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Berehane Eshete is 36, a mother of three, and the manager of the Andenet (Cheki Andinet) Dairy Cooperative Association in North Shewa. 

Ms. Birey Yohans Werede, 40, lived in Humera before conflict displaced her to the Hitsats IDP site in Asgede Woreda, Tigray. She lives with a family of six, including three females.

After struggling to find work as an engineering graduate, a young Ethiopian entrepreneur turned his tiny backyard into a vertical poultry farm.

It has been a year since the seismic events in Syria thrust the country back into the global spotlight, sparking hope for millions. However, the massive change many believed would follow has not materialized for all Syrians.Syria has been in the grips of a humanitarian crisis for more than a decade. While the long-awaited political change came swiftly, the daily reality for many Syrians remains painfully similar to life before the fall of the former government.In many ways, this year felt no different from…

“We win life by working together as one”. In this house, partnership feeds the children, builds savings, and opens the door to a small business. The path isn’t free of comments or doubt, but the family moves forward together.

Lack of sense of safety of women is so common across the globe and accentuates in time of conflict.

For generations, the olive harvest in Palestine has been a time of celebration. Families gather in groves passed down through centuries, picking fruit from trees that symbolize rootedness, resilience, and peace. But under Israeli occupation, the harvest has become a time of violence, fear, destruction, and dispossession.

For nearly four decades, FEMNET has stood at the heart of Africa’s feminist movement.

30 years after the Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women, what progress has been made?  In this interview, Fatemah Khafagy reflects on the feminist civic space in the Arab region and looks ahead toward a feminist future. 

30 after the landmark Beijing Conference on Women, feminists continue to wrestle with the promise and the pitfalls of multilateral spaces.