, and @amwaafrika, the #WeaversForum2026 opens its doors as feminists, thinkers, artists, organizers, and movement builders come together to weave bold ideas into collective action.

📍 Windhoek, Namibia
🗓️ 5–8 August 2026

#AfricanFeminism
#FeministPoliticalEconomy
#Femonomics

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

👩‍⚖️Are legal workplaces designed for people who have care responsibilities?

When women in law step back or leave demanding professional spaces because of care duties, it’s often framed as a "personal choice." But when the same trade-offs happen across institutions, countries, and generations, it’s not a personal struggle—it's a structural problem.

🎙️Join us for our upcoming dialogue, "Who Carries the Weight? Care, Career, and the Architecture of Legal Workplaces," organized by Difference She Makes in collaboration with FEMNET.

We are moving the conversation from individual experience to institutional examination. What would it take to build systems where caregivers can enter, remain, progress, and lead without penalty?

🗣️ Panellists
Blessing Adesiyan – Founder & Chief Care Officer at The Care Gap & Caring Africa, building Africa’s care economy and reframing care as essential economic infrastructure.

Gladys Emmanuel – Human rights lawyer, researcher and gender justice advocate.

Grace Arina – Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and feminist economic policy analyst.

📅 Date: 30 July 2026
⏰ Time: 3:00 PM EAT
🔗 Register at the link: https://t.co/KrVVR2KW58

#DifferenceSheMakes
#WomenLeadAfrica
#WomenInLaw #CareEconomy

[Dear Self. @Dearme2_]

BREAKING NEWS!!! Coworkers are NOT your friends! Avoid gossip, Don't brag, Do your job, Get paid, Go home. Brooooo Keep your private life to yourself.

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

💧 Time to Deliver for African Women!

Water is more than a basic need—it is a matter of justice, equality, dignity, and sustainable development. As the world prepares for the 2026 UN Water Conference (UNWC2026), African women must be at the centre of efforts to shape the global water agenda.

Join us for an engaging webinar that will bring together advocates, policymakers, practitioners, and civil society leaders to amplify African women's voices, share experiences, and build momentum towards a more inclusive and equitable water future.

📅 Date: Thursday, 30 July 2026
🕘 Time: 09:00 GMT | 10:00 WAT | 11:00 SAST | 12:00 EAT
💻 Format: Virtual
🔗 Register today: https://t.co/Mg1CUlDElb

Let's shape the future of water governance together by ensuring African women's leadership, lived experiences, and solutions inform the decisions that matter.
#UNWC2026
#WaterJustice
#GenderEquality

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

What transforms a good knowledge product into a practical resource? 🤔

This morning, we reviewed, refined, and strengthened the three regional knowledge products ensuring they reflect lived experiences, regional perspectives, and practical approaches that Women's Rights Organizations can use to advance efforts to end violence against women and girls.

#SRHRDialogues #ACTtoEndViolence

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

🚩We're looking for a passionate and experienced Climate Justice Programme Support Consultant to join FEMNET in advancing feminist climate justice across Africa.

If you're committed to strengthening climate justice programming, supporting advocacy, and contributing to transformative change, we'd love to hear from you.

📅 Application Deadline: 4 August 2026

🔗 Read the full Terms of Reference and apply here: https://t.co/ROcrFhHS6b

Help us spread the word by sharing this opportunity with your networks.

#FeministClimateJustice

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

What does it take to create a knowledge product that informs action?
It starts with bringing lived experiences, evidence, and collective wisdom into one room.
Today, we are co-creating regional knowledge products that capture feminist advocacy in practice, explore sustainable approaches to resourcing our movements, and respond to anti-rights narratives with practical, movement-led solutions.

#ACTtoEndViolence #SRHRDialogues

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

Honouring the Legacy of Nelson Banda 🕊️

Nelson Banda dedicated his life to advancing gender equality, mentoring young leaders, and championing the role of men as allies in ending gender-based violence. His passion, humility, and unwavering commitment left an enduring mark on FEMNET and the broader feminist movement.

We celebrate a life well lived and a legacy that will continue to inspire generations.

Rest in peace, Nelson. You will never be forgotten.

