On Friday, 21 November 2025, South African women will silence the nation.
We call on all women and members of the LGBTQI+ community across South Africa to refrain from all paid and unpaid work in workplaces, universities, homes, and communities to demonstrate the economic and social impact of their absence.
Because until South Africa stops burying a woman every 2.5 hours, the G20 cannot speak of growth and progress.
We demand that Gender-Based Violence and Femicide be declared a National Disaster. Not tomorrow. Not at another summit. Now!
Join the G20 Women’s Shutdown. Withdraw Your Power on 21 November. Spread the message across South Africa and beyond. Let’s show the world the power of women. #WomenForChange #WomenShutdown #UnburyTheTruth #G20
H.E. Amb. Charles Kayonga joined RCA/TRNC students to welcome the new committee & new members. He urged the student leaders to lead with integrity, embody #Rwanda’s identity, stay aligned with national programs, and remember that leadership is patriotism in action. @rcaturkey
One of the best things you can do as a woman especially a young woman is to free yourself from any shame.
Refuse to be shamed, refuse to be associated with any shame and more importantly do not shame yourself.
Women are a cornerstone of prosperity for society as a whole. There is an unacceptably high cost to gender inequality. It is important to act together. Not women on one side & men on the other. No one loses when women & girls experience equality & empowerment. #IWD2018
“We are directly affected when the remnants of the militias that committed genocide in Rwanda become auxiliary forces of the DRC army and conduct attacks across our border. Rwanda will never accept this as normal”
-President Kagame on FARDC and FDLR collaboration