The third NETFA Forum, Foundations for Change in Melbourne gathered together a group of amazing women to discuss women’s rights, health and prevention of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). For those of you who couldn’t make it, we’ve put together a list of five key messages that we…
The path towards excellent sexual and reproductive health
It’s sometimes said that the best laid plans can often go wrong but more optimistically, a plan is often a map that marks out where we have come from and where it is we need to go. How we travel along the…
60 seconds with Shegofa Hazara
Multilinguist and education advocate If you had a magic wand, what would you use it for? If I had a magic wand, I would use it to eliminate poverty, corruption and discrimination so no one is forced to leave their…
Happy International Women's Day 2017!
Happy International Women’s Day! We always celebrate the strong, intelligent, courageous and inspiring women in our lives, especially the ones we work with, laugh with, love and share the various stages of our lives with. That’s why this year we…
The WRAP#51- The route to real change, comparing complexities and 60 Seconds with Dr. Kudzai Kanhutu
As the shortest month of the year comes to a close we look forward to March in anticipation of International Women’s Day and also our national NETFA forum. Both of these events remind us that when it comes to representation…
The route to real change
Reality TV is an odd indulgence. How many of us have not sat with interest and awe as we watch people play out some aspect of their lives on film, facing an array of challenges, from the extreme to the…
Comparing complexities
It’s not difficult to see why female genital cosmetic surgery (FGCS) is often drawn into comparisons with female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). The World Health Organisation defines FGM/C as all procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs…
60 seconds with Dr Kudzai Kanhutu
Doctor, stargazer and pop lover What are you enjoying doing at the moment? Brushing up on my tennis game and learning to stargaze with our brand new telescope. If you were a super-heroine, what powers would you like to have?…
The WRAP #50- Women's Rights are Human Rights, Broadening our way of thinking, and 60 Seconds with Sarah Shakour
One month into 2017 and there is already so much to reflect on, discuss, lament, and debate. Donald Trump’s transition into power saw an unprecedented uproar in the form of women-led rallies and protests around the world. It seems Trump…
Women’s Rights are Human Rights
Those of us who support women’s reproductive rights watched with horror this month as the clock was suddenly turned back on women’s access to health care. Several days into Donald Trump’s presidency the ‘Global Gag Rule’ was reinstated, a signature…