#RememberingNelsonBanda

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

Good morning from Kigali, Rwanda! 🇷🇼

The African Feminist Macroeconomics Academy is officially ON!

We are bringing together 25 brilliant women and gender-expansive labour advocates from across the continent 🌍to disrupt systems and build power for labour justice in the digital age. Get ready for a week of transformation! 🔥👇🏾

#Femonomics

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

The Outcomes Sharing & Presentations session created space for partners to reflect on the results of the ACT Program and how collective action is strengthening feminist movements across East and Southern Africa.
From coalition building to policy influence, participants shared achievements, lessons learned, and the pathways shaping the movement's future.

#ACTtoEndViolence #SRHRDialogues

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

Every movement grows stronger when we pause to reflect, learn, and build together.

Today, partners from across East and Southern Africa gather in Kigali for the ACT Learning & Outcomes Session a space to exchange experiences, celebrate progress, identify challenges, and strengthen our collective efforts to end violence against women and girls.

#ACTtoEndViolence #SRHRDialogues

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

What gets measured gets funded!

To advance women's leadership, we need:
1️⃣ Evidence-based advocacy using disaggregated data + lived experiences.
2️⃣ Flexible, gender-responsive financing designed for the realities of women-led enterprises.

#HLPF #HLPF2026
#AfricanFeministStories
#FeministsWantSystemsChange

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

📢Framing a Feminist UN Tax Convention: Fairly allocating taxing rights

Ahead of the 5th session of negotiations for a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation, come take part in a webinar for feminist civil society and allies! The webinar will be part of an ongoing series discussing how to deliver a feminist UN Tax Convention. This first webinar will set the scene of what is at stake and take a closer look at delivering a fair allocation of taxing rights.

🗣️ With presentations by Grace Namugambe (@FemnetProg ) and Zandile Ndebele (@TaxJusticeAfric)
📅  Thursday, 16 July
🕥 4 pm-5 pm EAT
🎧 With interpretation in English, Spanish, and French

Register now: https://t.co/B2oZR0eRzu 

#Femonomics

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

Calling all African girls and young women! 🔊
The #MaputoProtocol is turning 2⃣3⃣, and we aren't celebrating without you! 🥳
What does the progress, challenge, and future of women’s rights mean to you?💡
Grab your phone 🤳, film a quick 1-minute video, and let the world know: #ISpeakForMyself! 🗣️✨

📥 Send your videos via WeTransfer to [email protected] before 17th July 2026 (5:00 PM EAT)!
#MaputoAt23 #ISpeak4Myself #KeepTheFireBurning

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

End of an era, but make it impactful! 🌍✨

Last week, the #EUYSBKenya gathered for a powerful reflections meeting with the incredible, outgoing H.E. Ambassador Henriette Geiger @EUAmbKenya.
As both her remarkable tenure and the YSB-Ke Cohort 1 come to a close, we looked back on an unforgettable ride.
We shared key lessons learned, best practices adopted, and and celebrated the incredible milestones that proved just how vital youth voices are in shaping policy! 🎉Let’s just say the future of youth leadership is looking brighter than ever! 🚀
From groundbreaking ideas to lifelong connections, we’ve loved every minute of shaping the youth agenda together. 🥂🇰🇪🇪🇺

#META #EUYSBKenya #YouthDrivenChangeKe

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

Live from #HLPF2026 at the side event on "Advancing Gender Indicators for SDG Implementation and Accountability."📊✨

The truth is stark: what is not measured is not prioritized, and what is not prioritized does not get funded. Gender data isn’t just about numbers—it’s about visibility, accountability, and political action.

#HLPF #HLPF2026
#AfricanFeministStories
#FeministsWantSystemsChange

[Business Daily @BD_Africa]

Corporate professional Nelly Langat Mogher's Textiles Advancing Impact for Education (TAI4Education), provides school bags made from recycled fabrics and recruits local mothers as education ambassadors to mentor young girls and promote menstrual health. Head over to our website to read her incredible journey from Nandi to the world stage : https://t.co/FoZxLMvkzs
#Top40Under40ke #WomenInLeadership #BDTop40Under40